No, not cats eating bats. Or bats spreading rabies to cats. Rather, my two most recent articles tell two very different stories about of these different groups of mammals. The first article appears in the April issue of The Observer of Jefferson County. Wind energy is supposed to be green; a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. But as … Continue reading Bats and cats
I’ve always loved the big cats. As a kid, I covered my bedroom wall with posters of lions and tigers and pumas (never bears – although bears are great too). I ordered the posters along with my paperbacks through (I think) Scholastic Achievement Books. Every month at school we’d get a chance to buy something new, and it was one indulgence my mother never protested. … Continue reading Leopards in Iran? Who knew?
Summer may be over, but its sea turtles live on. At least loggerhead turtles on North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island do. Loggerheads are a threatened species in the southeastern United States, but the National Park Service reported a record number of sea turtle nests this summer on Ocracoke Island (which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore). I was lucky enough to see one … Continue reading Hooray for hatchlings: baby sea turtles make it to the sea
The proof is in: pesticides are poisoning frogs. See my recent article for Blue Ridge Press as it appeared in the Yonkers Tribune, the Ames Tribune and (from the frog’s perspective) the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Blue Ridge Press is a non-profit environmental news service, providing features and commentary to community newspapers around the U.S. Other publications printing the article include: Westchester Guardian (NY) Clarke County … Continue reading It’s deadly being green
Thanks to EcoWatch, my article “Middle-Aged Aquarius” will reach a broader audience. Check it out here. Continue reading Check it out at EcoWatch
