Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Dec 15, 2009, 5:44 pm
As if the stars were completely aligned and the universe in perfect harmony, a single email to the city yielded a response in less than 2 hours.  And contained within that message were the relocation...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Dec 14, 2009, 10:10 pm
It’s not rocket science!  When the vocalizations of an animal experience a world-wide decline one of the most obvious answers is a population decline…or is it?  Well, the answers definitely donâ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Dec 14, 2009, 6:55 pm
Photo credit: Orvar Atli Orgeirsson If you have been mildly paying attention over the last week then I am sure you have heard, read, watched or in some form or another come into contact with pieces o...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Dec 11, 2009, 7:54 pm
There’s a scene in the classic Chevy Chase comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation in which the Griswold’s spend a few brief moments soaking up the incredible vastness of the Grand Canyon...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Dec 4, 2009, 4:36 pm
Echinoderms have quite a range of body shapes that include those drawn out with arms like starfish, spherical as displayed by sea urchins, and branched/feathered such as sea lilies.  There are approx...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Dec 4, 2009, 3:41 pm
It’s not a new topic and in fact it is one that I recently discussed in “A Silent Mass Extinction”.  I also doubt that I’m treading on novel ground by incorporating spiders, c...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Dec 2, 2009, 1:14 pm
I was passed the following video via a sea turtle listserv and thought I’d share some real-life CSI action with everyone.  NOAA Marine Forensics- “Investigators in Puerto Rico were tippe...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Dec 1, 2009, 7:21 pm
While rummaging through the latest research in Conservation Biology, I came across a publication that caught my attention.   It’s not that the title conveyed a trinket of enlightenment nor pro...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 30, 2009, 6:17 pm
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the refrigerator full of leftovers may have succumbed to the past, but a day of thanks is still in order for migration…and for the invite to the recent Birders wh...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Nov 25, 2009, 7:06 pm
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a (or reef triggerfish) shows me who’s the ocean boss in just 10 seconds.  Well, boss over this section of a reef in Maui at any rate.  After 10 seconds I decided to...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 25, 2009, 7:05 am
As I left NASA/Johnson Space Center, which was my final business appointment in Houston, it was just about 3pm.  Not a lot of time, but just enough to get my feet wet and do a little whirl wind birdi...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 24, 2009, 4:42 pm
Last week a business trip popped up that resulted in a 2 day excursion to Houston, Texas.  I knew exactly what was in store regarding my day job, but uncertainty loomed in regards to any potential bi...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Nov 20, 2009, 5:25 am
I’ve been a bit distracted in the last couple of weeks and hence a lackluster post performance.  So time to get back to the ocean nitty gritty… And what better way to start anew than with someth...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 18, 2009, 8:08 pm
Cheryl R., a neighboring wildlife advocate and VP-Wildlife of the nonprofit organization Worth A Dam, routinely passes me information she finds of conservation interest.  The articles, pictures, and ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 17, 2009, 4:21 pm
Sometimes I wander around the web (and my mind) hoping for a bit of inspiration. Recently I happened upon a 9 year old paper/report (Upstream) on Pacific Northwest salmon by The National Academy of Sc...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Nov 17, 2009, 3:37 pm
Incredible footage from the brief glimpse we’ve been given so far.  Looking forward to exploring Oceans with Disneynature on Earth Day!
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 16, 2009, 3:11 pm
Portrait: Johannes Gerardus Keulemans I shared this quite a while back on Thriving Oceans, but thought this would also be an appropriate forum as well considering it is bird and extinction related. ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 11, 2009, 6:03 pm

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Scott A. posted an article on BIOtheNUMBERS - Nov 11, 2009, 5:43 pm
Between the early 1980’s and 2000, most States conducted annual bald eagle surveys. Since then, many states recognized that annual surveys were no longer necessary. That is why you will not see ...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Nov 11, 2009, 5:16 pm

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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 11, 2009, 4:35 pm
After stealing some time to read the Fall 2009 issue of ‘Endangered Earth’  (newsletter from the Center for Biological Diversity) that I received earlier this week, I figuratively walked ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 9, 2009, 7:00 pm
In September 2009 I posted a video report regarding a piece of property that has become a haven for burrowing owls and other wildlife.  To make a long saga short, the property was under attack from i...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 9, 2009, 2:46 pm
Sandhill cranes, great egrets,  mallards, American coots, green herons, Northern pintails, a little wine tasting, a fiery meteor and a gibbous moon sound like a recipe for a perfect Saturday.  And t...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Nov 6, 2009, 2:44 pm
Press Release from Sea Turtle Restoration Project  (Nov. 5, 2009)- Sea turtle advocates in California and family shrimp fishers from Florida filed a federal lawsuit today against the U. S. State Dep...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 6, 2009, 11:15 am
Even the suburbs can contain a bounty of wildlife and it is here where roofs are transformed into perfect perching points; ideal for monitoring the activities of a nearby stream.  I present the Great...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Nov 3, 2009, 7:38 pm
Nene- Endangered Hawaiian goose There’s an old adage that pops up all the time not just in reference to conservation, but in the subject area of “you name it.”  And for this very r...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 31, 2009, 5:57 pm

