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Annual Loon Census to be held Saturday, July 18 | Announcements | laconiadailysun. com
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (343+ words) Annual Loon Census to be held Saturday, July 18 The Laconia Daily Sun MOULTONBOROUGH " The Loon Preservation Committee will conduct its Annual Loon Census on Saturday, July 18, from 8 to 9 am. During that hour, LPC staff and volunteers throughout the state will…...
Supporting conservation: How fiber internet helps the Loon Preservation Committee bring loons to the world | Boating | laconiadailysun. com
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (675+ words) Loon Preservation Committee Volunteer Bill Gassman adjusts an antenna on the Loon Cam " a live-streaming camera that gives viewers a front-row seat to the nesting season. Thanks to Fidium, thousands of viewers can observe the Lakes Region loons uninterrupted. (Screenshot)…...
Bumblebees able to problem solve despite having tiny brains
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (745+ words) Bumblebees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles spontaneously " despite having tiny brains, scientists say. Bumblebees were able to complete several new object-manipulation tasks in a series of groundbreaking…...
King Arthur's birds return to historic castle after 100 year absence
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (417+ words) A rare species of bird said to be the guardian of King Arthur's soul has returned to Tintagel Castle " for the first time in 100 years. Red-billed choughs have been spotted at the historic site in Cornwall where they were considered…...
Wild parrots learn what's safe to eat by watching friends
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their feathered friends, reveals new research. They grasp whether different types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, according to the findings published…...
Why the Americas lost more giant mammals than Africa or Asia
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (678+ words) Giant species such as saber-tooth tigers triggered "ripple effects" still felt today when they vanished thousands of years ago, say scientists. Many of the world's largest mammals " also including woolly mammoths plus giant sloths and wombats " became extinct between 50, 000 and…...
Rare "cloud jaguar" caught on camera for first time in 10 years
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (379+ words) A healthy male jaguar captured on camera in Honduras" Sierra del Merend'n mountain range for the first time in a decade as part of high-tech monitoring and conservation efforts from Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization. (Panthera-Honduras via SWNS)…...
Better urban design could help save Florida's threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (737+ words) (GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA) Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can't find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and Florida panthers. But you might never have heard of the Big Cypress fox squirrel, a subspecies found only…...
Birding with Newfound Lakes Region Association at Grey Rocks Conservation Area
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) Join the Newfound Lake Region Association for a birding walk at Grey Rocks Conservation Area. As migration picks up and year-round residents proclaim their territories, there is a lot going on for. .. HEBRON " Join the Newfound Lake Region Association for…...
City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (899+ words) (LOS ANGELES) The urban monkeys in New Delhi are so bold they'll steal the lunch right off your plate. If you've spent time in New York, you've probably seen squirrels try to do the same. Sydney's white ibises got the…...