Shadow of Bagheera--the black leopards of the Malay Peninsula

by Username4242

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Vacation in A Volcano: a trs & iriti joint photodiary

by it really is that important

In mid-August, new hubby trs and I took our teenage daughter to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks. Yellowstone is the site of a huge volcanic caldera caused by the most recent eruption of a still active volcanic hot spot (this neat interactive shows the location of the hot spot in relation to the overlying land over time.)

Yellowstone still shows evidence of the magma pool below it, with 1000 to 3000 earthquakes per year. It's this magma that's responsible for Yellowstone's primary attractions: the largest collection of geothermal features like hot springs, geysers and steam vents in the world.
 

Stream rising from a pool at Midway Basin by iriti

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Making Room for Wildlife to Improve Livelihoods

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

This is the second part in a two-part interview with Steve Osofsky, Director of Wildlife Health Policy for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). In this first part of the interview, Osofsky explains Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) and how small-scale farmers can benefit from the conservation of wildlife. To read the first part of this interview see: Finding Common Ground to Improve Livelihoods and Conserve Wildlife.

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Okavango Wildlife - A Photo Diary

by Haole in Hawaii

Another one of these diaries meant to provide a brief respite from.. well you know.  These photos were taken in the Okavango and Linyanti regions of northwest Botswana.

Savuti Sunset

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African Wildlife and More - A Photo Diary

by Haole in Hawaii

This is another one of these diaries.  You probably know the drill by now.  No meta or conflict, just some photos of wildlife and some beautiful things.  I have to say that I am in a serious post vacation funk abetted by tons of ugly news and a country that seems to have gone utterly insane. I doubt I am alone in my anger and disgust.  I hope this helps in some small way.

The Mokuluas, Oahu

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Big Kittehs & Wild Woozles - A Photo Diary

by Haole in Hawaii

This is another photo diary of images that I was fortunate enough to capture during a recent trip to the Okavango and Linyanti wilderness of northwest Botswana.

Sundowner

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24 Hours of Wonder: Gulf Region Nature Photodiary

by matching mole

All the photos in this diary were taken between 5 PM Tuesday and 4 PM Wednesday this past week.  We had guests and we showed them a couple of the local natural wonders: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and Wakulla Springs and river - both just to the south of Tallahassee in the Florida panhandle.  We had an unusually fantastic time and I thought I would share some of what we saw.

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BP Oil Spill: Ongoing Disaster for Birds & Wildlife

by chesterdog

The BP Gulf oil spill is clearly a disaster for wildlife, but it's probably even worse than it seems.  The federal government is not getting an honest assessment of the wildlife toll, and the disaster's effects will be unfolding for many years into the future.

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Waiting for Oil in Apalachee Bay

by matching mole

This diary is really just a report on the state of booming and biodiversity in the northeastern gulf which is still awaiting its first oil (at least on the surface).  No analysis - just a feel for what things are like.  Today I visited the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in a month.  During May I visited virtually every week and each time I left I remember taking a final look and wondering what I would see the next time.  It is now two months since I made the first of those visits and, at least on the surface, the far northeastern reaches of the gulf are much as they were.  However when I made my way down to St. Mark's NWR with the idea of doing some bird censusing I did notice one rather obvious difference.

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OK..Now there is Oily kids...SHUT DOWN THE BEACH

by Vetwife

I have been very distraught about the Gulf and
the wildlife and the sand but there is clearly
child endangerment going on in Destin.

I am posting this so people will see just how
ignorant people are and how desperate they are
to buy the propoganda of "Come on in, the water's fine".

We have dolphins dying and wildlife dying and stupid
parents allowing children to swim inhttp://www.youtube.com/...

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The Mysterious Illness Hitting Gulf Workers Now Identified As 'TILT'

by Ellinorianne

This is part of the huge disaster in the Gulf, the human costs of the clean up and the lack of protective gear.  And they are dealing with horrible working conditions due to heat and humidity.

Many are coming down with mysterious illnesses as well which as been idtenfied as TILT.

For a few days now, we've been hearing and reading about Gulf cleanup workers and people living close to the Gulf coming down with strange 'flu-like' symptoms.  The true diagnosis was difficult, because flu symptoms are common in the illness that's actually overcoming these workers - now patients.  It's called TILT, short for Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance.

Source

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Tomorrow will be too late for the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium

by Eddie C

I've already written a diary called Save the Bronx Zoo Today. Now an email from the zoo points out that "Tomorrow will be too late for the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium." In the Bronx alone more than 800 teens are hired each year with more than 1,000 seasonal workers getting jobs at the zoo. Bloomberg who will bend over backwards to save every single job on Wall St. has already knocked city support down to $9 million last year and he thinks another 42% is feeling the bite? His answer to this threat to the Bronx economy can be seen at this NY1 report "every group has to feel the bite from budget cuts." With the proposed 50% cut from Albany that's far more than a bite. I covered as much as I could in Save the Bronx Zoo Today so now I will just copy and paste that letter below with some alternative actions.  

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Pelican

by Crashing Vor

In the winter and spring of 2006, we had a lot more pelicans on Bayou St. John than we usually do. They are lovely and graceful birds, over four feet long, six in wingspan clad in gray-brown feathers that seem to shift in hue as the pelicans wheel and dive. As uplifting as it was to see our winged neighbors after an autumn with few signs of life, their visit was a reminder of sad tidings: their home was trashed.

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eKos Earthship Wednesday: What BP Doesn't Want You to See

by eKos

Welcome to the eKos Earthship, your one-stop-shop for green diaries and series. Beneath the fold you will find announcements, today's eco-diary roundup, news, and our environmental video of the day. You can also follow us on Twitter! Tonight's editor: ellinorianne

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Save the Bronx Zoo Today

by Eddie C

What a difference a year makes. About a year ago in my extremely popular  The Animals are Getting the Pink Slip (A Bronx Zoo photo and action diary) this is what big sister Moxie looked like; Yesterday I took my camera to see the three new lion cubs at the Bronx Zoo. The diary is called Friday Evening Photo Blogging: Lion Cubs Today! I can hardly tell Moxie and her mama Sukari apart but I got some great photos of Moxie playing loving sister to three 25 pound cubs. Now the stars of the zoo are  Nala, Adamma and Shani; What hasn't changed is that both Bloomberg and Paterson are still screwing the zoo and many cultural institutions. This year much harder than last. See below for what actions we the people have left.

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Big as Both Wars combined !

by Vetwife

This man made disaster is as big IMO as both wars combined and should absolutely be nationalized. We cannot let a corporation run a war on nature. Iraq and Afghanistan is devistating lives to be sure. People are dying.  People will be dying from this as well.  Oxygen comes from the seas. This thing is bigger that people believe.  

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