A conservationist tries to make sense of a town grief-stricken over a wild turkey that got a little too comfortable among humans. People in Easton, MA are so torn up about “Freddie” that a facebook page was created. It has over 1500 fans. There was also a memorial for the bird, with flowers, all of…Continue Reading…
Several days ago, this story at Slate, by Brendan Borrell, argued that habitat destruction posed a more immediate threat to wildlife and biodiversity than climate change. That makes obvious sense. Until recently, ecological degradation, be it from deforestation or overfishing, was the pre-eminent environmental concern of our time. “Now, writes Borrell, “being green is all…Continue Reading…
As I wrote here several weeks ago, global warming is already changing South Florida’s ecology. The difficulty facing land managers and field biologists is determining the extent of the change and what actions to take. After talking with a number of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service staffers based in the southeast, I had the impression…Continue Reading…
I love to hash over climate policy and politics as much as the next peon blogger. And I love biting the ankles of melodramatic bloviators. But I also love reporting, which often means reading documents and talking with people on the phone. So this week I’ve tried to tamp down my enthusiasm for bloggy smackdowns…Continue Reading…
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