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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 30, 2009, 6:25 pm
This is the latest U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (produced by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative) that I can find.  So I’m left wondering how much we have actually improved over the last 2 y...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 30, 2009, 5:02 pm
And the winner is BIRDS of course!  Pitting technology against nature is, for lack of a better word, natural.  It seems to be a constant struggle that we as humans have undergone and continue to eng...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 28, 2009, 6:38 pm

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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 28, 2009, 2:29 pm
“I found a cure for the plague of the 20th century, and now I’ve lost it!”  Perhaps it was the connotation of the quote itself or a combination of the fervor in Dr. Robert Campbell&...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 27, 2009, 7:30 pm
After posting a video comprised of consecutive digital photos of a black-chinned hummingbird in flight, I got in the mood for a little more nectar feeding action.  I’ve had these photos for a c...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 26, 2009, 4:17 pm
Heard of the threatened Haleakala Silversword; a species driven to the brink of extinction in the 1920s by goats, cattle and vandalism?  I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t as this specie...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 26, 2009, 11:02 am
Learning from our mistakes is one thing, but mixing half a ton of dynamite with a dead beached whale is another.  Setting aside any comments for now regarding last week’s discovery that a NOAA ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 23, 2009, 4:27 pm
And what better way to send everyone off for the weekend than with a glimpse into the wonders of nature.  Check out our latest video featuring a hummingbird visiting a backyard feeder.  The video wa...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 22, 2009, 7:38 pm
Let’s send out some positive ocean vibes and get a jump on the weekend with a photo session of one of my favorite sea creatures…Seahorses! Seahorses belong to the genus Hippocampus which ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 22, 2009, 4:41 pm
Contaminated iron-oxide stained water (left) flows from the stream reaches where threatened fish and other aquatic species were killed, providing a sharp contrast with water flowing from an uncontamin...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 21, 2009, 5:14 pm
On October 3rd I had the great opportunity of attending the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco.  The speakers were not touching on ocean topics (if interested check out my posts on JournOwl....
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 21, 2009, 10:48 am
I CAN’T STAND ANIMAL TORTURE!  When the commercials roll with animal cruelty footage from the Humane Society, PETA, ASPCA or the host of other animal welfare organizations I just stare in awe a...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 20, 2009, 6:11 pm
I’m beginning to think that the astounding instinctual feeling we as humans all have in common is not a product of Big Brother but a passerine sensation.  You know, that spine-tingling feeling ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 19, 2009, 12:58 pm
A short video with facts and footage describing the decline and recovery of the Bald Eagle through the help of nationwide conservation efforts.  The Bald Eagle is an amazing story of conservation suc...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 16, 2009, 3:53 pm
Sometimes it takes a meal  to get some notice.  And the next time you try to order fish and chips and the basket comes back heavy on potatoes don’t blame the waiter or waitress.  Our ocean gl...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 15, 2009, 4:50 pm
Who cares about insects? Aren’t they just agricultural pests, household nuisances, and harborers of disease?  I surely hope that is simply an attempt at exaggeration or at best an antiquated no...
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Scott A. posted an article on BIOtheNUMBERS - Oct 15, 2009, 12:06 pm
General Statistics for Endangered Species current as of October 15, 2009 How many species in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered? 614 U.S. animal species are listed. 747 U.S. ...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 15, 2009, 11:50 am
 “The United States today announced that it will seek the strongest possible management for the conservation of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a fish which is in serious trouble. This action has two c...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 14, 2009, 12:34 pm
A recent crossing of paths with The Penguin Sentinels (formerly the Penguin Project) and the incredible amount of work they have done for Magellanic penguins (Check out some stats) got me poking aroun...
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Scott A. posted an article on BIOtheNUMBERS - Oct 13, 2009, 6:52 pm
Have you heard of The Penguin Project?  Neither had I until I had the opportunity to attend the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco on October 3rd.  Well, The Penguin Sentinels (formerly the...
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Scott A. posted an article on Thriving Oceans - Oct 13, 2009, 5:42 pm
The heavy rains currently beating down on the East San Francisco Bay Area has reminded me about the incredible amount of debris that will be entering our waterways and oceans.  We are all aware of th...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 13, 2009, 3:44 pm
I guess I really don’t need an excuse to throw out a favorite passage of mine from the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  Heck, our Government plainly states a reason to conserve wildlife in peril ...
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Scott A. posted an article on JournOwl - Oct 12, 2009, 12:27 pm
Just shy of a week after my inaugural encounter with the Wildlife Conservation Expo, I thought it the perfect opportunity to share a few quotes that I jotted down during the various lectures.  Here&#...
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