A fine Super Bowl, I thought, but I’d be remiss not to post a few highlights from yesterday’s Puppy Bowl VIII. Enjoy.
Animals
Animals
Puppy Bowl VIII
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Animals, Nature
Six more weeks of winter
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s a recording of Punxsutawney Phil’s 2012 prediction that six more weeks of winter await us. I know that there are local groundhogs in the forecasting biz, but here at FW only the most reputable, established, and celebrated groundhog will do. That’s Phil. video platform video management video solutions video player Okay, for those who…
Animals, Conservation, Nature
Den Cam Shows Maine Bear Cubs’ Birth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation
The Amazing San Diego Zoo Condor Cam
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Live from the San Diego Zoo, it’s a condor cam. CONDOR CAM LINK Here’s the SD Zoo’s description of what’s waiting online: You Are Watching. . . … Sisquoc and Shatash take turns sitting in their nest incubating an egg! Because every California condor egg is so important, their real egg has been removed for…
Animals
Dog found alive four days after Montana avalanche
by JOHN ADAMS •
A small, happy result after a greater tragedy: BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A dog that was feared dead after he was swept away in a weekend avalanche that killed his owner showed up four days later at the Montana motel where his owners had stayed the night before going backcountry skiing. Via Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
Animals, Science/Nature
So, why can’t humans fly like birds?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Science/Nature, Wisconsin
Winter bald-eagle-watching events held around state
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well worth watching: Each winter, hundreds of bald eagles congregate along areas of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers where they feed on fish in the open water below dams. Wildlife officials say this is the largest concentration of wintering bald eagles in the lower 48 states, offering some of the best eagle viewing in the…
Animals, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 1.3.12
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. A mostly sunny day with a high of twenty-four for the Whippet City, but in Los Angeles, it will be a sunny day with a high temperature of eighty-two. If you’re a botanist, 2012 starts as a memorable year: you don’t have to record new species with Latin descriptions, and you can record…
Animals, Conservation
Happy Holidays from BatCon
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Nature, Wisconsin
New ‘deer czar’ absent for deer hunt
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Animals, Business, Economy, Food, Laws/Regulations, Liberty
Idaho legitimizes small-scale raw-milk producers
by JOHN ADAMS •
The potato state bests America’s Dairyland in common sense and consumer choice: “There were a lot of illegal raw-milk sales throughout the state,” Patten said. “Across-the-fence sales, let’s say.” So, in early 2010, instead of drawing guns and raiding those operations, the state of Idaho–with the help of raw-milk advocates and a less-enthusiastic dairy industry–modified…
Animals, Nature
Camera Trap App Sends Wild Animals to Your iPhone
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Instant Wild app, free and newly released by the Zoological Society of London, streams images to your iPhone or iPad from camera traps in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and England’s Whipsnade Zoo. Images can also be seen via browser. “It’s amazing for people to just be sitting in their office or walking in the street and…
Animals, Conservation, Nature
DNR Establishes Anti-Poacher Hotline
by JOHN ADAMS •
I saw that the WI DNR has established an anti-poacher hotline. Not a bad idea, and especially nice to see that (as with similar hotlines) the state readily embraces a principle of anonymity: Help the wardens protect your natural resources and wildlife from poachers and violators. If you see anything suspicious during the pending 9-day…