Category Archives: Environment

Endangered Species Day: Protecting Biodiversity

Posted on May 4, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Endangered Species Day: Friday, May 17, 2013 Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people young and old to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions that people can … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour Is March 23: Switch Off Your Lights

Posted on March 7, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Indonesian actress Pevita Pearce will sleep without air conditioning for one month AND plant 100 trees IF 10,000 of her Instagram and Twitter followers share their action for the planet using the hash-tag #dukungAKSIpevita ! ‘Ini Aksiku! … Continue reading →

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Vernal Equinox on Wednesday, March 20

Posted on March 4, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7:02 a.m. EDT (11:02 a.m. UTC) will mark the vernal equinox, the exact time when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. The … Continue reading →

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Hummingbirds Begin Spring Migration!

Posted on March 3, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Hummingbirds Begin North America Spring Migration! Those miniature marvels of nature, the hummingbirds, have already begun landing on the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida! The hummers have wintered in Central American and … Continue reading →

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Last of the Curlews: A Lost Bird’s Life

Posted on March 3, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Eskimo Curlew, Courlis esquimau (Numenius borealis) March, 1962 on Galveston Island, Texas Photo by: Don Bleitz, Copyright held by Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, CA The Eskimo Curlew is a “modern extinction” along with the Passenger Pigeon, … Continue reading →

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Cairn Terriers Playing in the Snow!

Posted on January 16, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Please support local dog and animal rescue groups. Cairn Terriers are the Best Dogs in the World, by the way. Cairn Terriers Playing in the Snow Cairn Terriers were originally bred in Scotland so it is no … Continue reading →

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December Solstice 2012 on Friday the 21st

Posted on December 15, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ December Solstice at Stonehenge Friday, December 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m. EST will mark the December solstice. The December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is … Continue reading →

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A Cairn Terrier Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Nothing is better in this world than a Christmas dog and especially a Cairn Terrier Christmas! Please support local dog and animal rescue groups. Cairn Terriers are the Best Dogs in the World, by the way. “Dogs … Continue reading →

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Man Rescues His Dog From Alligator Attack!

Posted on November 26, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ When an alligator attacked and grabbed his dog, Bounce the West Highlands Terrier, Steve Gustafson leaped into action! The 66-year-old grandfather jumped into the water and saved his beloved Bounce from the 7-foot, 130-pound alligator. “Dogs are … Continue reading →

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Killer Whale Chases Man and Dog!

Posted on November 22, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Swim for your life! A diver and dog are chased from the water by a Killer Whale! Nothing against the orca, which is the largest dolphin, a highly intelligent carnivore, and was probably pinging the dog as … Continue reading →

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Dogs Help Endangered Species: Animals Assist Animals

Posted on October 23, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Frehley the Border Collie is on a mission and living, yep, a dog’s life. He was on death row in an animal shelter, but biologists rescued Frehley to work in the forests of the Jemez Mountains. Frehley, … Continue reading →

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