The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
I published some photos from our wildlife camera over a year ago – see prior post Wildcam Shots. My Bushnell TrophyCam died for some reason, at least in taking night photos, so they offered me a new one for a reduced rate.
Finally caught some photos of a couple coyotes [Read more...]
This weekend I came across a Harper’s magazine issue from this summer that had a couple features on the relationship between humans and animals. Some of the thought-provoking points are below, along with other research and a couple experiences of our own.
How different are animals from humans? [Read more...]
People in snowy climates are lucky in one regard – they can see great animal tracks after snowfalls. Here in So. California I need to drive a half hour up to the mountains. The last two times I’ve seen some interesting tracks in the snow. On yesterday’s hike to a favorite area of mine (Jenks Lake off Hwy 38 -San Bernardino National Forest, close to Big Bear) I got to see coyotes stalking, of all things, ducks on the lake.
If you live in SoCal and particularly Carson - and are concerned about plans to kill coyotes – please read below from Bee Simpson of ProjectCoyote. (see my previous blog about them)
2/11/12 Update: Carson Trapping Plan Continues - The city decided to go ahead and remove the coyotes. Letters/emails still help. Meanwhile, Bee and others continue to work with city. [Read more...]
Shortly after we moved to Redlands CA, I read a LA Times article about a tracker hired by a Redlands resident to trap and kill coyotes. It triggered my ‘But we moved into their territory’ reaction. The article gave examples of southern California cities occasionally hiring a local trapper, Jimmie Rizzo of Animal Pest Management, and also provided criticism from animal advocates. I was always going to check on whether our county or city utilized his services (update – have not found recent examples of this in my city.)
Fast forward to this summer when the LA Times had a number of articles about coyote issues in Calabasas, which later passed a very progressive Coyote Management Plan [Read more...]
My goal is to educate about the science of nature in layperson speak, through my writing, science and education background. I grew up in the Chicago area, loved living in Minneapolis before gravitating to the West, which is now home. The search for … [Read More...]
