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Friday Catblogging: Bobcats in Connecticut

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Embed from Getty Images Connecticut, parts go which are suburbs of New York City, isn’t a place presently associated with bobcats. That perception should change, as   Daniel Figueroa IV reports North America’s most common wildcat has a large, but nearly invisible, home in the Nutmeg state: If you have, over the last few years,…

Animals, Birds, Daily Bread, Nature, Photography, Video

Daily Bread for 7.13.22: The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards

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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 8:32 PM for 15h 03m 10s of daytime.  The moon is full with 99.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1787, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory.…

Cats, Nature

Friday Catblogging: Pumas as Influencers

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Phoebe Weston explains why the puma is a leading influencer in the animal kingdom: Researchers reviewed 162 studies published between 1950 and 2020 looking at how pumas – also known as mountain lions or cougars – enrich ecosystems and support other species. They found the large cats contribute 1.5m kilograms of meat a day to…

Animals, Beautiful Whitewater, City, Daily Bread, Environment, Local Government, Nature, Plants, Press

Daily Bread for 10.24.21: The Otters of Singapore Offer a Lesson for Whitewater, Wisconsin

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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 51.  Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 5:57 PM for 10h 36m 49s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 86.5% of its visible disk illuminated.  On this day in 1946, a camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket [from White Sands…

Bad Ideas, City, Daily Bread, Environment, Nature, Open Government, Press, Water

Daily Bread for 10.22.21: Reporting About Artificial Herbicides in Whitewater, Wisconsin

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 51.  Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset 6:00 PM for 10h 42m 15s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.7% of its visible disk illuminated.  On this day in 1707, four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because…

Beauty, Daily Bread, Justice, Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 10.21.21: If Beauty Assured Justice, All Wisconsin Would Be Fair

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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 54.  Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 6:01 PM for 10h 44m 58s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.3% of its visible disk illuminated.  The Whitewater School District’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM, Whitewater’s Community Involvement &…

Cats, Nature, Science/Nature

Friday Catblogging: Tabbies

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James Gorman reports How the Cat Gets Its Stripes: A team of geneticists reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications that it had identified a gene in domestic cats that plays a key role in creating the traditional tabby stripe pattern, and that the pattern is evident in embryonic tissue even before hair follicles start…