Category Archives: Wildlife & Environmental News

Wildlife & Environmental News

Links to Wildlife-related Organizations and Websites in the Rest of the USA

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Alaska Fish and Wildlife News

Audubon Society (National)

Audubon Society – Find Your Local Chapter

BugGuide.net – USA and Canada

Butterflies and Moths of North America [BaMoNA]

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (TX)

National Wildlife Federation

Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy Newsroom

Odonata Central – Dragonflies & Damselflies

Spiders in the USA (spiderzrule.com)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – News

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services – ‘Open Spaces Blog’

Wildflower Viewing Areas – U.S. Forest Service

Wildlife Society – News

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Please feel free to add a comment, below, recommending other URLs that should be added to this page

Links to Wildlife-related Organizations and Websites in New York State

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WNY

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo Audubon Society

Buffalo Ornithological Society

Nature Conservancy – Central & Western New York

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation – Western New York

Rochester Area Mycological Association – RAMA

Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (Jamestown)

Sierra Club – Niagara Group

Tifft Urban Nature Preserve, Buffalo

 

OTHER

Audubon – New York State (with Chapter links)

Audubon – New York State – Calendar of Events

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology – All About Birds

NYOG – New York Odonate Group (Yahoo groups)

 

Please feel free to add a comment below, recommending additional websites that should be included on this list.

Links to Wildlife-related Organisations and Websites in Other Countries

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allAfrica – wildlife news

BBC Nature – Home Page (global topics)

BBC Nature News (global topics)

BBC Nature – Video Collections        (Explore a vast array of wildlife video clips through the eyes of BBC presenters and film makers, and learn about different aspect of wildlife film-making.)

BBC In Pictures: Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

Birdlife International – Programmes

BTO: The British Trust for Ornithology

Butterfly Corner – butterflies of the world (with a section for each continent)

Earth Times – worldwide environmental issues

Earthwatch Institute

National Wildflower Centre (UK)

Re-Wilding Europe

RSPB – The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Britain’s equivalent of the U.S. Audubon Society)

World Wildlife Fund

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Please feel free to suggest futher links in the comments, below.  (Relevant ones will then be moved into this main list.)

Links to Wildlife-related Blogs in the Rest of the USA

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INDIVIDUALS

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the N.W. and Beyond (Jim Johnson)

Feathered Photography (Ron Dudley, Utah)

Insect Photography (Alex Wild)

Jerry Liguori’s Raptor Blog

Meadowlands Nature Blog (Jim Wright, NJ)

Ohio Nature Blog (Tom Arbour)

ORGANIZATIONS

Conservancy Talk    Nature Conservancy staff share their voices on everything from the latest conservation issues to living green.
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Cool Green Science Nature Conservancy science: 550 scientists helping you get smart about nature.
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Nature Rocks   Aiming to inspire and empower families to play and explore in nature for happier, healthier and smarter kids.

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Please feel free to post comments below, with the URLs for other good wildlife blog sites.  (All we ask is that they be posted on the correct page: WNY, USA or Worldwide, please.)

Would You Like to Make a Living Photographing or Filming Insects?

Through the URL below, you can view a video collection featuring bugs and insects in amazing close up, selected by insect expert and TV presenter George McGavin, with Goliath spiders, killer centipedes, ants and moths. By no means everyone’s favourite animals bugs — encompassing true bugs and other creepy crawlies — hold a special place in George’s heart and led him to an academic career at Oxford University. Having worked as scientific advisor on Attenborough’s “Life in the Undergrowth,” George became a presenter in his own right. He is now loved and admired for his passionate engagement with invertebrates, whether in the jungles of Bhutan or the back gardens of One Show viewers in England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/collections/p00bf3fy

 

Major NAT. GEO. Wildlife Photography Presentation by Paul Nicklen – Buffalo, March 4, 2014

Western New York debut of National Geographic’s “POLAR OBSESSION: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH”

Tickets are $25,  although a VIP package is available for $75 per person and includes a one-hour meet-and-greet with Mr. Nicklen, refreshments, polar-themed gifts and preferred seating.

For details of the speaker and/or to buy tickets, go to http://www.paulnicklen.com/speaking-engagements and scroll down.

Tickets are also obtainable at: https://tickets.bpo.org/public/show.asp

Excerpts from comments about Paul’s photography:

“In each generation of wildlife photographers, a handful emerge as the standard bearers. They show us the natural world in a way we have never seen it before.  Paul Nicklen is just such a photographer.  His images have presented the mysterious underwater world of the frozen deep not as an icy silent landscape but as a rambunctious, lively street scene–think of him as the first underwater ‘street’ photographer.  His photography has brought us right up close to shy albatrosses, swimming polar bears, propelling penguins, massive manatees, and the elusive spirit bear–to name just a few of his subjects.  Paul’s training as a biologist, his  exciting presentation style and his eye-popping photos make every lecture not just an educational evening but an inspirational event for the entire audience.” – M. Mulvihill

“Had a great time. Really enjoyed the presentation! As an avid amateur photographer, Paul’s talk cured me of any desire I ever had to Shoot for National Geographic. The lengths Paul goes to to get his amazing shots are just incredible. Paul dedication to his craft, his passion for the environment and his presentation style made for an evening we will not forget for a long time.…”

In a susequent addition to this topic, on March 2, I have added details of Paul Nicklen’s book ‘BEAR — The Spirit of the Wild’ (click to go to that page) .

Some Winning Images from International Photo Competitions

These are three, 6-minute slideshows from international photo competitions hosted by the BBC.  The final one has nothing to do with wildlife photography, so it is not quite in context with this blog, but either way I hope you enjoy them and gain inspiration:

Wildlife wonders – creatures up close: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25763028

Glorious greenery – winning garden [and wildflower] images: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26065140

Top travel photos from around the world: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23226029