Japanese Whalers

http://www.adn.com/2010/12/31/1626666/japanese-whalers-activists-clash.html

I have read that eating whale meat is a definite acquired taste.

Nature

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/

Maybe once football season ends I can get back into the groove of watching nature.

Chickadees at night

http://www.adn.com/2010/12/27/1621803/where-do-chickadees-catch-zs.html

Interesting story on chickadees roosting in birch trees.

Delta loses dogs

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/delta-loses-army-officers-789849.html

Life is tough for a dog.

Aflatoxin

http://www.ajc.com/news/kroger-recalls-pet-food-782224.html

Tough life being a dog.

Diseased Elk

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16889366?source=rss

Bring back the predators, deal with the consequences.

I like the comment by the guy who claims wolves are killing children in Wisconsin.

The internet is a beautiful thing.

Sea Lions

http://www.adn.com/2010/12/14/1603956/alaska-sues-federal-fisheries.html

Difficult situation when there are not enough fish for everyone.

Choanoflagellates

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/science/14creatures.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a210

Interesting clues to ancient evolution.

Musk Oxen

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/science/14angier.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a210

Interesting animals.

Clothianidin vs.bees

http://www.rodale.com/beekeepers?cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_12_13-_-Top5-_-NA

Serious flaws in an industry-funded study?

Who ever would have suspected such a thing?

Death in the food chain

It looks like the antlers of the three bucks became entangled with tragic results.

Alien slime molds

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/evidence-for-et-is-769933.html

Yet another very optimistic article about the chances of finding life on other planets.

Chicago Coyotes

Thanks to Elizabeth for sending me this link.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2010/12/08/131876027/60-wild-coyotes-patrol-chicago-and-occasionally-stop-at-convenience-stores?sc=emaf

It sure would be nice if a few of these coyotes would come here and help out with the voles and mice.

Beware hungry wolves

http://www.adn.com/2010/12/07/1593046/brazen-hungry-wolves-spark-fear.html

Not an easy life to live in terror.

Mammals vs. Fungi

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/67029/title/Just_warm_enough

Fungi killed the dinosaurs?

Fossil grounds

http://www.lvrj.com/news/mammoth-find-shows-value-of-fossil-grounds-backers-say-111252734.html

Huge collection of fossils in the Upper Las Vegas Wash.

Elodea canadensis

http://www.adn.com/2010/12/05/1589397/invasive-water-plant-found-in.html

Yet another invasive species.

Arsenic bacteria

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/67223/title/E.T.%3F_No._Arsenic%3F_Yes._Maybe._Hmmm

The problem with hype in science is that there are always other scientists who are more serious about science than hype.

Cholera

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/07/1961804/haiti-cholera-likely-from-un-troops.html

UN causes cholera?

Unacceptable.

Tarantulas

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/12/03/20101203los-angeles-spider-smuggling.html?source=nletter-entertainment

It appears that there is a good market for smuggled tarantulas.

Beware biting dogs on airplanes

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/12/06/20101206phoenix-bound-flight-emergency-landing.html?source=nletter-entertainment

Incidents like this are how the airline got the nickname "Useless Air."

Three deer vs. one dog

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/12/07/20101207oregon-deer-attack-dog.html?source=nletter-entertainment

Not adaptively vigilant by the dog.

Egyptian shark attacks

http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/whats-causing-egypt-shark-attacks-5-theories/19748844

Some interesting ideas.

Arsenic bacteria

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/02/1954921/nasa-new-find-a-big-deal-really.html

It is an exciting discovery, even if sci-fi fans were disappointed.

Pacific Salmon

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/29/1578979/experts-food-for-pacific-salmon.html

Complicated subject.

Rewilding

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/28/1577339/scientist-tries-to-re-create-ice.html

Interesting Siberian experiment.

Texas ocelots

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-ocelots_29tex.ART.State.Edition1.db43b3.html

Difficult with such small numbers.

