Monthly Archives: January 2024

Billion-dollar Bats

Flying mammals are a boon to U.S. economy Those bats in the belfry are worth billions. By keeping insect pests in check, bats save U.S. farmers as much as $53 b Source: Billion-dollar Bats Do you think that the pesticide … Continue reading

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Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria

Source: https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2024-01-western-honey-bee-food-intestinal.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17061351630754&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2024-01-western-honey-bee-food-intestinal.html Bacteria have adapted to all terrestrial environments. Some have evolved to survive in the gut of animals, where they play an important role for their host; they provide energy by degrading indigestible food, they train and regulate the … Continue reading

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Analysis: 490,000 Pounds of Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on National Wildlife Refuges

Center for Biological Diversity: Pesticide Use on Crops Grown in Refuges Spikes in California, Oregon, Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland Source: Analysis: 490,000 Pounds of Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on National Wildlife Refuges Our wildlife refuges, our national parks, and in many cases … Continue reading

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Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria

Source: Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria By measuring metabolites in the gut, the scientists discovered that the bee synthesizes multiple acids (citric acid, malic acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, etc.) that are exported into the gut … Continue reading

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Wildlife corridor over the 101

I had a very good friend of mine send me an email that questioned the expense of the animal crossing over the 101 freeway in Northern Los Angeles County. He reported that it would cost $85 million and that that … Continue reading

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Taxpayers Funding Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), a California trade association, wants you to have less information about pesticide residues on the fruits and vegetables you buy. That’s not too surprising; since the Alliance represents more than 50 large produce … Continue reading

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Wolverines need our help too. 

Source: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/publications/emailarchive/viewemail.php?email=Wolverines%20need%20full%20protection2024-01-12T130429Z.html Wolverines are an awesome part of our environment. They 100% need our help and protection. The national park service should not be bending and breaking their own pesticide use regulations and The fish and wildlife service should not … Continue reading

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California mountain lion population far smaller than previously thought, study finds: LAT

(KTLA) — California’s mountain lion population is far smaller than previously thought, according to researchers. The California Mountain Lion Project found that there are between 3,200 … Source: California mountain lion population far smaller than previously thought, study finds: LAT … Continue reading

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🌿🌲Three little _easy_ things! 🌄

Summary OTNP jan2024 Good morning! 🥀😊 Many of us know that pesticides are a huge problem for us, but it’s harder for people to connect that to our endangered species. Our endangered animals cannot choose to eat organic. When they … Continue reading

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