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A Poem for World Sea Turtle Day
World Sea Turtle Day began being promoted by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on June 16, 2014. Sea Turtles are among the oldest living creatures, having been in existence at least 100 million years. There are seven … Continue reading
A Poem for International Orangutan Day
Both the endangered Bornean orangutan and the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan are in need of urgent help. Their habitats are being destroyed. For International Orangutan Day, the Orangutan Foundation posted a poem by one of their youngest supporters. ___________________________ To … Continue reading
A Poem for World Turtle Day
by Mary Oliver: The Turtle breaks from the blue-black skin of the water, dragging her shell with its mossy scutes across the shallows and through the rushes and over the mudflats, to the uprise, to the yellow sand, to dig … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Poetry
Tagged Endangered Species, Mary Oliver, National Book Award for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, The Turtle, World Turtle Day
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TCS: A Race for Cures Before Extinction
Good Morning! ______________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Research, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Arctic ground squirrel, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Gila monster, Grammostola spatulata tarantula, Pacific Yew, Rosy Periwinkle
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Close Encounter of the Rare Kind
Australian skiers in Kashmir got a lot more adventure than they bargained for when they spotted a legendary Snow Leonard, almost hidden in the snow. It’s estimated that there are only about 4000 snow leopards left in the world, due … Continue reading
Posted in Biology
Tagged Close Encounter of the Rare Kind, Endangered Species, Kashmir, Snow Leopard
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AN EAGLE WITH A SUNLIT EYE
We almost lost the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, symbol of our country, in the 1950s, because of the widespread use of the pesticide DDT. Then in 1962, Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, made people aware of what was … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Documentrary Films, Poetry, Walt Whitman
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bald Eagles, Channel Islands, DDT, Endangered Species, Rachel Carson - Silent Spring, Sea Eagles
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