Georgia Cougars

http://www.ajc.com/news/magazine-seeks-evidence-of-756167.html

We can only hope that a few still exist.

Pit bulls

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/112710dnmetpitbullattack.269c0dd5c.html

No good deed goes unpunished.

Ancient oases

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/66507/title/Shuttle_images_reveal_Egypts_lost_great_lake

Climate change in the ancient Sahara.

Big mammals

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/66516/title/Mammal_size_maxed_out_after_dinos_demise

Indricotherium transouralicum was a whopper.

Polar bear habitat

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/24/1570909/feds-ok-critical-habitat-in-alaska.html

It will be interesting to see if it actually makes any difference.

Tigers

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/opinion/24wed4.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a211

My prediction = Extinction.

Bottleneckers

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/66319/title/Island_orangs_descend_from_small_group

176,000 years ago was an interesting time.

Tuatara

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/science/23angier.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a210

An unusual animal.

Discover Life

http://www.discoverlife.org/

Free online tools.

Halibut

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/21/1566329/new-rule-curtails-the-number-of.html

Complicated subject.

Shark

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/65751/title/Book_Review_Shark_In_Peril_in_the_Sea_by_David_Owen

Sounds like my kind of book.

USDA kills wolves

http://www.startribune.com/local/108977574.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr

No easy answers.

Raccoons are dangerous

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/18/1561686/father-of-ga-baby-attacked-by.html

Terrible tragedy.

Turkey Vultures

Last night we attended the Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society meeting at Wehr Nature Center.

Naturalist Lisa Hartman and Wildlife Ecologist Mike Mossman talked about turkey vultures.

Lisa Hartman brought her own live turkey vulture, rescued from a car accident in Michigan 13 years ago.

She said that being hit by vehicles while scavenging road kills was the number one cause of death for turkey vultures.

Mike and Lisa are featured in the following link:

http://wpt2.org/npa/IW809turkeyvultures.cfm

Michigan Bog

http://www.herbcompanion.com/Health/BEFORE-COLUMBUS.aspx

Fascinating account of an archeological find near Oscoda, Michigan.

Describes how Native Americans could have survived by using the local plants.

Beware packs of wild dogs

http://www.ajc.com/news/5-year-old-mauled-742659.html

Terrible tragedy.

Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/65394/title/Warm_spell_spurred_tropical_biodiversity

Life finds a way.

Anarchy Evolution

http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_16600583?source=rss

New book by punk rocker Greg Graffin.

He is also a lecturer in life science and paleontology at UCLA.

Great Squirrel Migration

http://www.otherkin.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=670

Unfortunately, there is not much information available about The Great Squirrel Migration of 1843 in Russia.

Wild Turkeys

http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Birds/Archives/2010/Terrorist-Turkeys.aspx

We have wild turkeys in the Milwaukee Metro area.

I have seen them in Whitnall Park.

Dengue Fever

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/11/1920667/dengue-fever-case-turns-in-miami.html

What next?

59,000 King Salmon

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/08/1544028/bycatch-kings-upset-sport-fishermen.html

Terrible waste.

The Enperor of All Maladies

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/books/11book.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a27

A biography of cancer sounds like an interesting but grim book.

Coral 2050

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/65317/title/Acidification_may_halve_coral_class_of_2050

Difficult to see the future is.

Missouri Department of Conservation

http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature

A treasure trove of information.

Beware Wolves

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/07/1542141/bolder-wolves-fray-residents-nerves.html

Tough situation for people, pets, and wolves.

Ornaments to Support Wildlife

http://www.shopnwf.org/Gift-Items/Seasonal-Decorations/2780-NWF809-Woodsy-Ornament--Owl.pro

This owl is just one of many cute wildlife ornaments available from NWF.

Anomalocaris

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/65153/title/Fossil_fangs_not_so_fierce

"Like a dental patient slurping up applesauce."

Very disappointing.

Great Migrations

http://tv.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/arts/television/06migrations.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27

Some of us have seen most of this before.

But still worth watching again.

