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…
Conservation
Animals, Conservation
Happy Holidays from BatCon
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Conservation, Nature
Sandhill Cranes
by JOHN ADAMS •
A video of a huge flock Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. The video clip includes cranes landing. Via http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grus_canadensis_-Bosque_del_Apache_National_Wildlife_Refuge,_New_Mexico,_USA-8.ogv By snowpeak (John Fowler) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/5396822610/) [CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] via Wikimedia Commons
Conservation, Science/Nature
‘Witness: Defining Conservation Photography’ Explores Art’s Purpose In Protecting Nature
by JOHN ADAMS •
Conservation, Government Spending
Volt Fraud at Government Motors – Investors.com
by JOHN ADAMS •
It’s simply wrong to claim this thing’s especially good for the environment — Advertised as an all-electric car that could drive 50 miles on its lithium battery, GM addressed concerns about where you plug the thing in en route to grandmas house by adding a small gasoline engine to help maintain the charge on the…
Conservation, Daily Bread, Nature
Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 10-12-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for Tuesday calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of seventy-seven degrees. In the City of Whitewater today, at 4:15 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Urban Forestry Commission. The agenda for the meeting is available online. There will be a PTO meeting at Lincoln School…
Conservation, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 9-21-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a day of thunderstorms with a high temperature of eighty-four degrees. In the City of Whitewater, the Urban Forestry Commission meets this afternoon, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. Later, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of Whitewater’s Common Council. The…
Beautiful Whitewater, Conservation
Wisconsin State Journal: DNR survey shows diverse bird population — and highlights protection efforts
by JOHN ADAMS •
The cerulean warbler, tiny and sky-blue with a cheerful, chirpy call, is an endangered bird in Wisconsin and is not doing well elsewhere in the country. But its numbers in the forests along the Lower Wisconsin are healthy. Cerulean Warbler from MDF at Wikipedia See, DNR survey shows diverse bird population — and highlights protection…
Conservation, Libertarians
The Libertarian Environmentalist
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s a post from the FreedomChatter.com entitled, “The Libertarian Environmentalist: A New Beginning of Localism,” advocating for the individual’s indispensable role in conservation. The post is well worth reading — here’s its conclusion: The true environmental movement begins with the direct experience of an individual and cannot be furthered by governmental law. True environmentalism and…