Findings about ticks brought transition in philosophy Willy Burgdorfer, 89, who sparked a transition of wildlife management focus from propagating deer to be hunted to culling deer as a disease vector, died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on November 17, 2014 in Hamilton, Montana. Burgdorfer had no intention of promoting deer culling. A medical entomologist, […]
Is “green building” better for wildlife?
First, what exactly do we mean by “green building”? Second, what exactly do we mean by “better”? Is “green building” better for wildlife? Yes and no. Before answering that question, we need to more precisely define the terms. There are a variety of different and sometimes conflicting definitions of “green building” flying around the blogosphere. […]
12 Essential Steps to Net Zero Energy
Free video: http://zero-energyplans.com/ Made by Kyle Porter, starring Ted Clifton Reviewed by Merritt Clifton 12 Essential Steps to Net Zero Energy is a free how-to video made by Kyle Porter on commission from my brother Ted Clifton to help Ted promote his business Zero Energy Home Plans. Ted, an award-winning veteran “green builder,” never once […]
Bear-feeding researcher loses radio-collaring permit, deer-feeder loses life
Feeding deer & bears also gets the animals killed MINNEAPOLIS––Feeding deer is legal in Minnesota, though baiting deer in order to shoot them is not. Feeding bears is illegal, except to bait them during hunting season. Arguing that feeding bears could get someone killed, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in June 2013 refused […]
Rehabilitating raccoons
I live in northeastern Ohio, where there is currently a ban on rehabilitating raccoons. Babies and adults are drowned, beaten with shovels, and left to starve. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources claims that this is because of the fear of spreading rabies; the uneducated public are raising these animals so they are not killed. […]
New York delays “final solution” for mute swans
Reprieve from shooting, gassing, decapitation & egg-addling ALBANY, N.Y.––The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on February 24, 2014 backed away from a plan to kill every mute swan in New York state. The NY/DEC proposed to kill all 2,200 mute swans in the state by 2025, by a combination of methods that could include shooting, gassing, decapitation, and […]
Roadkill counts, 1937-2006, showed longterm decline
City worker logged 5,000 roadkills over 12.5 years MENTOR, Ohio––Cathy Strah, a transportation department employee in Mentor, Ohio, from 1993 to mid-2006 logged all roadkills collected by city workers, forwarding her data sheets to me. Her work, covering more than 5,000 animal deaths over twelve and a half years, was the longest-running all-species, year-round roadkill […]