Treasure trove of bones

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16538570?source=rss

Earlier stories referred to mammoths.

Were they mammoths or mastodons?

Bear swats boy

http://www.adn.com/2010/11/05/1538925/seward-bear-attack-leads-to-review.html

Complicated story. Was it the fish or the berries?

Or did the bear swat the boy because the boy was late for school?

Remote Area Dwellers

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/world/africa/05bushmen.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl&emc=a22

A very sad story with no solution in sight.

Life in the water chain?

Raccoons attack baby

http://www.ajc.com/news/raccoons-attack-baby-in-716139.html

Terrible tragedy.

2010 Elk Hunt

My brother shot this elk.

More Mammoth Bones

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16473675?source=rss

Very exciting.

Frogs in the Amazon

http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/a-hundred-ways-to-be-a-frog/?nl=&emc=a212

It must be tons of fun stumbling around in the dark.

You never know what you will find.

Anthropoids

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/science/02obanthropoids.html?_r=1&nl=&emc=a212

38 million years old and the size of rodents.

Very interesting.

Bee Mystery

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/64725/title/Bee_mystery_not_over_yet

News media reports may have been overblown.

As usual.

Coyote vs. Jack Russell

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/105724803.html?elr=KArksUUUezH_MDC7DaaDy_vDEh7P:DiU

A near tragedy.

Raptors

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/26raptor.html?th&emc=th

Interesting to note that many hawks are killed by wind farms.

Snakes and venom

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/26creatures.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Very interesting.

Lions moving east

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/182254/

Maybe they will continue moving east into Wisconsin.

Cholera

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/world/americas/25haiti.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Terrible tragedy.

First outbreak in Haiti in 50 years?

Roaming buffalo

http://www.ajc.com/news/couple-finds-buffalo-in-690420.html

Bizarre.

Mammoth bones

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16392182?source=rss

Excellent find with unfossilized bones.

Lady MacBee

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/64384/title/Lady_MacBee

Interesting maneuvers by would-be queens.

Albino musky

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/105333088.html

Very interesting. How did it survive to grow to 51 inches?

Beware mountain goats

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/18/1879232/goat-that-killed-wash-hiker-known.html

Another terrible tragedy.

Beware large fish

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/18/1879079/kayaker-bitten-by-barracuda-near.html

Bitten by a barracuda or punctured by a hound fish?

Honeybees kill man

http://www.ajc.com/news/sw-georgia-man-killed-676825.html

My advice is to NOT drive a tractor into a beehive.

White Nose Syndrome

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16306413?source=rss

A fungus that attacks bats.

A biological catastrophe in the making.

Deer in urban parks

http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2010/Deer-in-Rock-Creek-Park.aspx

Interesting article on the problems posed by increasing deer populations in urban parks.

Beware the Cougar

Thanks to Brian for sending me this one.

Dogs vs. Bears

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/us/07bears.html?th&emc=th

Controversial training methods in South Carolina.

Fungus and Virus vs, Honeybees

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.html?th&emc=th

The cause of colony collapse disorder may have been found.

Melanosomes

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63919/title/A_giant_penguin_plumed_in_earth_tones

Exciting news regarding fossil feathers.

Urban Coyotes

The coyote involved could not be singled out, so wildlife officials killed the entire pack as a precautionary measure.

- Denver Post (link below)

Read more: Hazing favored over killing Colorado's urban coyotes - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16222607?source=rss#ixzz1171Dsq7A

And then a new pack moved in?

Bristlecone Pines

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28pines.html?th&emc=th

Rust and beetles might be a lethal combination.

Coywolf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28coyotes.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Interesting that the larger eastern coyotes carry wolf DNA.

Florida Panthers

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63671/title/Lone_Star_cats_rescue_cousins_in_Sunshine_State

Texas genes temporarily save the day?

Parisitic infestation

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63579/title/Main_malaria_parasite_came_to_humans_from_gorillas%2C_not_chimps

Very interesting that the parasite would make just one successful jump from gorillas to humans.

