“In a little more than a month, 21 critically endangered California condors have died of avian flu, according to a Friday news release from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The disease has been found in northern Arizona, among the bird’s Southwest flock, which straddles the Arizona-Utah border, says the service.“
“Why is the radiation in the wild boar population relatively high, when most other wildlife are uncontaminated, many generations after the accident? (Spoiler: It’s because they eat deer truffles.)”
“Burners may mistake the playa for nothing but dust. But playas are ecosystems that sustain a variety of species.
Each year the snowmelt floods onto the Black Rock, tiny communities of macroinvertebrates like fairy shrimp and brine fleas come to life. In a beautiful example of co-evolution, the timing of this hatch coincides with the arrival of migratory birds”
Absolutely outrageous, to get rid of all the school libraries & librarians in the Houston school district; for many, the library is a refuge from the chaos of school and home life
Boah, ich hatte nicht gedacht, dass das SO lange dauert mit dem Kraken stopfen 😂 Bisher jeder Tentakel ne Stunde, uff!
In other news, da ich ja eigentlich ne Kuscheltierphobie habe und nur Plushies stricke um den Stress durch überquellende Garnlagerkisten zu kompensieren… ich trage mich mit dem Gedanken, das Teil irgendwie meistbietend zur Gegenfinanzierung von medical shit zu versteigern.
I had pulled a patio chair right up against the sliding door so I could sit under the eaves during the recent rain storms and this is the sight that greeted me yesterday morning. Handsome Jack,taking a snooze while waiting for me to wake up and driving my indoor kitty crazy with his audacity 🙀
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