wildlife

Ah, wildlife. Our term for everything that isn't manmade, wildlife is generally found far away from our cities and highways, frolicking (or crawling, or just swaying in the breeze) happily with little need for human interaction.

Many of us find inspiration and renewal in the natural world. That inspiration is reflected on the blogosphere as photos, essays, art, videos, more photos and photo essays (did I mention photos?), all of which attempt to capture and share some of that inspiration.

In recent decades, the environmentalist movement has made strides toward protecting many of the endangered species in our world. But human progress continues, and wildlife suffers from reduced habitat and resources. On this page, along with all the lovely photos, you'll also find conservation news, reports of interactions between wildlife and humans, and discussions of wildlife preservation.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “wildlife”

• in Green
  Trophy hunting - how hunters use jargon to conceal cruelty
  How hunters and conservation officials use jargon and euthemisms to conceal their cruelty.
  by cannedlion / on Jul 16, 2011
• in Green
  Trophy Hunters - The Lies That Hide the Cruelty
  How American hunters use propaganda to pretend to be conservationists
  by cannedlion / on Jul 6, 2011
• in Green
  Thanks Big Oil: Exxon Mobil Pipeline
  Exxon pipeline ruptures spilling 42,000 gallons of oil into Yellowstone River
  by darrenlj / on Jul 5, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “wildlife”

 

• Endangered animals crushed by vehicles in Tripura (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) Speeding vehicles have crushed a porcupine, a leopard cat and small Indian civet, all endangered animals, on the Assam-Agartala highway.“The animals were crossing the highway that passes through the Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary when they were killed Saturday night,” wildlife warden Ajit ...
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• Snowy Owl

  
  Smoat — Authority: 144
  Outdoors: Talkin’ deer rifles, snowy owls – South Bend Tribune Last week’s column about the record buck taken with a rifle and the snowy owl sighting triggered a flurry of emails this week. First, let’s deal with the concern readers expressed about Don Barbour killing St. Joe County’s all-time record … ...
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• African Safari #13 - David Vs Goliath

  
  Walk the Wilderness — Authority: 79
    After spending a couple of nights in Western Serengeti , our next stop was the Ngorongoro National Park . As we were exiting Western Serengeti , we saw a Giraffe standing at a distance next to a shrub. The tall, elegant animal looked beautiful in its surroundings and this provided us an opportunity to ...
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• Santee wildlife refuge may conduct controlled burn

  
  Capital Land — Authority: 143
  The Associated Press The Associated Press SUMMERTON, S.C. It may not be fighting with fire exactly, but the Santee National Wildlife Refuge plans ...
  8 hours ago

• Endangered animals crushed by vehicles

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) Speeding vehicles have crushed a porcupine, a leopard cat and small Indian civet, all endangered animals, on the Assam-Agartala highway.“The animals were crossing the highway that passes through the Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary when they were killed,” wildlife warden Ajit Bhowmik told ...
  9 hours ago

• Banded Demoiselles - a photo essay.

  
  Days on the Claise — Authority: 412
  I strongly recommend clicking on each photo to enlarge them. They will open in a new window.Susan
  10 hours ago

• Endangered New Jersey: Busy New Jersey Beavers

  
  WILDNEWJERSEY.TV — Authority: 120
  
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• LAKE ELMENTEITA BIRD COUNT

  
  Soysambu Conservancy — Authority: 85
  The January 2012 Water bird count for the Lake Elmenteita was carried out on the 21st as from 6: 00 am.The turn up for the volunteers was good over two hundred Volunteers Participated and fourteen groups were formed.Each group was assigned a portion of the Lake, and everything was fine. The wetland bird species for ...
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• An Angry Mob Storms the National Wildlife Federation

  
  Flowergardengirl — Authority: 105
  I witnessed an angry mob storm the National Wildlife Federation this week. Honestly– I’ve called companies out on their practices before and backed up my allegations with screen shots proving the incident and concrete evidence but what I witnessed today was just short of a lynching. ( Photo is of my Teddy Bear ...
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• Endangered Species of the Week: American burying beetle

  
  Greenfudge.org - Climate Change, Ecology, Nature, Environment, Controversial issues, Politics, Non Profit, Human Rights, Preservation — Authority: 112
  Image courtesy of ARKive.org Image courtesy of ARKive.org Species: American burying beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus ) Status: Critically Endangered (CR) Interesting Fact: The American burying beetle buries a whole carcass to feed its young! The largest carrion beetle in North America, the American ...
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• Climate change threatens national dish, U.K. says

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 133
  Britain says coastlines, wildlife and even the nations most famous dish are under threat from climate change in its first-ever national assessment of likely risks.
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• Mo. bow hunters post high deer, turkey numbers

  
  ExaminerPolitics.com — Authority: 139
  The Associated Press The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri conservation officials say this past year was a good one for archers ...
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• The Yangtze River Basin Is Drying Up, WWF Says

  
  AsianScientist.com | Online News and Information For The Asian Student, Post-Doc and Research Community — Authority: 495
  AsianScientist (Jan. 27, 2012) – According to a new WWF study, many Yangtze River Basin lakes are shrinking dramatically and could dry up completely if measures aren’t taken to stem the impacts of climate change, increased industrialization, and urbanization along China’s longest river. The 6,300 km river ...
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• Thousands of Endangered Fruit Bats Were Gunned Down in Lebanon

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 545
  Thousands of fruit bats in Lebanon were sprayed with shotgun and AK-47 bullets over the weekend. Thousands of fruit bats could have used Batman’s help last weekend when one or more unidentified assailants unleashed a spray of shotgun and AK-47 shells inside a cave in northern Lebanon . This senseless massacre ...
  3 days ago

• RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Post your questions for naturalist and One Show TV presenter Mike Dilger on the UKs biggest birdwatch this weekend This Friday were joined at 1pm for an hour by birder and TV presenter Mike Dilger to answer your questions on birdwatching and the RSPBs Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend . With over half a million ...
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• Phil Brown: DEC Proposes Killing More Bobcats

  
  Adirondack Almanack — Authority: 468
  The state Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed a five-year plan for managing bobcats that aims to “provide sustainable use and enjoyment of bobcat by the public.”How would the department achieve this goal? By allowing the public to kill more bobcats.I suspect that many people do not agree that the ...
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• Risk of bird strikes would make Thames Estuary UK’s ‘most dangerous airport’

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Risk of bird strikes would make Thames Estuary UK’s ‘most dangerous airport’ Report warns that the risk of aircraft loss after being hit by birds is higher at proposed site than any other UK airportA new airport in the Thames Estuary would be the most dangerous in the UK ...
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• Risk of bird strikes would make Thames Estuary UKs most dangerous airport

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Report warns that the risk of aircraft loss after being hit by birds is higher at proposed site than any other UK airport A new airport in the Thames Estuary would be the most dangerous in the UK because of the risk of a plane being brought down by a bird strike, the government has been warned by experts. A report ...
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• RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch - this weekend

  
  The Kirkbymoorside Town Blog — Authority: 113
  The annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch returns this weekend, inviting nature-lovers in everywhere to spend an hour taking note of the flighty visitors to their gardens and green spaces.   All people need to take part is a pen, some scrap paper and an hour to spend watching the birds in their garden or local park ...
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• Countryfile Filming On The Isle of Wight

  
  Ventnor Blog — Authority: 128
  We hear that the Countryfile team are filming on the Island over the next couple of days.
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