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Bird Walk at Fernald Preserve
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (488+ words) Join Kentucky Conservation Committee for a free guided birding excursion at the Fernald Preserve, just 25 miles outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Join us for a free guided birding excursion on June 20 at the Fernald Preserve, just 25 miles outside Cincinnati, Ohio, co-led by…...
How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (954+ words) In 2003, a shipment of exotic African rodents to a pet store in Illinois sparked the United States' first mpox outbreak. Gambian giant rats and other rodents infected prairie dogs, which in turn infected nearly 100 people who handled the animals. Ebola…...
Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (797+ words) Greetings, and welcome aboard Goose Airlines. It's a beautiful and clear March day, perfect for our flight north today. I'll be your flight attendant on this journey. Our pilots have started returning from the south. They started traveling northbound flights…...
Bald eagle at Lake Cumberland Resort humanely euthanized after being found shot
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) A rescued bald eagle at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park had to be euthanized earlier this week after being brought to local veterinarians. Park employees say the eagle had injuries from a gunshot wound that were too severe to recover…...
It's breeding season for the world's heaviest parrot
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (54+ words) New Zealand's endangered kakapo has a unique breeding cycle. Now, for the first time in four years, the parrots are in the mood. It's breeding season for the world's heaviest parrot New Zealand's endangered kakapo has a unique breeding cycle....
2026 Kentucky Conservation Committee Legislative Summit on the Environment
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) Join the Kentucky Conservation Committee, a statewide nonpartisan environmental advocacy organization, to review conservation legislation and trainings on environmental issues in Kentucky. In person at Kentucky State University and virtual via Zoom. Register online at eventbrite. com/e/kentucky-conservation-committee-legislative-summit-2026-tickets…...
In the snow, these salamanders get supercool | WEKU
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (508+ words) In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: freezing cold. In fact, blue-spotted salamanders can remain active even when…...
These salamanders supercool themselves to handle the snow | WEKU
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (241+ words) Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow during their spring migrations These salamanders supercool themselves to handle the snow Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow…...
How 'neurodivergent' became a word for many types of minds
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (884+ words) Our minds work in different ways. Despite all the research into our brains, a lot has yet to be discovered. But in recent years, many people have championed a way to describe some of what we do know. And that…...
The White House wants to fast track its rescission of some national forest rules
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) The U. S. Forest Service is trying to fast track the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule, which banned logging and new roadbuilding in 58 million acres of national forests. But it won't be easy. The White House wants to fast track its rescission…...