While walking along the Lansing River Trail, in Michigan, I found this female mallard sitting on her nest.
Image by Buck.
See more animal camouflage here on The Conservation Report.
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The Upright Citizens Brigade uses comedy to criticize BP’s lack of competence in handling its oil spill in the Gulf.
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Unless heard or seen in flight, nightjars are rarely observed due to their impressive ability to blend into their environment. Some excellent images showing cryptic nightjars:
Long-tailed nightjar image via
Slender-tailed nightjar image via
White-tailed nightjar image via
See more animal camouflage here on The Conservation Report.
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BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and collaborators.
Via NCAR & UCAR News
The costs of malfeasance are too great to ignore. The negative externalities that result from burning fossil fuels are too great to ignore. As fossil fuels continue to dwindle and world governments continue to lack prudent energy policies, environmental disasters will continue, so the true cost of “cheap” fossil fuels will continue to be passed to governments and their citizens, while private corporations bank mammoth amounts of money every day.
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Images: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
From April 30 to June 1, there have been 29 dead dolphins verified within the designated spill area. So far, one of the 29 dolphins had evidence of external oil. Because it was found on an oiled beach, we are unable at this time to determine whether the animal was covered in oil prior to its death or after its death. The other 28 dolphins have had no visible evidence of external oil. Since April 30, the stranding rate for dolphins in Louisiana has been higher than the historic numbers for the same time period in previous years. This may be due to increased detection and reporting and the lingering effects of the earlier observed spike in strandings.
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