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Dolphins visit the wetlands
The two dolphins that found their way into the Bolsa Chica Wetlands on Friday had plenty of water and the option to leave any time, according to Pacific Marine Mammal Center spokeswoman Melissa Sciacca. "They were sort of choosing to be in that wetlands...
Tags: Wetlands
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'We're letting him do his own thing'
When a dolphin swam into Bolsa Chica sometime before noon Friday, the wetlands got a surprise visitor. Now, they may have an unintended mascot. Five days and many media stories later, the dolphin still hadn't left the water near Warner Avenue and Pacific...
Tags: Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Issues, Wetlands
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Natural Perspectives: Priority should be preventing extinction
An article in Physorg.com this week reported that a team of scientists from Japan and Russia believe that they may be able to produce a living woolly mammoth within the next five years by a cloning process. Key to their research will be finding an...Tags: Endangered Species, Animals, Conservation, Ecosystems, University of California, Berkeley
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Natural Perspectives: iCan't get enough of birding apps on iPad
I bought myself an iPad 2 about three weeks ago and became instantly addicted. I should point out that Vic and I are long-time PC people, not Apple people. Well, we used to be anyway. Vic switched his desktop computer from a PC to Mac this year, so he'...Tags: Central Park, Starbucks Corp., Cornell University, Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware
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Natural Perspectives: Adventures in snowy Albuquerque
Generally, Vic and I try to avoid flying into the midst of a natural disaster. But sometimes it just happens. If you recall, I was caught in a tornado in April in Tennessee, near Knoxville. Golf ball-sized hail totaled my rental car with hundreds of...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Arts, Natural Resources, Computer Hardware, Snow Storms
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Natural Perspectives: Mr. and Mrs. Wren find home in backyard
The big excitement in our yard is that a pair of house wrens has set up house in our bluebird nest box. Vic and I got the nest box from Friends of Shipley Nature Center last year, but I put it up too late in the season to attract any bluebirds. A male...Tags: Science and Technology, Nature, Science, Cat (animal), Spider (animal)
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Greer's OC: Sample drinks for a cause
Join Second Chance Pet Adoptions of Huntington Beach for a wine and beer tasting fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Brix Wine Bar in Sunset Beach. The party includes wine and beer tastings, plus snacks. A tax-deductible donation costs $35 per person,...Tags: Elections, Dining and Drinking, Disasters and Accidents, Garlic, Steaks
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Natural Perspectives: A yard certified for birds, bees and butterflies
One of the pleasures that Vic and I enjoy at our home is feeding birds and providing a place where bees and butterflies are welcome. As wild areas shrink due to development, habitat for birds and other wildlife disappears. We do what we can in our yard to...Tags: Bee (insect), Science and Technology, Lakes and Ponds, Water Restrictions, Nature
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Natural Perspectives: Survey turns into a sea lion rescue
Last Thursday morning, I led a crew of 12 newly hired corps members from the Orange County Conservation Corps on a wildlife survey of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The corps members use checklists and photo identification sheets to identify a number...Tags: Animals, Health and Medical Professionals, Advanced Training, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Natural Perspectives: Touring the Pacific Marine Mammal Center
The experts tell us that the ocean is now in a La Niña condition. So instead of being warm, like last winter during the El Niño, the ocean has cooled below normal. That's the explanation that we're getting for this summer of no summer. A La Niña condition...Tags: Animals, Huntington Beach, Science and Technology, San Clemente Island, Laguna Beach
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Bird population declines
The height of summer beach season at Bolsa Chica State Beach is also the height of nesting season at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. As you're probably aware, California least terns and Western snowy plovers like to nest on sandy beaches. But during the...Tags: Endangered Species, Animals, Conservation, Emergency Incidents, California
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Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room. Now researchers have...
Tags: Diabetes, University of California, Davis, Science and Technology, Raleigh, Purdue University
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