Don't Mess with Elephants

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-passions-pursuits-tom-siebel-gored-by-elephant.html?partner=daily_newsletter

A rich guy gets stomped by an elephant.

Asymmetric

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63553/title/Flies_off-kilter

Life finds a way.

Origins

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63541/title/Life%E2%80%99s_cold_start

Very interesting.

Dolphins

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/21conversation.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Intgeresting Q & A.

Grizzly, or lack thereof

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/science/earth/17grizzly.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

I am ill & exhausted due to the people who are ignorant of the role of alpha predators.

Man eaten by shark

http://news.discovery.com/animals/man-eaten-by-shark-near-jaws-movie-site.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

But many more sharks are eaten by people.

Hybrids

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/science/14creatures.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Fascinating.

Beware pool water

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63358/title/DNA-damaging_disinfection_by-products_found_in_pool_water

Genotoxicity.

Too many vegetables

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/county-sues-farmer-for-612210.html

We need more fresh vegetables, and the government sues the guy for growing too many vegetables?

Would fewer zucchini make it OK?

Climate change and plague

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63212/title/Climates_link_to_plague

Interesting speculations.

Asian carp update

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/08/1814136/biologist-asian-carp-testing-may.html

Invasive species are a very complicated problem.

Michigan alligator

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/03/1806851/mich-man-gathering-corn-confronted.html

Global warming bringing alligators further north?

Chlorophyll f

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/62400/title/Chlorophyll_gets_an_%E2%80%98f%E2%80%99

The first new chlorophyll in 60 years.

Very exciting.

Plant Carbon Uptake

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/62396/title/Worldwide_slowdown_in_plant__carbon_uptake

The world's carbon budget is complicated by drought.

Is it normal climate variation or global warming?

Rock snot

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/opinion/18wed4.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Yet another invasive threat.

Magic in the Air

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/hummingbirds-magic-in-the-air/introduction/5424/

We watched the Nature episode on Hummingbirds last night.

Informative and entertaining.

Wind power vs. bats

http://www.lvrj.com/news/wind-power-project-s-impact-on-bats-studied-100747919.html

There are always going to be trade-offs.

Brazen black bear

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/06/1764452/brazen-black-bear-breaks-into.html

How does the bear know what is in the freezer?

Bee vision

Thanks to Elizabeth for sending me this link.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/08/scienceshot-the-secret-eyes-of-bees.html

It is hard for me to relate to more than 300 degrees of vision.

Bear attack

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/28/1750496/1-dead-2-injured-in-bear-attack.html

Tragedy.

Mosquito life cycle

http://www.mosquitoes.org/LifeCycle.html

Very interesting.

Ediacaran Period

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/science/27creatures.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Interesting and exotic creatures.

Death in the air

http://www.ajc.com/travel/bulldogs-top-the-list-572039.html

Interesting article about dogs that die while flying in airplanes.

Milwaukee Lake Michigan musky

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/97993064.html

Interesting story about Lake Michigan muskies.

Gray squirrels

Thanks to Nancy for calling my attention to this story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/science/06angi.html?emc=eta1

Wasps vs. Ash Borers

http://www.startribune.com/local/97360659.html?page=1&c=y

Interesting match-up.

Turtles on airplanes

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tiny-turtle-causes-taxiing-556978.html

Weird story with a Milwaukee connection.

Deer kills woman

http://www.ajc.com/news/airborne-deer-kills-douglasville-554446.html

A bizarre accident.

And the same thing happened 15 years ago.

Action Squirrel

Thanks to Elizabeth for sending me this link.

http://cheezburger.com/View/5260801

Very entertaining.

Can my squirrels do that?

Do not feed the animals

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/dont-feed-the-foxes-541117.html

I have to admit that I never thought of feeding apples to foxes.

Michigan alligator

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/02/1659711/gator-raid-3-ft-long-alligator.html

Excellent, maybe we can find some in the Indian River area.

