“It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University. Source Views: 0
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Butterflies-Why Our Most Beautiful Friends Are In Rapid Decline?
Butterflies are recognized the world over as the most beautify insects. Just watching them fly or sitting on a flower is such a source of joy. Children can spend a long time doing just this, or running after them. Just as I was writing this, I heard a few children call out. They were looking […]
UK’s butterflies have one of their worst years on record following gloomy wet summer in 2017
Two species of butterfly that were already in decline suffered their worst year on record last year as they struggled in difficult weather conditions. Conservationists had hoped that butterfly numbers would bounce back after the summer of 2016, the fourth worst year in 42 years of records. Many spring species emerged earlier than usual […]
A billion monarch butterflies dead and environmentalists may be to blame
Many environmentalists who once supported the U.S. ethanol policy are now regretting their decision as data shows the corn-based fuel is wiping out the country’s monarch butterfly population. The monarch butterfly population declined nearly 15 percent during the past winter, according to a report Wednesday from the National Wildlife Federation. Activists with the group […]
Government Considers Adding Monarch Butterflies to the Endangered Species List
Heather Callaghan, GuestWaking Times Something is causing monarch butterflies to disappear at a dramatically higher rate in Western North America than in the Eastern regions of the U.S. In the early 1990s, people in the Coastal areas of California noticed a disconcerting decline of the monarch. It turns out they were correct. While scientists have focused on the […]
Massive Florida algae bloom can be seen from space
A huge bloom of toxic algae that took over Florida’s largest freshwater lake has been captured in stunning images taken from space. The NASA images show an expanse of blue-green algae that covered Lake Okeechobee in Florida this summer. The toxic bloom appeared in May and expanded to 33 square miles (85 square kilometers) […]
Loved Ones’ Ashes Swirled into Comforting Glass Art Creations
Seattle-based company Artful Ashes helps its customers through the grieving process by creating unique memorials for those who have passed away. “Our artists capture the essence of your loved ones spirit in a swirl of color and ashes, sealed forever within beautiful glass art,” the business writes. “These amazing pieces comfort your grieving, allowing you […]
The Pentagon Just Admitted It’s Been Deploying Military Drones Over the US to Spy on Americans
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Washington D.C. — Under a Freedom of Information Act request, a Pentagon inspector general made public a report last week, admitting to the use of drones to spy on U.S. citizens.+ The missions were non-military in nature, meaning they were used for […]
Purple balloons and butterflies released to honour Kiesha Weippeart
Source: The Daily Telegraph PURPLE balloons and butterflies have been used to honour the memory of murdered six-year-old Kiesha Weippeart at a public memorial service today. More than 150 people gathered for the two-hour service at Holy Family Parish Church in Emerton in Sydney’s west. The service comes one week after a private funeral for […]