In 2005, an ecologist named Crow White drove to 12 locations inside an elk hunting zone in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and fired a .30-06 rifle into the air. Before each shot, he counted every raven within 100 meters. Then he pulled the trigger, waited ten minutes, and counted again. On different days at those same …
It is different, at least.
I remember the prior design it was based on.
It’s going to be ugly.
“Sometime around 2029, 2030 it’s going to go off a cliff,” he said, “and it’s going to be ugly.” Striped bass fishing could face collapse. I heard things were not good but I didn’t know it was this bad. I fished them while in Massachusetts and the last gasp of the year was to go …
Seals
A small seal and a huge elephant seal have more in common than they first appear! Both belong to the pinnipeds, together with sea lions and walruses. This image illustrates adult males measuring 1.7 m for a harbor seal, 2.3 m for a gray seal, 2.4 m for a California sea lion, 3 m …
The Hazards Multiple, Strange Times
The chances of being attacked by a bear carrying a landmine are low, but never zero.Somewhere in Ukraine, a Russian soldier just discovered the Geneva Convention has a wildlife loophole. Seems to check out.
Deer Deaths
A deer killed by vines. Video on Meta There is an invasive plant called dog strangling vine. I thought the name was for drama but maybe it is literal. I have posted several times on weird and odd disasters for deer. Prior posts on deer. I am guessing 6 or so relate to Deer Deaths or …
Sir Patrick Stewart (13 July 1940 – 28 October 2026)
Sir Patrick Stewart (13 July 1940 – 28 October 2026) I always liked his role as Picard. He pulled Star Trek out of the camp from the original series but what I remember most is the line below. Time is the fire in which we burn.” Delmore Schwartz When I first heard it, it was …
Space is not a friendly place.
Space is not a friendly place. Without our shield, we would be done.
The volcanic badlands of northwest New Mexico.
This film explores the volcanic badlands of northwest New Mexico in the heart of the San Juan Basin. Over the course of a week, I travel through Dinétah, the ancestral homeland of the Diné, to understand how geology, ecology, and cultural history intersect in one of the most visually and psychologically striking landscapes on the …
Homo erectus back to 2 million years plus Whathisname
The fossil record shows that our Homo erectus ancestors were the first hominins to show signs of adapting to life on the ground, with longer legs and shorter arms emerging (the name translates to ‘upright human’). It’s therefore important that anthropologists can date the species correctly – and a new fossil analysis from …