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capturedphotos:
The Perfect Sunset
As seen from one of the many beaches of the Philippines.
Photographed by: Paolo Nacpil
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laughingsquid:
Blackwater, Photos of Luminous Squids, Jellyfish, and Other Underwater Creatures by Joshua Lambus
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Note: This is a Guest Post by Jim Godwin. Jim has spent decades working outside and conducting studies on the natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. He has countless stories. I'm trying to convince him to contribute to this blog regularly; please help me encourage him in the Comments.
I have had a life-long interest in amphibians and reptiles
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Water and Biodiversity Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. 96.5% of Earth's water is found in oceans, 1.7% in groundwater, 1.7% in glaciers and ice caps, and 0.001% in vapor and clouds. Only 2.5% of that water is freshwater, with most of that found in ice and groundwater.Water is essential for all life on Earth. From the smallest microbe to the largest known life form on Earth - the Blue Whale - life cannot exist without water.Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity, and […]
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“All of these things wouldn’t have happened a couple of years ago because there wasn’t enough room on the sidewalks”
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In its report on the Keystone XL pipeline, EPA identified “significant environmental impacts” and noted that full assessment of these impacts was not possible due to insufficient information. The monetary value of the damage is arguably as much as $100 billion per year.
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This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor shows a swath of red and dark red across New Mexico, indicating extreme and exceptional drought conditions. The last 12- and 24-month periods have eclipsed even those dry times of the early 20th century and the 1950s.
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Every year, the number of non-governmental organizations (NGO’s for short) committed to reducing climate change, saving the ocean, developing alternative energy sources, cutting down plastic use, not cutting down forests, or myriad other worthy causes, grows. Many of these organizations are staffed by committed, hard-working environmentally minded advocates struggling to make a difference. But, with [...]
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This morning started with the pleasant news my paper on American alligator conservation has been accepted for publication. This was actually a look at the interplay between alligator farming and hunting, and the conservation flow-on effects of these. There's basically two camps on the issue of wildlife farming. One is that wildlife farming can help conservation. One proposed reason is that farming increases supply, reduces prices and deters poaching. So not surprisingly, it often mooted as […]
