Why I’ve dedicated my life to protecting the rainforests
Posted by Annisa Rahmawati “I feel like a new person, reborn, when I am in the forest,” Annisa Rahmawati smiles. While Annisa finds peace and a sense of purpose among…
Clematis vitalba (Old man’s beard)
Clematis vitalba (also known as old man's beard and traveller's joy) is a shrub of the Ranunculaceae family. Scientific classification: Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Ranunculales Family:…
Abies nordmanniana
Abies nordmanniana Scientific classification: Kingdom:PlantaeDivision:PinophytaClass:PinopsidaOrder:PinalesFamily:PinaceaeGenus:AbiesSpecies:A. nordmanniana Abies nordmanniana, the Nordmann fir or Caucasian fir, is a fir indigenous to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia…
Bill Removing Protections for Wolves Passes House
On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation that would remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves, with the exception of Mexican gray…
Lynx
A lynx is any of the four species (Canda lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, Bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from the…