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Why is the Colorado River in crisis, and what is being done about it?

Why is the Colorado River in crisis, and what is being done about it?

October 14, 2022October 8, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Q: Why are we in this situation, with the Colorado River and its reservoirs shrinking so quickly? A: Truth is, we saw this coming. We use more water than the river provides. The only reason we got away with it for so long was because the reservoirs were full when the climate’s shift to hotter […]

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Western Cormorants Face ‘Collapse’ Under a Government Plan, Scientists Warn

Western Cormorants Face ‘Collapse’ Under a Government Plan, Scientists Warn

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Supertrooper 5 Comments

To seabird scientists, it was an ominous sign when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced, back in January, that it was putting together a plan to ramp up the lethal control of Double-crested Cormorants. The birds eat about a pound of fish per day and are much maligned by fishing groups. But they’re a […]

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More Than 600 Seabirds and Penguins Found Dead

More Than 600 Seabirds and Penguins Found Dead

June 8, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper 6 Comments

Last month, in the Coquimbo region of northern Chile, more than 600 guanay cormorants and penguins were found dead on the beaches. The citizen control that monitors the area reported that on May 10, ten fishing boats were seen approaching the beach opposite the Los Choros ravine. Two days later, the Movement in Defense of […]

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Spanish Steppes – Extremadura Nov 2012, Limosa Holidays

Spanish Steppes – Extremadura Nov 2012, Limosa Holidays

December 14, 2012December 22, 2019 Stephen Daly Leave a comment

Stephen was at Madrid’s Barajas airport and was all ready and waiting with the minibus parked closely for a quick getaway when the group arrived from London. Travelling through the city and out onto the main road to Badajoz was really quiet…once we cleared Madrid! Birds were seen right from the start with Common Magpies, […]

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