Outside Fairbanks, in a remote lake I noticed two adult swans and two juveniles in the water. Latter, I learned that the swans were Trumpeter Swans which were in the brink of extinction due to heavy hunting. Now they...
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http://www.downtoearth.org.in/ I find this site provides a lot of excellent content and it is well worth a visit. Our environment is being attacked on all fronts and I truly believe this generation holds the key to whether the Earth can continue to sustain mankind - we are...
"Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women... Have you ever wondered was going through the minds of financial titans when they make they take huge monetary decisions or risk? Well...
Wow, this is a new one. An Englishman has been awarded 20,000 euros ($30,000) because he says he was taunted by his Irish coworkers while working as a pipe fitter in Ireland. He claims that they called him "the Brit" and would consistently recomend that he be sent in for...
JAIPUR: The Sariska tiger reserve is all set to receive the second tigress which would be airlifted from Ranthambhore national park by the end of July. So far, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, scientists and the wildlife department staff at the park are...
An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of...
A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape and...
The fish are so plentiful during low tide at Spanish Banks in English Bay, Vancouver BC that these three heron need only to watch closely then dip their beaks into the water for a good lunch.In the space of five...
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NASA's Phoenix lander has identified water in a soil sample it collected from the surface of Mars. The scientific possibilities of this discovery are exciting. " Scientists will now be able to begin studying the...
All the nearby fields around the towns of Ballyghastly and Dunshaggin have been intensively farmed for years. Over grazing and frequent ploughing combined with heavy fertilizer usage and...
WORLD As onced called a pardise, news from the NEW 7 WONDERS of NATURE flagged its finalists in jotting down the leading nominees.. The latest statistics for the top 7th New Wonders of the World features "Palawan...
Anyone that has ever visited a wildlife rescue facility, especially one for raptors and birds of prey, might be curious to know what happens once the animal is healed.Recently a rehabilitated juvenile bald eagle was...
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Further to my series of the juvenile bald eagles and adult interacting at the sand bar during low tide in Spanish Banks (Vancouver). This time the juvenile is able to start eating his lovely fish, when I see him look...
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"Just over three-years since whistleblower John Francis Smith died in a filthy NHS hospital, the Director General of MI5 has told his family that no data can be released relating to his Government Service because of...