U.S. Gulf Coast wildlife is in the path of a giant oil slick. Sadly, last week’s offshore drilling accident in the Gulf of Mexico could be one of our largest environmental disasters. The following are some national parks and wildlife refuges in the path of the spill, which threatens the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama [...]
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A massive urban wildlife study of the Chicago region will be launched by scientists at the Lincoln Park Zoo. I found this timely as just this morning my next door neighbors live trapped a woodchuck that’s been eating their flowers and scaring their cat. About the Massive Urban Wildlife Study After reading the article “Scientists to [...]
If you love animals, I think you’ll find this video, “How to cuddle with an elephant seal”, absolutely heartwarming. Want to learn more about elephant seals? Elephant seal facts from NationalGeographic.com.
Visit Carl and Jean this Friday afternoon, evening and this weekend at the Great Lakes Art Fair at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan. See us in booths 328 and 330. Autographed Products Purchase our best-selling children’s books and Carl and Jean will autograph them! Our stuffed toys and award winning movies will be available [...]
Our newest book, One Child, One Planet, is the perfect book to read to your kids to celebrate Earth Day. The subtitle, Inspiration for the Young Conservationist, is fitting on Earth Day, and every day beyond. Green Tips for Kids One Child, One Planet includes “A Dozen Things a Child Can Do For Earth”. Here are [...]
Enjoy the video Earth Day turns 40 from Mother Nature Network.
Do you know the origin of Earth Day? I thought I knew the whole story. After reading about the origin of Earth Day on the Web page “What is Earth Day?” on America.gov, I discovered there’s a lot I didn’t know. According to the Web page, groundbreaking legislation followed the first Earth Day. The U.S. Environmental Protection [...]
Zoos and conservation can go hand in hand. OregonLive.com features the article, “The Oregon Zoo practices conservation to save endangered species“, highlighting how the Oregon Zoo explains to citizens through signage, keeper talks, volunteers and donation stations, ways they can help wildlife. According to the article, the Oregon Zoo Foundation’s Future for Wildlife Conservation Fund, [...]
There’s a new effort to discover if the habitat of the grizzly bear, known also as the “brown bear”, includes the North Cascades in Washington. Scientists are putting out hair snags and remote cameras to obtain possible evidence. This is very exciting news! From what I’ve read in the past about brown bear habitat, the thoughts [...]
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