Why is this even being allowed?? They don't even specify which wolves can be targeted, nor does the rancher have to specify how much livestock was lost to wolves... ????
Trump Administration Allows New Mexico Ranchers to Kill Endangered Mexican Wolf
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New Caledonian Crows (Corvus moneduloides) are known for their intelligence, and it has even been recorded. A Crow named 007 completed a complex puzzle and earned a reward, and it's on video.
Watch It!
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Happy World Wildlife Day! During the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2013, March 3 was proclaimed to be a day dedicated to raising awareness and protecting wildlife around the world!
Book #3 - Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication
This book was very “sciencey,” explaining the complexities of communication in different animal groups (Wolves, Hyraxes, Chimpanzees, and more). If you’re doing a report on animal communication, this could help!
when a penguin sees another penguin bringing a rock, but then they swallow it:
Have you heard of Peto's Paradox? It essentially states that larger-bodied animals have a lower rate of cancer than smaller-bodied animals, although you might think that larger animals have more cells and thus have a greater chance of developing cancer.
www.ua-magazine.com/2022/01/25/h...
A few snake species lack a gene necessary for producing ghrelin, also known as the hunger hormone. If only humans had this, we would be saving a lot of money every day 😭.
Some snakes lack the ‘hunger hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why
www.sciencenews.org/article/snak...
C'mom Australia, y'all actually have some cool wildlife.
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Daily Fact: You would think that dogs or wolves would have one of the best sense of smell in the animal kingdom, but that is surprisingly trumped by the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). African Elphants have around 2,000 olfactory genes... 🤯
Daily Fact: The Giant Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda maxima) has the longest legs of any arachnid, measuring up to 1ft. The species name means "largest different-footed."
if you know you know…
There's not much consensus on what the number one most invasive species is in the world, likely because each invasive species is destructive in its own way. However, Feral Cats, Asian Carp, European Starlings, among a few others, are considered some of the most invasive.
Some good news! The Floreana Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger niger) originally went locally extinct due to overexploitation by sailors and others.
Giant tortoises return home to Galapagos island after 150 years youtu.be/OnG0ChH1yN0?...
It's World Pangolin Day!
Pangolins, the only mammal with scales, are the most trafficked species in the world.
When you save #rainforests with Orangutan Land Trust, you don't just provide homes for orangutans, but for countless other species, like the pangolin.
🦧 www.orangutanlandtrust.com 🦧
Today is World Pangolin Day! The only known mammal to have scales, and as a result, the most trafficked mammal in the world :(
Apparently, if you slow it down enough, a dolphin whistle sounds like a wolf howl 😲.
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Today is National Love Your Pet Day! I have two dogs, and I love them very much. Here they are.
New Book, can’t wait to learn why animals have yapping sessions!
Daily Fact: Did you know that, other than humans, the Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) is the only other Primate to have... blue eyes. In fact, blue eyes in Mammals are very rare, only found in Dogs, Cats, Horses, Arctic Foxes, and a few other species.
Book #2 - Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction. Done!
For history nerds who also like conservation, this book is for you. I enjoyed learning about the historical figures (e.g., Rachel Carson, Garth Owen-Smith) and legislation that greatly helped wildlife.
Whenever I'm having trouble answering a question, I turn to the horse of affirmation. Yesterday, I asked him if I should gamble the rest of my life savings when the rent was due a week ago and I get paid monthly on my $9 per hour part-time job. He always knows just what to say!
This quote is from his book The Quiet Crisis, 1963. Just learned about him from the book I'm currently reading, and he seemed to care about the wildlife and the environment.
Stewart Udall once said, "America today stands poised on a pinnacle of wealth and power, yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increasing ugliness, of shrinking open space, and of an overall environment that is diminished daily by pollution and noise and blight.
Happy Valentine's Day! Animals that are usually associated with today include Doves, Lovebirds, Swans, and more. However, one will always stand out for me...
Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides... This is the longest scientific name of any animal, given to the Southeast Asian Soldier Fly. It means "Near Soldier Wasp-fly." When you look at it, it makes sense. look it up!
Female Sloths when they're looking for a mate:
i tried to make this one work...
Hairy Frogs when they feel threatened:
