From the daily archives: Sunday, February 3, 2008

Arctic wolf photographed swimming after waterfowl prey

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This has never been observed before.

Story. Elusive wolves caught on camera. (bad link fixed) By Rebecca Morelle. Science reporter, BBC News.

This an interesting story about Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island.

One sentence bothers me — “The team was also amazed by the wolves’ boldness.” When wolves don’t run but come and examine […]

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Deep snow this winter!

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Guardsmen activated to help ease Northern Idaho snow emergency. Idaho Statesman. North Idaho awaits more snow. Six counties across state declare emergencies between storms. By Simon Shifrin. AP Avalanches close U.S. 12 across the north central Idaho mountains. By the Missoulian High avalanche danger for Boise National Forest. KTVB Wyoming […]

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‎"At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour."

~ Edward Abbey