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A Brazilian bay’s surprise shark nursery sparks conservation project
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (741+ words) ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil — A fishing community in Brazil’s southeastern Ilha Grande bay once saw the blacktip sharks navigating the sparkling, emerald green water as potential food. That perception has shifted, at least in part thanks to scientists who discovered…...
Loons at risk in N.H.: High levels of dangerous chemicals found in eggs
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1224+ words) In 2023, researchers found unprecedented levels of dangerous chemicals in eggs laid by New Hampshire loons. Since then, ongoing testing has affirmed the sheer scope of pollution that New Hampshire wildlife and ecosystems must contend with, Loon Preservation Committee biologist Tiffany…...
19 dolphins rescued on Cape Cod beaches after stranding, officials say
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (293+ words) A rescue group helped save 19 bottlenose dolphins who became stranded Tuesday on beaches in Brewster and Wellfleet, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The bottlenoses — a much larger species of dolphin that tends to roam farther offshore — have…...
Nearly 30 bottlenose dolphins stranded on Eastham beach, animal group says
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (314+ words) Around 30 bottlenose dolphins became stranded on a beach in Eastham on Monday, resulting in half a dozen deaths, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Around 5:30 a.m., the Yarmouth-based animal welfare and rescue organization responded to reports that a large…...
I’m not your typical birdwatcher, but this Concord wildlife refuge lures me back every season
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (260+ words) I’ve been trekking the trails here for years. It’s the place where my affinity for the feathered miracles that are birds has developed. I’ve schlepped my camera here through every season: in the stifling summer heat, the glory of autumn,…...
Puma, cougar, panther? Nope, but...
1+ week, 4+ day ago (605+ words) Hi, David Beard here, and we’re moving from the weekend’s delayed, smoky, stirring fireworks to another explosive topic: mountain lions. As we have learned with Loch Ness, Bigfoot, and certain recent political assertions, any number of facts and court judgments…...
Bobcats and cougars and coywolves, oh my!
1+ week, 5+ day ago (535+ words) Vermont advocates want to bring back the catamount, last documented in the state in the 19th century. Rhode Islanders have been spotting more bobcats in the wild in the past year — reports are now in the 1,500 range. A driver in New…...
Podcast series tells full story of Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, Northborough’s own who shot to national stardom 50 years ago
1+ week, 6+ day ago (589+ words) No reason should be required to celebrate the late Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, the down-to-earth yet larger-than-life Northborough native, who became a national phenomenon as a rookie pitcher for the Tigers in the summer of 1976. But Andy Baron has found…...
An eagle camera in Vermont delivers ‘a nice little escape from the chaos’
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1446+ words) QUECHEE, Vt. — The eaglet was getting hungry. Nested 100 feet up a white pine tree on the Ottauquechee River, its chirps grew louder and louder as it waited for its parents to deliver food. The 6-week-old bald eagle was all alone....
Wind power is finally coming to northern Maine—but can it overcome years of grid lock?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (780+ words) The Maine Public Utilities Commission has tried to encourage the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in Aroostook County for years. That saga may finally reach a resolution as the commission closes its latest round of bidding today and says…...