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From Audobon Center for Birds of Prey:
"The Bald Eagle is the symbol of America and personifies strength, majesty and independence. Yet, its very existence is dependent upon how humans manage the environment that is shared with all wildlife species. When chosen as a national symbol in 1782, it was found abundantly throughout the contiguous United States. The population experienced a drastic decline in the early 1900's, due largely to human ignorance and persecution, pesticide use, careless shootings, car and powerline collisions and loss of habitat for nesting and foraging. As a result, the Bald Eagle was listed as a federally endangered species and DDT was banned in 1972. Since that time, the overall population has made a remarkable recovery, a reminder that conservation efforts can make a difference for endangered species. Florida’s eagle population has increased more than 300% since 1972. In 2007, Bald Eagles were removed from the Endangered Species list, having been declared officially “recovered”. Today, Bald Eagles are still protected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under state (F.A.C. 68A-16.002) and federal laws (Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act)."
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While in the National Park, we had the idea to look up a horror podcast to listen to on one of our long drives between spots. However, instead of listening to a podcast, I looked up the facts about Mount Rainier being one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes.
Wikipedia: "Due to its high probability of an eruption in the near future and proximity to a major urban area, Mount Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is on the Decade Volcano list.[7] The large amount of glacial ice means that Mount Rainier could produce massive lahars that could threaten the entire Puyallup River valley and other river valleys draining Mount Rainier, including the Carbon, White, Nisqually, and Cowlitz (above Riffe Lake).[8] According to the United States Geological Survey, "about 80,000 people and their homes are at risk in Mount Rainier's lahar-hazard zones.""
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What I can only assume is the Diabrotica Cristata (great name btw), based on comparing to Inaturalist. From what I can gather, there is little information on this bug, they are either endangered or so rare that we don't know if they're endangered. On top of that, we don't have much, if any, information on them and what they do for the environment. Native to Ontario, Canada, they are remarkable little guys, and I hope to see more of them.
According to NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks: "Unrankable — Currently unrankable due to lack of information or due to substantially conflicting information about status or trends.
Unranked — National or subnational conservation status not yet assessed."
explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.11…
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A Twelve Spotted Skimmer (according to Inaturalist). One of the coolest insects out there, and one of the most fun to take pictures of. I love the look of the wings in this photo because it shows their massive wings in proportion to their bodies.
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"While it’s true that wolves are top-level predators who can prey upon livestock, they have lived in balance with their natural prey (like elk or deer) for millennia. Wolves can help maintain herd health by culling sick, old and weak animals. They also keep their prey on the move, preventing overgrazing and erosion. And for other endangered species like caribou (believed to be extirpated in Washington), it is habitat loss, rather than wolves, which does the worst damage."
"A Tale of Two Wolves" - Northwest Trek Wildlife.
www.nwtrek.org/a-tale-of-two-wolves/
This is one of two images I have posted from Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, an exciting place in Washington. We went to visit this facility with many conservation efforts within the walls and fences. The prey/herd animals have over 400 acres to roam around freely.
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"Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. It is a passive process that requires no energy expense by the plant. Transpiration also cools plants, changes osmotic pressure of cells, and enables mass flow of mineral nutrients."
With the rain coming down throughout last Tuesday, I was looking forward to the sunrise of Wednesday morning and how the fog would look in the mountains.
Thankfully, Mother Nature persisted in giving us plenty of photo opportunities.
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Working on a video that I shot at Nymec Wetlands in Northern Illinois, got some cool shots of a very handsome Swallowtail. Hold tight for more!
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I love nature & you should too.