We’re on to the Sweet Sixteen. For me, this means my bracket is mostly busted (please don’t lose UNC!) and I start looking at March Madness from another angle. Preferably … Read more
Conservation
Wild Bison Homecoming for Indian Tribes
By the turn of the 19th-century, less than one hundred of the original 30 million bison remained in North America. This iconic American species, it seemed, was doomed to extinction … Read more
The Slow Revival of America’s Grizzlies
During the winter of 1804-05, when they were camped for the season in North Dakota, the Lewis and Clark Expedition heard the Mandan Indians speak of a fearsome great “white” bear that they’d encounter further west. Sure enough, the following year they became the first non-indigenous Americans to encounter grizzly bears. Read more
‘Little Pink Warning Flags’: Early DC Cherry Blossoms Signal Climate Change Impacts
Washington DC’s iconic cherry blossoms are forecast to challenge the record for earliest peak bloom thanks to temperatures that reached 80 degrees for the third consecutive day. It’s part of … Read more
NBCs Today: Don’t Poison Tar Sands Wolves – Watch
Alongside hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie in the the 8 a.m. hour of “The Today Show” on Friday, March 16, National Wildlife Federation naturalist David Mizejewski and live wolves discussed how … Read more
NASA Scientist: Will We Leave Our Children a “Climate System Spiraling Out of Control”?
This talk on the climate crisis by Dr. James Hansen is the most must-watch video for conservationists so far in 2012: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWInyaMWBY8[/youtube] Dr. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for … Read more
Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action
After the fourth warmest winter on record, the extent of ice covering the Great Lakes is at a near record low. The extremely low levels are consistent with a study … Read more
