Btw, the cost to repair the reflecting pool went from $1.8 million to $7 million and now it's $13.1 million.
A reminder that not a single soul asked for that project.
Two females, no males. The last two Northern white rhinos left on Earth.
Najin and her daughter Fatu are the last two northern white rhinos remaining on Earth.
There were 500 in the 1970s. By the end of the 80s there were 15. All at the hands of poachers.
@JoyceCarolOates I will never be convinced these terrified (and often injured) animals *accidentally* end up on the field or falling from the stands.
These poor creatures are torturously terrified for clicks, ratings and increased viewership.
A judge called Cody Robertsโ maiming and capturing of a wolf โcruelโ and โdisturbing,โ but abided by the terms of a plea deal in sentencing the western Wyoming man to 18 months of probation. Roberts did not speak beyond answering procedural questions. https://t.co/thXYKWlcMq
Wow. Here is DHS on record stating that they will eminent domain parts of Big Bend RanchโTexas' largest and most spectacular state parkโif the park doesn't allow border wall construction access.
The letter details parcel maps and shows walls cutting off public river access.
More border wall survey stakes are showing up across the Big Bend region, including in Big Bend Ranch State Park.
These rural Texas communities could lose everything: rural economies decimated, gravesites uprooted, access to irrigation cut off. And Gov. Abbott is dead silent.
Put everyone in management of this company in prison for life. Iโm so deadly serious. Millions of years of evolution, tens of thousands of species, irreversible damage to OUR world for a few extra dollars for someone. Can we get legit about this??? ๐ก๐ก
A construction contract was awarded Mar. 18, using money from โOne Big Beautiful Bill,โ to build wall through the National Butterfly Center and the Santa Ana refuge, among other once-protected sites.
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#Krill
Norway is deploying 30 ft (9 m) drones to locate areas of highest krill density in Antarctica.
They're using AI, sonar, airborne drones and USVs (unmanned surface vehicles).
Powerful AI predicts krill biomass hotspots 6 to 12 hours in advance, while VTOL drones confirm signals before vessel redeployment, which is predicted to increase daily krill catch by 22%.
It's not just how much the trawlers take, but where. They'll be robbing the richest feeding grounds from the wildlife which depends on them.
NEWS: Pete Hegseth is invoking "national security" to exempt the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico from having to follow endangered species laws.
FYI there are only ~50 Rice's whales left in the Gulf. They are at risk of extinction.
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Bezos : Hands $75 million USD spent on Amazon over to Melania and Donald Trump.
In Return
Trump: Hands over $581.3 Million Tax Dollars to Bezos for a United States Airforce contract.
The last worker in the US who knew how to make Tubas is having his union job shipped to China by hedge fund billionaire and Trump advisor John Paulson who made the TV rounds to defend tariffs as a way to bring jobs back to US
#Arctic
A caribou mother cradles her newborn protectively in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
This has been their territory since the late Pleistocene, but today the Trump Administration announced plans to auction off these treasured lands to oil and gas leasing.
This means the entire 1.56 million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be opened to: airstrips, roads, thumper trucks, drilling rigs, noise, pollution and pipelines โ destruction of one of the last refuges for wildlife on Earth.
โTwenty-five years ago, a story broke in Chiang Mai, Thailand about a Buffalo who ran for her life from a slaughterhouse. Covered in blood and with a deep wound around her neck, she bolted down the motorway, terrified and desperate. Local radio stations warned the public to stay alertโcalling her โa mad Buffalo,โ with some reporters even labeling her a โcrazy ghost Buffalo,โ claiming she was crashing into cars as she fled.
We rushed to the scene and found her drenched in blood, a bullet having grazed her foreheadโthankfully, it hadnโt pierced her skull. We fought to save her life, refusing to send her back to the slaughterhouse, even as angry voices demanded compensation for their damaged cars and called for her to be killed.
With help from kind-hearted people, we rescued her.
The very next morning, in her new home, she gave birth to a baby boy. We named her Mae Sroy, after the scar around her neck, and her son Chokdee, meaning โLucky.โ
Since then, Mae Sroy and her son have lived peacefully among the Buffalo herd at Save Elephant Foundation.
Now very oldโBuffaloes typically live around 26โ27 yearsโMae Sroy can no longer walk with the herd. Her son has grown up to become the leader, while Mae Sroy has moved closer to our shelter for more attentive care. She now eats only finely ground, soft food, as her teeth have worn down with age.
Then came the recent flood. Though her shelter was on higher ground, a sudden flash flood swept over the barriers, destroying everythingโincluding Mae Sroyโs home. She was gone.
We searched everywhere, fearing the worst.
Our hearts were heavy, believing our beloved old buffalo could not have survived the raging waters. But on the third morning, a miracle happened:
We found herโlying in the mud where her shelter once stood. She had come home. When she saw us, she called out, and we cried with joy. I ran to her, and she answered with soft, happy grunts, full of life and relief. Mae Sroy had survived once again.
She truly is a Buffalo with nine lives.
This is the story of one life we saved. At our sanctuary, every animal has a name, a story, and a soul. They are not just Buffaloes or Elephantsโthey are living beings with meaning and worth.
Mae Sroy once ran from death to protect the life growing inside her. And now, once again, she has run from death to protect her own. She is a true survivor, and we will care for Grandma Mae Sroy with all our hearts for the rest of her daysโ ~ Lek Chailert. ๐