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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (117+ words) niagara-gazette. com PORTLAND, Maine " A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the oldest such recording known. The song is that…...
Eaglet dies at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge nest
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (110+ words) niagara-gazette. com One of the eaglets being watched by a camera at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge has died, the refuge's Friends group announced Tuesday. It's so easy and natural to develop parental instincts for these chicks if you watch them…...
Wildfire smoke silences grassland birds in New York
1+ week, 6+ day ago (233+ words) niagara-gazette. com Smoke from Canadian wildfires in 2023 had a particularly silencing effect on the bobolink " an imperiled, highly social species that depends on grassland habitats. On a hazy day in June 2023, Cornell doctoral students Trifosa Simamora and Timothy Boycott noticed…...
CONFER: That's no copperhead snake "but keep your distance anyway
2+ week, 1+ day ago (120+ words) The heads of milk snakes sport blotches and a tell-tale "v" at the top of the neck. Milk snakes are sometimes confused with the poisonous copperhead snakes. While non-venomous, milk snakes are still aggressive and also secrete a rancid musk…...
Vet tech, dog potentially exposed to rabies after Middleport encounter
2+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) niagara-gazette. com A dog and a veterinary technician are both receiving rabies boosters after coming into contact with a rabid raccoon in Middleport. The raccoon had an "encounter" with the dog on March 20 on Johnson Road and the dog was…...
America's official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country's 250th birthday
2+ week, 5+ day ago (182+ words) niagara-gazette. com KEARNEY, Mo. " The national mammal of the United States is getting in on America's 250th birthday celebration. Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington....
Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic
3+ week, 6+ day ago (214+ words) niagara-gazette. com Small Craft Advisory from SUN 5: 00 PM EDT until TUE 11: 00 AM EDT Wind Advisory from SUN 5: 00 PM EDT until MON 8: 00 PM EDT KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. " A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when…...
THE GREAT OUTDOORS: Inside the early life of a bald eagle
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (415+ words) Once an eagle pair have their nest prepared for eggs, they will continue to modify the nest by lining the "cup" with grasses and adding sticks to reinforce the rim. As egg laying time approaches the female will spend more…...
CONFER: Save the birds, put away the suet
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (133+ words) niagara-gazette. com I would argue that suet is the most important food that you can put in your bird feeding station." During the winter months, the calorie-dense blocks of beef fat sustain insectivorous birds that struggle to find their preferred…...
What if just 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (90+ words) niagara-gazette. com Miranda Lewin shops for clothes at Pib's Exchange in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15, 2022. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP) Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too big for individual action to matter. But…...