Grandma got run over by a reindeer... or was it a caribou? Reindeer may take center stage this month, but it's caribou we cari-bout. But what's the difference? Caribou & reindeer are the same species but what generally distinguishes them is geography and sometimes domestication.
Heavy duty truck and bus pollution worsens asthma, endangering public health & kids’ developing lungs especially.
A new letter to @POTUS & @EPA asks them to strengthen limits on dangerous NOx and other heavy duty vehicle pollution.
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May your 2021 be filled with hopeful new beginnings, just like this coontie plant regrowing after a prescribed fire in the park last year!
Coonties, or Zamia integrifolia, are small shrubs.
NPS Photo by Yvette Cano
Here's my latest Audubon article, about the return of the Peregrine Falcons to Taughannock Gorge after a 74-year absence. This is arguably the most famous eyrie in North America thanks to the classic photo Arthur Allen took in the 1930s. #peregrinefalcons
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Despite a nation in turmoil, the administration continues its assault on nature. Now it's pushing through a policy that guts one of America’s oldest conservation laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We need to #ProtectTheBirds. https://t.co/MyBowCY2H1
Ambassador birds 2: Baltimore Orioles are all over eastern North America in May, arriving from the tropics. They almost seem to flaunt their rich colors and loud songs. People stuck at home may notice orioles for the first time, and then start to notice other birds as well.
UN draft plan sets 2030 target to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction. The proposal sets a deadline for the conservation & restoration of #ecosystems & #wildlife that perform crucial services for humans | #Biodiversity2020@UNBiodiversity https://t.co/0pBRW36oVt
#WildlifeWednesday - Bobcats are one of two native cat species that call southern Florida home. Unlike the endangered Florida panther, bobcats are common in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Photo by Carlton Ward
“While I understand that we can’t stop climate change, we can help prepare our future generations for what is to come and we can stop adding to the problem" @OurArcticRefuge https://t.co/Qipf6blZEt @nbcnews#ProtectTheArctic