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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Category: Canada

What We Can Learn From This Magnificent Migration

Photograph: Sandhill cranes flying to roost at sunset in West Tennessee in 2017.Credit…Graham Gerdeman  Margaret Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, … More

Advocacy, Conservation, cranes, Education, environment, history, Margaret Renkl, Mississippi flyway, Nature, Research, Science, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Whooping Cranes, wildlife

Why Do Bears Rub Against Trees? Scientists Offer New Explanation.

In experiments, researchers found that ticks avoid the tar of beech trees, which bears seem to have an affinity toward. … More

Bears, biology, Education, environment, Nature, Penn State University, Rebecca Dzombak, Research, Science, zoology

What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon? ( Video Below )

Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly. By Sam … More

Advocacy, Bears, Brown Bears, Cinnamon?, Education, environment, Friends, Grizzly Bears, Oklahoma State University, Research, Science, Trilobites

Why Moose need to shed their antlers. ( Video included ).

Why did the Moose lose its antlers? A video of a moose shaking free its antlers raises the question of … More

antlers, Blackfeet Nation, Education, environment, Friends, Landon Magee, Moose, National Geographic, Nature, Research, Science, shedding, truth, University of Montana

Bison Restoration – The National Wildlife Federation

At least 30 million bison used to roam throughout Montana’s Great Plains and America’s western prairie habitat. However, decades of overexploitation, habitat loss, decline … More

Bison, Education, environment, Friends, history, Montana, Nature, Research, restoration, Science, The National Wildlife Federation, truth

Forget everything you think you know about pigeons

There are more than 300 species of pigeons in the world—many of which are drop-dead gorgeous. “They’re the world’s most … More

Columbidae, Education, environment, Friends, Jason Bittel, Joel Sartore, National Geographic Magazine, Nature, Pigeons, Research, Science, truth

Life in the Shadows – Video

Books are available on Amazon. If you have a Kindle Unlimited membership you can download the books for free. Mick, … More

adventure, Agadir, espionage, Friends, Lake Tahoe, Life in the Shadows, M Barrett Miller, Mooloolaba, Russia, spy thriller, truth, Ukraine

Bubbles trapped in Alaska ice are a mesmerizing, terrifying warning

PHOTOGRAPHS BYRYOTA KAJI KAJITA – This photographer’s art reveals worrisome signs of climate change. Year after year, as autumn in … More

Alaska, BYRYOTA KAJI KAJITA, Climate Change, Education, environment, health, history, melting ice, National Geographic Magazine, Nature, Research, Science, truth

COP15 was a success — here’s what needs to happen next

The historic global agreement at the UN conference to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is just the start. … More

Advocacy, Aljazeera, COP15, Education, environment, health, history, Marco Lambertini, Nature, Paris Agreement, Research, Science, truth, WWF International

Thank You Ken Balcomb – Friend to Orca Whales

  Years ago, I had the opportunity to spend time with Ken when I participated in an Earthwatch Expedition. He involved us … More

Advocacy, Center for Whale Research, Earthwtch, Education, environment, history, Isabella Breda, Ken Balcomb, Lynda Mapes, marine mammals, National Marine Fisheries Services, Nature, Orca Whales, Research, Science, Seattle Times, truth

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