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It might be their large, strangely human eyes or their dog-like playfulness, but seals have long captured people's interest and affection, making them the perfect candidate for an environmental cause, as well as the subject of decades of study. Alix Morris spends a year with these magnetic creatures and brings them to life on the page, season by season, as she learns about their intelligence, their relationships with each other, their ecosystems, and the changing climate.

In this solo episode, Brad dives deep into Johne’s disease (paratuberculosis), a chronic intestinal illness affecting ruminants, with a particular focus on dairy cattle. Prompted by recent whole-herd milk ELISA testing at the University of Minnesota’s Morris dairy, Brad shares results, trends, and lessons learned from managing Johne’s over the years.Key topics include:Clinical signs and long-term impact of Johne’s on milk production and cow longevityInterpretation of milk ELISA results and testing protocolsManagement decisions around culling, beef breeding, and calf-rearing ...

Saviez-vous que les dinosaures vivaient partout sur la Terre, de l'Alaska à l'Antarctique ? Que loin d'être des « reptiles stupides », certains étaient des animaux communautaires capables de vivre en meute, de communiquer ou de prodiguer des soins parentaux ? À l'aide d'exemples choisis parmi les découvertes et interprétations les plus récentes, cet ouvrage fait revivre, sous nos yeux, un monde disparu. Il raconte le travail passionnant des chercheurs du monde entier, qui, grâce aux nouvelles techniques mises à leur disposition (géochimie, synchrotron, intelligence artificielle...

🔮✨ Get ready to be amazed as Angie Ramsey joins me on The Witching Hour! We’re discussing her UFO encounters, ghost investigations in the most haunted places, and the wonders of #CrystalMagic. Listen now! #SpiritualJourney

In the animal kingdom, creatures big and small fight to get what they need to survive. Join us as Lee Dugatkin, an expert on animal interactions, explains how different species battle it out in the wild. Guest: Lee Dugatkin, professor of biology at the University of Louisville and author of “Power in the Wild: The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others” PRINT YOUR COLORING PAGE HERE: https://bit.ly/cwk_adventure You can send pictures of your art to constantwonder@byu.edu!

Send us a textFran. Floyd. Irene. Matthew. Florence. Helene. If the list of names strikes a chord, then you know North Carolina’s recent hurricane history. North Carolina’s hurricane history is established ... and long. But in the past few decades, the cycle of hurricanes has changed, and shows no sign of letting up.The cycle is changing because our climate is changing.“Storm Warning” features Dr. Hans Paerl, Kenan Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences. He’s spent nearly 50 years researching ...

När Kazuo Ishiguro fick litteraturpriset skrev Svenska Akademien i prismotiveringen att hans verk blottar ”avgrunden under vår skenbara hemhörighet i världen.” Oavsett om det handlar om en strikt butler, en naiv robot eller klonade tonåringar så tar litteraturpristagaren Kazuo Ishiguros böcker oss in i andra världar där vi sakta småningom förstår att saker inte är som de verkar – och i det här samtalet berättar författaren David Lagercrantz om varför Ishiguro är en av hans favoritförfattare.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

n Lone Wolf, Weymouth interrogates how the wolf—loved and loathed, vilified and romanticized throughout history—is re-emerging in wild and cultivated landscapes; how the borders between us and them are slipping away; and what our deep-rooted fear of the mysterious creature really means.

Today, the Safari heads to Omaha, Nebraska, to sit down with Mitch Carl of the Henry Doorly Zoo, regularly rated one of the best zoos in the country. We talk about taking care of all of the water at the zoo, the aquarium including the team and animals found within, and try really hard to get Mitch to think of one or two mammals he likes. EPISODE LINKS: @omahazoo on socials omahazoo.com ROSSIFARI LINKS: @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok rossifari.compatreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

"Coltivare il cambiamento" è una serie prodotta da Edizioni L’Informatore Agrario nell’ambito di Linformapac, progetto cofinanziato dall’Unione Europea.Attraverso il racconto di esperti, agricoltori e rappresentanti delle istituzioni, la serie esplora il ruolo e l’impatto della Politica Agricola Comune (PAC) su temi centrali come la sostenibilità, l’innovazione, la sicurezza alimentare e il futuro dell’agricoltura europea.Le opinioni espresse appartengono tuttavia al solo o ai soli autori e non riflettono necessariamente le opinioni dell’Unione europea.Nè L’Unione europea ...

Meet Professor Bryan Fry – Venom Scientist, Komodo Dragon Expert, and All-Around Adventure Seeker When your guest has an adrenaline molecule tattooed on his neck, you know you're in for a wild ride — and this episode absolutely delivers. Professor Bryan Fry is one of the world’s leading experts on venom and Komodo dragons, and in this episode of The Fur Real Podcast, he breaks down the fascinating science behind what venom actually is (spoiler: it’s not just poison!), how it evolves depending on a species’ environment, and why the Komodo dragon’s bite is way more complex — and ...

Time is running out in our fight against climate change! As carbon emissions rise and temperatures soar, the world is inching closer to irreversible damage. Discover the power of nuclear energy to save our planet and secure a sustainable future. In ATOMIC GREEN, Mary Fran Reed, PhD—an expert in nuclear science and emergency response—delivers a transformative exploration of how nuclear energy can combat the devastating effects of global warming. Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. Reed dismantles widespread myths about nuclear power and presents its undeniable potential to reduce ...

In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers Are Tougher!, host Richard Wiese welcomes Chrissy Tracey—vegan chef, forager, sustainability advocate, and author of Forage & Feast. Chrissy shares her journey from exploring wild plants as a child in Connecticut to developing a deep connection with food through her Jamaican heritage and plant-based lifestyle.Listeners will hear how a life-changing visit to her grandmother in Jamaica opened her eyes to living off the land, and how that experience eventually led to her career in foraging and sustainable cooking. Chrissy offers practical insights on...

Follow Haji in this coming of age story about a young falcon trying to find his way in the world. Facing the death of his father at the hands of humans and then abandoned by his mother, Haji’s only solace lies in the companionship of his brother, Koru. But when Koru leaves with his life-mate, Haji finds himself alone. Soon after, the same humans who killed his father, return. Find out what happens when Haji is shot from the sky! The Nature’s Guardians series is a collection of novellas told from the perspective of animals. From childhood to adulthood, follow along on their struggles for...

With real-world considerations in mind, disaster preparedness consultant David Black shows us how to stay alive when tragedy strikes. His step-by-step actions can help us make it safely through a variety of crises, from catastrophic weather to terrorism to civil unrest. Black presents tailor-made plans for individuals, businesses, organizations, small groups, and communities to follow, in all regions of the country and broken down by type of emergency and environment.

Since his early days of plant restoration, amateur plant scientist Matt Candeias has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection.

Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.

Practiced as a personal spirituality or in communion with others, Church of the Wild is more than a novel way to do church outside or declare nature your church. Expanding beyond religious and institutional boundaries, this book offers ways to rewild your spirituality no matter your spiritual heritage.

Walks in the desert and journeys through Ch’an (Zen) enlightenment. Meditations on the nature of perception and on the nature of ruins. Topographies of mind and of space-time. Poetry and prose. This talismanic book is all of these and more. It is the culmination of Hinton’s philosophical adventure, deeply informed by his nearly forty years of translating and contemplating China’s ancient poets, Taoist sages, and Ch’an masters. Like Henry David Thoreau and other great literary walkers, Hinton joins philosophical meditations with a keen eye for the slightest of nature’s details.

After 20 years in Britain, Bryson returned to the U.S. and decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. This is his humorous, inspiring account.