Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2009

  Black Bear. During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. City folk and suburban folk apply to VLS not just for its world-renown environmental law program, but also for its rural atmosphere.

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Bears Vermont Laws Wounded 100

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Unfortunately, my daughter, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law all work for Mexican entities that do not give them the day off, so the celebration was moved to Saturday. Watching this rhythmic group behavior was actually quite hypnotic. I don’t need to tell you, last year’s Thanksgiving was… complicated.

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Laws Mexico Bears Turkey 193

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JULY 27, 2014

This June my brother-in-law and I took off to Kangiq (Cape Crauford), the western edge of of the mouth of Admiralty Inlet to Lancaster Sound. The tracks of two young Polar Bear skirt a crack in the sea ice in Admiralty Inlet. Still, with that many bear you have to stay vigilant. A scant 24 hours to take it in.

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Polar Bears Seals Bears Laws 185

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MARCH 15, 2016

Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. The System also protects bison , bighorn sheep , panthers , elk , grizzly bears , manatees , and ocelots , among others. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Probably much more of a serious threat than the bear scat we occasionally spied or the threat of poodle-bush rash. I’m sure there is a law that White-headed Woodpeckers are always on the other side of the tree. Still, the fact that California is currently experiencing a serious drought was cause for concern.

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Los Angeles Woodpeckers California Birds 171

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JANUARY 21, 2016

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 165

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

I didn’t get back to the hobby until about eight years ago, in the brave new world of digital cameras, field guide apps, digital listing, birders’ chat groups, and yes, blogging. When it became too much to bear, I stayed away from Pino Real for 18 months. This Mexican Violetear decided to prove this law: Colorful.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 185