Author Archives: Bob ll

Wow… just wow. …. in 1946, the International Whaling Commission stepped in and said “Hey, wait a minute, guys. There’s only a few handful of these majestic creatures left in the entire world, so maybe we should try to not … Continue reading →

the more scientists test animals, the more they find that many species may have inner lives and be sentient. A surprising range of creatures have shown evidence of conscious thought or experience, including insects, fish and some crustaceans. This is … Continue reading →

Positive results for re-uniting baby bats with their mothers. Stepladder, tea towel and hot water bottle required. Source: Re-uniting Baby Bats The thing that I find most fascinating about this article is that they let the bat rescue go for … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, the EPA has not been as aggressive as regulatory bodies in other nations, making the U.S. lag behind in banning pesticides and herbicides that have already been prohibited elsewhere. Hundreds of harmful pesticides are still in use in the … Continue reading →

Center for Biological Diversity: Pesticide Use on Crops Grown in Refuges Spikes in California, Oregon, Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland Source: Analysis: 490,000 Pounds of Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on National Wildlife Refuges The center for Biological Diversity has done more for our … Continue reading →

An outspoken member of the r/NativePlantGardening community expressed disappointment that The Arbor Day Foundation sells invasive plant species. Source: Gardener raises concerns after suspicious experience with popular nature nonprofit: ‘I’ve also cut them out’ “I think as a nonprofit grows … Continue reading →

Carbon Robotics LaserWeeders kill weeds among specialty row crops such as baby spinach, broccoli, kale, carrots, lettuce, cilantro, and onions. As you can see in the photos, weeds can’t compete with crops when Carbon Robotics patrols the fields. Source: Laserweeding … Continue reading →

Homeless woman with all of her possessions in a shopping cart just stopped on the side of a highway and carefully picked up a butterfly and carried it very carefully 10 ft off the road talking to it in Spanish, … Continue reading →

Source: New study finds little-known toxic crop chemical in four out of five people tested “EWG’s new study on chlormequat is the first of its kind in the U.S.,” said EWG Toxicologist Alexis Temkin, Ph.D, lead author of the study. … Continue reading →

Pablo Castelló and Francisco Santiago-Ávila NSW has recently begun the aerial killings of 14,000 feral horses in Kosciuszko in the name of protecting biodiversity. But why should conserving native species diversity take precedence over other inherently valuable expressions of animal … Continue reading →