Ocelot
Species in Peril: OCELOTS An agile and night prowler feline Their range From the southern United States to northern Argentina, the ocelot can be found up to 3,000 meters in elevation (9,800 ft). It’s only found in Texas and Arizona in the United States, and it’s gone extinct in Louisiana and Arkansas. Ocelot fossils have […]
Bighorn Sheep
The Climate Crisis: A Human Rights Issue.
When we talk about climate change, it often provokes conversation about the future and what it will look like. There’s talk of models and clocks and predictions. Much of the focus is on how much we really need to care and how much change we need to make. How many toxins can we pump into […]
Arctic Wolf
Species in Peril: ARCTIC WOLVES This polar wolf is what legends are made of Food? Yum Yum… Arctic wolves have a unique diet that consists of much variety. They are not afraid to go after animals larger in size if it means a good food source. Arctic wolves primarily hunt muskoxen and Arctic hares in […]
Wildlife conservation success stories that bring hope for the future
Green Sea Turtles Surrounding the warm coastline of Raine Island off the Great Barrier Reef, hundreds of Green Sea Turtles wait to nest their eggs. At their peak, 60,000 females will nest in this area along with thousands of other females around the world. Weighing in about 300 bounds, with the ability to live upwards […]
Louisiana wetlands are disappearing and it’s impacting wildlife
Every hour, we lose about a football field of Louisiana Wetlands to the ocean. This loss is caused by a combination of factors, some natural and some man-made, and is leading to an ongoing environmental crisis that is already having extreme ramifications on not only native species but also human populations living in the area. Unchecked, […]
Sea Turtle Nesting Site: A Turtle Tradition
As they scuttle across the sand toward the ocean, newborn sea turtles are already creating decades-deep memories. They imprint on the chemical specifics of the sand, coast, and ocean. These become a coordinate system of directional cues that, ten to fifteen years later, guide mature females back to their birthplace. Just as the tide predictably […]
Amazon Extinction Debt
The Amazon Rainforest is many things: the world’s largest rainforest, home to one million indigenous people, a carbon sink helping to alleviate climate change. It is also a biodiversity hotspot providing habitat for 10% of all known species on this planet. Sadly, decades of deforestation have jeopardized all of the Amazon’s important functions. While this […]