Colorado rabies on the rise

Once rabies takes hold in wildlife, the disease becomes extremely difficult to eradicate, he [Dr. Richard Vogt, executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, which covers Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties] said.

- Denver Post (link here)

Rabid skunks are one more reason to carry a loaded handgun at all times.

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth, an environmental group, denounced the synthetic genome as “dangerous new technology,” saying that “Mr. Venter should stop all further research until sufficient regulations are in place.”

- NY Times (link here)

These people have been reading the same science fiction novels that I have.

On the Possibility of Artificial Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/opinion/30sun3.html?th&emc=th

And maybe the creation of a slate wiper.

We Brake for Frogs

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/27/1650743/horde-of-frogs-keeps-greek-highway.html

They have hordes of frogs and I do not have any.

How is that fair?

On the Decline of Bighorn Sheep

http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_15148614?source=rss

Once again, everything humans do, or do not do, favors some species over others.

Cougar attack

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/94219264.html

I am 100% opposed to killing a cougar just because it attacked one heifer.

The Return of the Son of the Burgess Shale, Part II

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/science/18fossil.html?th&emc=th

Once again, we see that there is a difference between the absence of evidence and the evidence of absence.

Foxes are dangerous

http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fox-attacks-3-men-529516.html

Police officer kills fox in self-defense.

NYC Hawks

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/opinion/02sun4.html?th&emc=th

Red-tailed hawks in New York City.

Molting Dinosaurs

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58693/title/Dinos_molted_for_a_new_look

Very interesting.

Bald Eagles

http://www.startribune.com/local/92061349.html?elr=KArksUUUU

Documents increase in nest activity along the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area.

Fails to mention that they are carrion eaters.

Dead terrorist

Thanks to Dad for sending me this picture.

According to rumor, the wolf had been terrorizing campers near Salmon, Alaska.

Life in the Asphalt

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58521/title/Life_in_the_sticky_lane

Pitch Lake, Trinidad

Life in the Deep Mud

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58558/title/Paradox_of_dining_in_deep%2C_wet_mud

Crabs and urchins ruin the environment for smaller creatures?

Bear Hunting in California

Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this one.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125420237&sc=emaf

It will be interesting to see by how many the bear kill increases.

Mercury in Tuna

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58464/title/Studies_aim_to_resolve__confusion_over_mercury_risks_from_fish

Complicated and depressing.

If I read this correctly, I should eat more shellfish, sardines, salmon, freshwater trout, and marine perch.

Life in the Food Chain

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/arts/television/22wild.html?th&emc=th

Interesting review of animal-themed television shows.

Painted Dog Conservation

http://www.painteddog.org/

Painted Dogs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15kristof.html?th&emc=th

Interesting Op-Ed piece on the animals formerly known as African Wild Dogs.

The New Deli Food

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14deli.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th

High quality hand-crafted food.

Further proof that I should start a new food blog.

Having a combined food/wildlife blog is absurd.

This article mentions Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, MI.

Why don't we have a deli like that in Hales Corners?

Life Along the Xingu

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/americas/11brazil.html?th&emc=th

James Cameron opposes a dam in Brazil.

Life finds a way

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/58034/title/A_fresh_look_at_Mount_St._Helens

Once again we see that an eye-blink in geologic time seems like a long time on the human scale.

We Don't Need No Stinking Oxygen

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58154/title/Multicelled_animals_may_live_oxygen-free

Very interesting.

Coprolites

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57433/title/Fossilized_poop_bears_tooth_marks

Bizarre.

Goldfish & turtle

Today, we walked by the 'Mike Weber' pond on Grange Ave. west of 108th Street.

( I have no idea what the legal designation of the detention pond is, but until I learn its real name, it will be the 'Mike Weber' pond in honor of the current village administrator).

We saw numerous schools of goldfish in the pond (dozens if not hundreds in total).

We also saw a small turtle, not sure what species but definitely not a snapping turtle.

The Trip Home

On the trip home, we saw several wild turkeys and several hawks.

We also saw some mystery creatures that we could not identify.

