by LouiseGund | Oct 8, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Organizations, Wildlife
Recently, people everywhere had the opportunity to celebrate one of the world’s most intelligent, emotionally complex—and endangered—animals: the elephant. World Elephant Day, which occurs annually on August 12, not only serves as a way to learn more about these...
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 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 | 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,...
