Sierra MAGAZINECats Pets Gone Wildsierraclub.org - By Jason Daley | Sep 17 2019 Toxoplasmosis from feral cats is just one consequence of poor pet management A population of endangered southern sea otters living along a thin strip …
vegpwradded this to Cool Articles With No HomeSeaWorld San Diego Video: Orphaned sea otter from Alaska gets new home at SeaWorld San DiegoThe Mercury News - Erika I. Ritchie Cinder, a 7-pound northern sea otter pup, has only been at SeaWorld San Diego a few days and she’s already making steady progress. The sea otter was …
The A.V. ClubBH90210 It’s BH90210 vs. baby animals vying for your attention tonightThe A.V. Club - A.V. ClubHere’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, September 11. All times are Eastern. BH90210 has been meta since the beginning, but “The Long Wait” seems likely to bring that quality
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOtters One Trip Reporter You Otter Get to Knowwta.org - www.wta.org Most trip reporters are humans, but sometimes a clever critter chimes in with valuable insight from their most recent hike. Meet River, who is …
Frankyadded this to Cool AmazingLifestyle 40 hysterical finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photo Awardsinsider - Talia Lakritz The annual Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards compile the most hilariously candid photos of animals in the wild pulling faces, striking funny poses, and …
CTV Newsadded this to Northern OntarioVancouver Aquarium Vancouver Aquarium welcomes new sea otter pupctvnews.ca - Shannon Paterson Her name is Tazlena, and she's already captured the hearts of Vancouver Aquarium marine mammal trainers. The abandoned sea otter pup was found as a …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsCats Why house cats pose a threat to endangered sea ottersMother Nature Network - Russell McLendon Domestic cats have pretty much conquered the world, which is both good and bad. Cats bring joy to lots of people, and they can be great companion …
Vicki Hadded this to CREaTUREOtters Parasite Spread by House Cats Is Killing California’s Sea Otterssmithsonianmag.com - Meilan Solly Cats are among the world’s most destructive invasive species, preying on upward of four billion birds and 22 billion mammals every year. New research …
Futurity Newsadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment How cat poop kills California sea ottersfuturity.org - Kat Kerlin-UC Davis New research traces fatal strains of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in California sea otters to feral domestic cats and bobcats from nearby watersheds. …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyOtters What's Killing California's Sea Otters?Forbes - GrrlScientistA recent study has identified which strains of a common parasite carried by cats is killing sea otters along the coast of California Wild sea otter, Enhydra lutris, preening itself and generally being
Deannaadded this to Not Nice!Otters What’s Killing California’s Sea Otters? House Cats.The New York Times - Francie DiepFor a sea otter, a bad infection with the Toxoplasma parasite may feel a bit like drowning. “The brain is no longer able to function and tell the body how to swim,” said Dr. Karen Shapiro, a veterinarian
Vancouver Aquarium These Adorable Sea Otters Had Quite The Time With Their Summer Treats (VIDEO)604now.com - Photo: @vanaqua Lots of us are trying our best to beat the summer heat, and that includes a few inhabitants of the Vancouver Aquarium. A video uploaded to Twitter …
Walter Christenadded this to Cruise ShipsWhales The Best Cruises with Whale Watching Excursionsluxurycruisenews.com Watching whales swim in their natural environment can be an exceptional experience. Many travelers choose to book a whale watching tour when they …
Alaska This sea otter pup got flown to the Alaska SeaLife Center after fire shut down the highwayadn.com - Tegan Hanlon As the Swan Lake fire roared back to life last weekend, closing the highway and snarling traffic, the Alaska SeaLife Center scrambled to figure out …
Offshore Drilling UPDATE: Protect Whales, Seals, Sea Otters, and More from Offshore Drilling —sierraclub.org - addup.sierraclub.org Hilcorp Alaska LLC wants free rein to harm mammals in Cook Inlet Alaska that they deem "incidental" to their offshore drilling activities. We MUST …
Falconadded this to Animal CutiesScience Toxoplasma: Creepy Disease in Outdoor Cats' Poop Is Killing Sea OttersInverse - Peter Hess A Creepy Disease in Outdoor Cats’ Poop Is Killing Sea Otters They're not the first sea creatures to fall victim to house cats. Even the most devoted …
Otters What's killing sea otters? Scientists pinpoint parasite strainphys.org - UC Davis Many wild southern sea otters in California are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, yet the infection is fatal for only a fraction of sea …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMPOtters How Instagram is helping drive wild otters to extinctionSouth China Morning Post - Agence France-Presse Social media users are fuelling a burgeoning appetite for acquiring wild otters and other endangered animals as pets, conservationists say, warning …
IKITOadded this to Healthy LivingOtters What's killing sea otters? Scientists pinpoint parasite strain | EurekAlert! Science Newseurekalert.org Genetic link found between deadly pathogen and wild and feral cats on land Many wild southern sea otters in California are infected with the parasite …
Aquariums CEO Bob Davidson Is Preparing for a Sea Change at the Seattle Aquariumseattlebusinessmag.com - www.seattlebusinessmag.com When the Seattle Aquarium opened in 1977, it was focused on the waters of Washington. That was innovative at the time. Many aquariums around the …
Daily Kosadded this to Daily Kos TrendingOil Spills IAN: Aug. 19, 2019: Video Monday.dailykos.com - Crimson Quillfeather for Itzl Alert Network A Galápagos marine iguana returns from foraging for algae at sea. They can dive as deep as 98 ft and stay under for up to an hour. Only large …
Southeast Alaska An Alaskan Sampler Via Holland America's Eurodam Showcases Nature and Morejustluxe.com - www.justluxe.com Meet Southeast Alaska – an active wilderness area teeming with mining and fishing that is never far from wildlife – from brown bears, black bears, …
™added this to 'Dad'opediaAquariums 10 Best Aquariums in the WorldBudget Travel - By Daniel Bortz A dazzling array of sea life awaits at these awesome, family-friendly attractions. For many of us, aquariums offer our very first glimpse of what life …
Tom Gibsonadded this to How Is The Environment?Science DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineersphys.org - University of British Columbia They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another. But a new DNA analysis of …
CNETadded this to Living in the FutureMonterey Bay Aquarium Weird squid anatomy will make you want to take up calamarigraphyCNET - by Amanda Kooser The Monterey Bay Aquarium dissected a squid and dropped an epic ink pun.
Jay Greenadded this to Creature Archaeology Animal Archaeology - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - DANIEL WEISS Several of the sea otters that frequent Bennett Slough Culverts at Moss Landing in central California are in the habit of smashing mussels on …
DW Newsadded this to EnvironmentGoa Exploring Goa's otter sideDW News - DW English Sea otters play an important role in maintaining ecological balance. While the mammals have no natural predators, hunting and pollution have caused …
IKITOadded this to Science & TechFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScience Marine otter problems predate the fur tradecosmosmagazine.com The glamour species, once hunted to near extinction, was in trouble even before fashion became a factor. Andrew Masterson reports.
Richard Palbergadded this to Beautiful British ColumbiaChinook Salmon Canada’s fisheries minister defends Trans Mountain decision as orca advocates slam pipeline | The Starthestar.com - Wanyee Li This spring, his office also introduced stricter rules around vessel behaviour near the critically endangered southern resident killer whales and …
Otters Sea otters have low genetic diversity like other threatened species, biologists reportphys.org - University of California Sea otters have low genetic diversity, which could endanger their health as a species, a UCLA-led team of life scientists has discovered. The …
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