Tomorrow, February 27, is International Polar Bear Day. Many environmental organizations are asking that you take some kind of action to show your concern for our rapidly warming planet and the fate of climate change’s poster child: the polar bear. Requests range from taking part in a thermostat challenge to symbolically “adopting” a polar bear. [...]
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Want to Be More Productive? Look at Cute Baby Animal Photos
A highlight of any nature travel experience is seeing baby animals: fuzzy and clumsy Churchill polar bear cubs, just emerged from the den; young Yellowstone wolves tumbling and rolling as they “play” fight; or inexperienced lion offspring, learning how to stalk and hunt. We all know that babies — of almost any species — are [...]
Could Save-the-Environment Messages Use a Little Selfishness?
As someone who loves wild, natural places, you’ve heard plenty of dire environmental alerts and communications. There are more tigers in people’s backyards than there are tigers in the wild. Rhinos are being poached to the point of extinction. The last Galápagos giant tortoise from Pinta Island has passed away. Plant species are disappearing at [...]
Bear Cubs Rescued from Dumpster
All bear cubs appear to be incredibly curious, and black bear cubs are no exception. However, this penchant for wanderlust and exploration can sometimes result in some thrilling — but not exactly welcome — adventures. Watch this one-minute video posed by Sliced Tea on YouTube. Mother bear is frantic: three of her cubs have fallen [...]
Will Arctic Animals Be Able to Outrun a Tundra Turning to Forest?
Hear the phrase “global warming,” and you immediately picture your hometown with a hotter climate. You imagine a line of more southerly plants marching northward to where you live. In turn, as they advance, you can mentally see the plant species you’re now used to packing up, so to speak, and moving away from you [...]
