Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"On a late autumn day, a team of forestry workers spreads out among the burned trunks of giant sequoia trees. The 1,000-year-old trees in the grove are dead but still standing, killed in an extreme wildfire that raced through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks."
"Bird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed."
"An Ohio commission awarded bids to frack oil and gas under state parks Monday, despite statewide backlash and an ongoing investigation into possibly fraudulent support."
"Flaco spent a year defying expectations, an owl born into captivity who quickly learned to hunt and fend for himself in the wilds of New York City. That ended on Friday when he flew into a building near Central Park. What went wrong?"
"Proponents of the de-extinction movement press on with little research and lots of fanfare"
"California has lost most of its natural wetlands as rivers have been cut off from their natural floodplains. And it’s pretty remarkable what can be achieved when rivers are given space to reconnect with floodplains."
"A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline".
"The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation align the principles of conservation with tradition".
"Drought and last winter’s hard freeze have caused a massive shortage, driving up prices by 500 percent or more."
"The Trump administration failed to account for risks to endangered species when it allowed Florida to take over a federal permitting program for wetlands, a federal judge ruled Thursday."
