Category: Birds
‘Hidden Risk’: Mercury Pollution’s Costs to Wildlife and People
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 24th, 2012
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Mercury pollution isn’t just for fish eaters in the Northeast anymore — it’s all over the globe and in our terrestrial wildlife, says a new report coauthored by Nature Conservancy science.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, January 23
Written by Madeline Breen | January 23rd, 2012
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Worried about the H5N1 flu? You have 60 days to get a mask.
- Controversial bird flu research put on hold. (Wired Science)
- Climate change may claim another victim: California’s cattle rangelands. (Green)
- Do the feathers in your down comforter come from live or dead birds? (Mother Nature Network)
- An arctic ribbon seal flops up to a Seattle resident’s dock. (Huffington Post Green)
- Washington, DC takes the prize for the most LEED-certified buildings. (CleanTechnica)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 12
Written by Madeline Breen | January 12th, 2012
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Green your morning with today’s top cool green news stories.
- Looking to relocate? A new island pops up in the Red Sea. (Huffington Post Green)
- Wyoming gets bragging rights: plans begin for North America’s largest wind farm. (TreeHugger)
- Say goodbye to packaged foods. (Grist)
- Meet the world’s smallest invertebrate — you may need your glasses! (Discovery News)
- The FAA makes an exception: aircraft leads whooping cranes on their migration. (Washington Post)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 11
Written by Nicole Levins | January 11th, 2012
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Climate change: great for anchovy populations, not so great for the rest of us.
- Anchovies are making a North Sea comeback. Thanks, climate change? (Conservation Mag)
- Some rare good news for rhinos– none were poached in Nepal last year! (Mongabay)
- The “doomsday clock” jumped a minute forward. Why? Climate change. (CleanTechnica)
- President Obama visited EPA staff to let them know he still cares. (Green)
- Oil rigs could possibly be responsible for turning migratory land-based birds into shark snacks. (Wired)
Nature Photo of the Week: South American Tanager
Written by Madeline Breen | December 23rd, 2011
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Birds can be tricky to photograph, but Flickr user Techuser makes it look easy with this breathtaking photo of a Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leveriana). Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And [...]
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 21
Written by Nicole Levins | December 21st, 2011
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It’s not easy being green, but it sure beats the alternative.
- Is nature more resilient than we give it credit for? (Time)
- To encourage recycling, Mexico City is closing one of the world’s largest open-air garbage dumps. (YaleE360)
- Does birdsong have a positive effect on human creativity and well-being? Scientists are going to get to the bottom of it. (Guardian)
- The biggest enviro hits and misses of 2011: celebrity edition. (Treehugger)
- Unusually long-living animals may reveal secrets to human longevity. (Scientific American)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, December 15
Written by Madeline Breen | December 15th, 2011
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Be prepared to be extremely bugged out.
- Scientists have discovered a jumping cockroach — and there’s video! (Huffington Post)
- At IKEA, you can shop for furniture, eat Swedish meatballs and now charge your electric vehicle. (Market Watch)
- Chicago’s Uncommon Ground is the greenest restaurant in the country. (TreeHugger)
- Have you signed up for Audobon’s annual Christmas Bird Count? (Audubon)
- Black hole to eat a cloud of gas. Nom nom nom. (National Geographic)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 14
Written by Nicole Levins | December 14th, 2011
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Get your green news on!
- When it comes to solar power, just how much solar do you really need? (CleanTechnica)
- For sparrows, exposure to spooky sounds leads to fewer babies. (Green)
- Do you commute by public transportation? In 2012, your tax benefit will be halved. (The Daily Green)
- You’ll find the two greenest restaurants in the United States in Chicago. (GreenBiz)
- Do away with disposables and break out the Tupperware. You can do it! (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, November 23
Written by Nicole Levins | November 23rd, 2011
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Great green news: something to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Have a cruelty-free holiday and adopt a (live) turkey. (Green)
- After burning for three+ months, the Great Dismal Swamp wildfire has finally been extinguished. (AP, via Huffington Post Green)
- A bathtub-sized sea sponge has been rediscovered after a century of extinction. Wonder where it was hiding… (Mongabay)
- This Friday isn’t just Black Friday, it’s also Buy Nothing Day. (And don’t forget to celebrate Green Gift Monday next week!) (Grist)
- Who takes the longest showers? Twelve-year-old boys, says a new survey. (Treehugger)
Nature Brains: Golden Solution for an Endangered Warbler
Written by Darci Palmquist | November 21st, 2011
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You could call this bird cheeky and fickle. New research finds that the golden-cheeked warbler prefers specific tree types—and in specific quantities—for its winter forest habitat.
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