They were large birds, not turkeys, not cranes.

Emus?

Trip to Michigan

On the trip to Michigan, we saw a bald eagle, several wild turkeys, and one group of 13 deer.

We have also seen a bald eagle here on Mullett Lake.

Pesticides vs. honeybees

http://www.naturalnews.com/028218_pesticides_honeybees.html

Unsurprising.

Avoid HVP

http://www.rodale.com/hydrolyzed-vegetable-protein?page=0%2C0&cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_03_17-_-Top5-_-NA

On the evils of hydrolyzed vegetable protein.

The French Laundry

http://www.frenchlaundry.com/

I really must start a new food blog.

It is stupid having food posts on the Life in the Food Chain blog.

Jason Sheehan

http://www.seattleweekly.com/authors/jason-sheehan

Edgy restaurant reviews.

Printer jam

Thanks to my brother Brian for sending me this picture.

Deer leg in the eagle nest

Thanks to Mark for sending me this picture.

Note the deer leg in the nest.

Florida coyotes

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/08/1519750/though-number-of-coyotes-seen.html

Note the reference to a report about fossil evidence of coyotes in Florida two million years ago.

It would be interesting to know why they disappeared near the end of the last ice age.

Beware dead mountain lions

http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_14516362?source=rss

Beware dead mountain lions bearing plague germs.

Weird story.

Killer Coyotes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8331106.stm

Two coyotes killed a Canadian woman in October, 2009.

Somehow, I missed this story when it happened.

Wily Coyotes

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/85732607.html?elr=KArksUUUU

Numerous sightings of coyotes in the Minneapolis metro area.

Orca kills trainer

http://www.startribune.com/nation/85237837.html?elr=KArksUUUU

The third human death in which this orca has been involved.

Killer whales are killers?

Jatropha

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKHKG7593720070912

Jatropha might not be the wonderful biofuel crop that some hope it will be.

Tree huggers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021905405.html?wpisrc=nl_headline

Interesting speculations on the effects of climate change on trees.

When is photosynthesis too much of a good thing?

Florida vs. Pythons

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/arts/television/20pythons.html?th&emc=th

Gushy preview of the upcoming "Nature" episode about Florida pythons.

I have fond memories of watching the old "Nature" episodes narrated by George Page.

Maybe I should get back into it.

Another X-Files Case

http://www.startribune.com/local/84691357.html?elr=KArksUUUU

An interesting story about a guy who is minding his own business, ice fishing, and gets shot in the head.

Who knew that ice fishing was so dangerous?

Coyotes

Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this article.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coyotes-suburban-attacks&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend

There some interestiing studies going on in urban and suburban areas.

Note the reference to the new book by DeStefano.

Whitetail deer

14 deer crossed the road in front of us on College Ave. near Wehr Nature Center today.

VHS in Lake Superior

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/158700/

Documents the spread of the fish-killing virus.

Salmon

Thanks to Dad for these pictures of the good old days.

It is tough being a wolf

Federal agents are investigating a rash of illegal wolf killings across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where at least 16 wolves have been shot in recent months.

- Duluth News Tribune (link here)

Monster black bear

Thanks to my Dad for calling this story to my attention.

http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2008/12/13/news/doc4942f07722b81403889572.txt

Huge hibernating black bear killed by combine in corn field in Wisconsin.

Tough life as a manatee

The endangered mammals [Florida manatees] suffered the deadliest year on record in 2009 as state wildlife biologists documented 429 fatalities, a mark boosted by a trio of all-time highs for boat strikes (97), newborns (114) and cold stress (56).

- Miami Herald (link here)

Very tough.

Ice Fishing in Colorado

Thanks to Brian for sending me these pictures.

Asian carp

“This is an environmental and economic emergency,” Nick De Leeuw, a spokesman for [Michigan attorney general] Mr. Cox, said of the potential damage the carp could inflict throughout the [Great] lakes. “It’s almost like a bad science fiction movie.”

- NY Times (link here)

Almost.