Most people have a primordial fear of spiders, snakes and, of course, of predators that are larger than they are. So it makes sense to regard crocodilians (that is, the group of living alligators, crocodiles, caimans, gharials, and so on) with suspicion. Though several of their ancestors were more monstrous than their current forms, about […]
via Top 10 Deadliest Crocodiles Of The World — SparkyzInsights
From Audubon Rockies (Abby Burke): Policy priorities for the 2020 Colorado legislative session. Colorado lawmakers returned to the Capitol on January 8th to kick off the 2020 legislative session. Even before bills were introduced, it was clear that the General Assembly will wrangle with issues that will touch every corner of the state and impact […]
Audubon reports Increasing Flexibility to Manage Utah’s Water for People and Birds Utah’s Water Banking Act (SB 26), which Audubon supports, unanimously passed both the House and Senate and will become law following the Governor’s signature. Read more at: UPDATE: Increasing Flexibility to Manage Utah’s Water for People and Birds | Audubon
via Utah Passes A Bird Friendly Water Use Bill — Natural History Wanderings
Old growth, wetlands, wildlife. Everything the review panel added up and wrote off. Directly over the proposed Teck Resources Frontier mining pit. Photo by Garth Lenz. Any day now, the Trudeau government is expected to render its verdict on the $20-billion Teck Resources Frontier mine proposed to push Alberta’s industrialized oilsands landscape farther north. There’s been […]
via What the Teck Mine Will Destroy — County Sustainability Group
From Audubon Rockies (Abby Burke): Policy priorities for the 2020 Colorado legislative session. Colorado lawmakers returned to the Capitol on January 8th to kick off the 2020 legislative session. Even before bills were introduced, it was clear that the General Assembly will wrangle with issues that will touch every corner of the state and impact […]
It’s hard to believe that we now have to fight to keep our water clean. You’ve got to question the motivations of an administration that seems hell bent on attacking our environment. Opinion: Chris Wood & Collin O’Mara “The Environmental Protection Agency made a startling admission last month when it announced that many of the […]
As water use grows and our aquatic habitats need greater care than ever, anglers and the general public are being invited to give their views and ideas in a nationwide Environment Agency consultation. Here’s what you need to know. As anglers, we know only too well how important rivers and lakes are. But the freshwater […]
via Having your say about the way we manage our Freshwater Environment — Lines on the Water
