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”

 

• The Adirondack Wild Turkey in Winter

  
  Adirondack Almanack — Authority: 468
  There are only a few dozen species of birds capable of surviving the rigors of an Adirondack winter, and of these, the wild turkey is one that is more closely associated with the warmer and less snowy regions to our south than the boreal woodlands to the north. While the turkey is traditionally viewed as one the most ...
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• Sustainable Development? But, For Whom?

  
  REFLECTIONS — Authority: 92
  When looked from space, Earth is a beautiful planet – there are continents and oceans, and there are no countries … Continue reading »
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• Whither the Reindeer?

  
  A Tangled Rope — Authority: 113
  Even then, after all this time we still were not sure how to attach the banjo to the reindeer in such a way as to satisfy the precise requirements of both the stockbroker and the collector of antique pickled onion jars. However, and I say this as a man who went to Grimsby – once - that she was the finest example ...
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• A Plea for Southern Treasures

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 121
  From highway construction to mountaintop mining to pollution runoff, a group documents threats to mountains, waterways and forests.
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• Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Hydroelectric Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery Assistance Program

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 502
  An Interior Department decision on whether to remove four hydroelectric dams owned by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River, per the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) of 2010, is expected this spring, and the DOI has published a draft report summarizing two years of scientific and technical studies on the ...
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• Science And Nature Programming On Indian Television

  
  Reporting on a Revolution — Authority: 99
  Yesterday afternoon I watched a good documentary on the wild game trade and its social and ecological context on National Geographic. The setting was the Central African Republic and the hour long episode followed a researcher studying the hunters, traders and customers involved in Africas bush meat trade. It was a ...
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• ‘The ultimate bat film’: in the bat cave with Jeremy Deller – audio slideshow

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk ‘The ultimate bat film’: in the bat cave with Jeremy Deller – audio slideshow Patrick Barkham joins artist Jeremy Deller in Texas as he works on his latest new project – a film about the bats at the Frio cave near ConcanJim PowellPatrick Barkham published date:Mon, 30 ...
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• The ultimate bat film: in the bat cave with Jeremy Deller – audio slideshow

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Patrick Barkham joins artist Jeremy Deller in Texas as he works on his latest new project – a film about the bats at the Frio cave near Concan Jim Powell Patrick Barkham
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• I Just Want a Comfortable Home

  
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  I happen to be undertaking some study on solar panel prices. Immediately after all, I’m obtaining ready to build myself a property that is way out within the country. So that you can have power ran into my house, it truly is going to price me a large number of dollars. I believe that solar panels will be the easiest ...
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• 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: 143
  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: 85
    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: 144
  The Associated Press The Associated Press SUMMERTON, S.C. It may not be fighting with fire exactly, but the Santee National Wildlife Refuge plans ...
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• 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 ...
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• 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
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• Endangered New Jersey: Busy New Jersey Beavers

  
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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: 113
  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

  
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  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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