Jennifer Ackerman is a science writer of some renown.  One only needs to look at her bibliography to see that she understands researching and writing about a few different topics, but birds being one of the more common subjects for her. Here the specific focus is bird intelligence. Ackerman provides examples, mostly current, some historical, Continue reading

I’ve read a few books that bring to light environmental concerns with proposals for how to turn things around. But usually those plans are larger than I’m comfortable taking on, or, I’m sad to admit, more time-consuming than I’m really willing to give. In Douglas W. Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope, the answers to to restoring Continue reading

The word “wolf” can definitely conjure up some strong images for people. “Menacing” and “predator” for some, “beautiful” and “regal” for others. For many, wolves became prey because of how they would inflict such destruction on livestock. Add a bounty on wolf pelts and the wolf was nearly hunted to extinction in the contiguous United Continue reading