by LouiseGund | Oct 6, 2020 | Animals, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
A number of recent studies have shown that domestic cats play a major role in the deaths of birds and other small, wild creatures in communities across the world. A group of scientists from North Carolina State University, working alongside colleagues at the North...
by LouiseGund | Oct 2, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
At first glance, animals like elephants, beavers, squirrels, ants, and worms could not seem more different. Yet all these species have one important factor in common: They are what scientists call “ecosystem engineers.” As they go about their normal, daily business of...
by LouiseGund | Oct 1, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Organizations, Wildlife
Early in July 2020, environmentally minded Americans celebrated when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone regions of Wyoming and Idaho. Now, grizzly populations in the area will continue to be safeguarded under the...
by LouiseGund | Aug 13, 2020 | Acting, Broadway, Cast, Music, Play, Production
Theater actors, musicians, singers, dancers, directors—and audiences—often say that you’re never quite sure what a live performance is going to be like. There is always an element of surprise, and those surprises are frequently shaped not just by the energy of the...
by LouiseGund | Aug 11, 2020 | Conservation, Environment, History, Programs, Wildlife
Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau once called the Sea of Cortez “the world’s aquarium.” Ray Cannon, author of the 1966 book The Sea of Cortez, echoed Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge when he described it as a “painted ocean.” The gulf embraced by Baja California...
by LouiseGund | Aug 6, 2020 | Environment, Nature, Programs, Wildlife
Researchers in Japan have discovered a new way to address the effects of a global decline in the populations of bees and other wild pollinators: blowing bubbles. In 2019 American beekeepers lost about 40 percent of all their honeybee colonies. The honeybee species...
by LouiseGund | Aug 4, 2020 | Broadway, Legislation, Organizations, Programs
Among the many tragedies unfolding around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads is the one affecting the performing arts industry. The postponements, cancellations, and closures of performing arts venues have left an entire generation of actors, singers, dancers,...
by LouiseGund | Jun 9, 2020 | History
On Saturday, May 16, President Barack Obama delivered a virtual graduation address to the high school class of 2020. The event was part of “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020,” a tribute to graduates hosted by LeBron James. It...
by LouiseGund | Jun 2, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Nature, Wildlife
The sophisticated intelligence shown by whales and other cetaceans has long intrigued and enchanted humans. Over millions of years, these animals have evolved a highly complex network of neurological and sensory systems that are certainly different than those of...
by LouiseGund | May 28, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Much of the global human food ecosystem is dependent on bees and other pollinators. Without bees, we would not be able to grow more than a third of our favorite major food crops, including almonds, cherries, blueberries, broccoli, squash, and tomatoes. These,...