California Condor May Fly Over the Northcoast Again
“When we pray for our wildlife, our wildlife pray for us.” -Wildlife Biologist Tiana Williams-Claussen
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“When we pray for our wildlife, our wildlife pray for us.” -Wildlife Biologist Tiana Williams-Claussen
Read moreNot far from the Scotia Bridge, a seal gives watchers a skeptical look. [Photo by Alyza Elway] In the interest of science, LoCO has to know … How far up the Eel do seals swim? Today, around 10:30 a.m., near the foot of Davis Street in Rio Dell, Alyza Elway, a resident there, said she photographed a seal exploring unusually
Read moreLast year, locals and worldwide fans eagerly followed the Humboldt Bay Eagle Cam. And, guess what? The eagles have returned today! According to Sandra Hunt-VonArb, a senior biologist with Pacific Northwestern Biological, who has volunteered to monitor this nesting pair since 2006, the eagle pictured above in a screen grab taken from the Humboldt Bay webcam is the female from
Read morePREVIOUSLY: Dead Fisher Found at Marijuana Cultivation Site Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department press release: The necropsy of the deceased young male adult Fisher located in the marijuana garden in Six Rivers National Forest on 07-31-2013 was recently completed by a scientific team of researchers. The necropsy confirmed suspicions that the Fisher was in fact killed due to Carbamate insecticide poisoning,
Read moreDoug Bryan of the Southern Humboldt Fire Chiefs Association Public Information Team is reporting that there is a fire in the Red Mountain area of Northern Mendocino and one on the eastern side of Reed Mountain in Southern Humboldt. Fire resources are responding and some are at the scene. They appear to be related to lightning strikes. UPDATE 4:05 P.M:
Read more[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otognB4LdTY] The above video shows a fisher that scientists suspect was poisoned by rodenticides. According to the Youtube caption, “This fisher had four different anticoagulant rodenticides in its tissues: three SGARs (second generation anticoagulant rodenticide) and one first-generation rodenticide.” Recent studies have tied the deaths of wildlife to the use of rodenticides (poisons used to kill rats, mice, etc.) The rodents
Read moreArachnophobia, anyone? I’m a fan of spiders but when I found this pulsating mass in my old shed, I have to admit, I shuddered.
Read moreBear in Tree Like a totem pole, my neighbor’s tree offered a stack of bears one morning this week–two cubs near the top, one right on top of the other and a third, possibly older sibling, down lower. The two little ones were beyond the reach of my camera in the twilight of a fall dawn on the north side
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Read moreHappy Valentine’s Day ————————————————- My photo and Tea House’s idea. Happy Valentine’s Day from Tea House and me.
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