Magpie

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region:

Did you know Magpies Will Eat Almost Anything, Including Bird Eggs and Chicks? read morehttp://1.usa.gov/1HBbR0A

Conquering the Challenge

From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

“I know climate change is a challenge we can conquer, if we do it together. So looking ahead to Paris, I’m not just hopeful and I’m not just optimistic. I’m confident. The world has mobilized, and we’re in position to drive toward a global solution that has eluded us for far too long. The time is now for strong leadership and ambitious action.” –Administrator Gina McCarthy#ActOnClimate #COP21

A crocodile eats a dog on Key Biscayne golf course, and that means one thing | Miami Herald

Florida’s rebounding crocodile population came face to face with civilization over the weekend when a dog chasing birds on the manicured greens of a Key Biscayne golf course was mauled and killed by one of the reclusive reptiles.

The dog’s owner was walking the pit bull terrier mix, weighing between 20 and 25 pounds, off its leash Saturday near the fifth hole at the Crandon Park Golf Course, when it started chasing ducks and geese, said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Carol Lyn Parrish. When the dog followed the birds into a pond about 2:20 p.m., a crocodile estimated at five to seven feet long snatched it.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article47226600.html#storylink=cpy

A crocodile eats a dog on Key Biscayne golf course, and that means one thing | Miami Herald

Corals Week

From National Ocean Service:

Find coral facts, images, and stories here: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/nov15/corals-week.html#CoralsWeek

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To catch a fishing thief, SkyTruth uses data from the air, land and sea | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian

No one knows how much illegal fishing goes on in the oceans. They’re too vast to patrol. But a small nonprofit is helping governments track down seafood pirates by using powerful software, digital maps and publicly available data.

That nonprofit, SkyTruth, is led by a 52-year-old geologist named John Amos. It has fewer than a dozen employees and operates out of rural Shepherdstown, West Virginia – population: 2,140. Yet last spring, SkyTruth used its data to help the government of the Pacific island nation Palau track down a Taiwanese fishing ship whose holds were filled with illegally caught tuna and shark fins.

To catch a fishing thief, SkyTruth uses data from the air, land and sea | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian

Gray Jay & Northern Hawk-owl

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region:

Northern hawk-owls are an awesome sight - unless you’re a gray jay! Learn more: http://bit.ly/JayFacts

Photo: Gray jay & northern hawk-owl courtesy of Jean-Guy Dallaire/Creative Commons. https://flic.kr/p/u7H5b