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The Snapping Turtle
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (139+ words) The shells of snapping turtles tell their age. The measure of their overall size, of course and like tree rings, the concentric circles in the plates. It is much more than this. Putting a number to the years won't tell…...
The Puppy Mill Pipeline and the People Who Protect It
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) " David Michel, 5. 7. 2026 From a 35-1-1 Vote to a Tabled Bill: How Connecticut's Institutions Buried the Puppy Mill Legislation There is a story Connecticut keeps refusing to finish. Stamford's Board of Representatives responded the way a democratic body is supposed to respond....
Great Blue Heron Rookery -- Black Hall River, Old Lyme
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Feeding Time The fog is like snow. Snow when it is dry and fine and pure white, or blue white. Safe. A blanket. Safe and soft. And though the sun is [] The fog is like snow. Snow when it is…...
Estuary: Connecticut River Watershed Seminar Series: Avian Habitats: Zoom
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (106+ words) CT Examiner Estuary: Connecticut River Watershed Seminar Series: Avian Habitats: Zoom Jillian Liner of Audubon Vermont presents "Avian Habitats," As Director of Conservation for Audubon Vermont, Jillian oversees statewide work to protect and enhance priority habitats'from forests and riparian corridors…...
When Cruelty is Documented, Why is Dane County Punishing the Rescuers?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1027+ words) " David Michel, 3. 21. 2026 The illusion behind the word "farm" The word "farm" often evokes something wholesome, open fields, honest labor, a pastoral image woven into the American imagination. But not every farm deserves that halo. And when farms involve animals, cruelty,…...
Bill in Hartford Gives Towns Say in Curbing Pet Sales
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1095+ words) " David Michel, 2. 27. 2026 That fight has now moved to Hartford. House Bill 5283 would simply clarify that municipalities in Connecticut may decide for themselves whether to allow pet shops to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits. It does not impose a statewide ban....
Lecture Series: Coastal Perspectives: Tern Conservation and Research on Great Gull Island, A Jewel of Long Island Sound
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) CT Examiner Lecture Series: Coastal Perspectives: Tern Conservation and Research on Great Gull Island, A Jewel of Long Island Sound Margaret Rubega, Ph. D. , Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UConn, and Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History Over 50 years, Helen…...
Rice's Whales, Connecticut's Responsibility and the Cost of Letting Extinction Happen
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (727+ words) " David Michel, 2. 7. 2026 This should matter deeply to Connecticut's federal delegation. Not only because extinction is irreversible, but because whales are keystone species whose loss would directly undermine the ocean systems that regulate climate, support biodiversity, and ultimately make human life…...
'At Birth We Animals Emerge From Water, and Our Bodies, Whatever Size or Shape, Evolved to Retain it"
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) " Scott Deshefy, 10. 22. 2025 Scott Deshefy is a biologist, ecologist and two-time Green Party congressional candidate. " Scott Deshefy, 12. 6. 2025 " Scott Deshefy, 9. 13. 2025 " Scott Deshefy, 8. 2. 2025 " Scott Deshefy, 1. 12. 2026 " Roger Senserrich, 1. 10. 2026 " Chris Powell, 1. 10. 2026...