Desert-Dwelling Animals
by TreeHugger on 27/08/10 at 5:00 pm
Photo via National Geographic
Most desert animals spend their days hiding from the environment's raging heat -- it's just one of the adaptations that allows desert residents to thrive in the arid, unforgiving regions. (They also build underground tunnels, develop ways of staying hydrated, and learn to stay cool.) But these animals came out long enough for photographers to catch them on film.
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Take A Blue Vacation On The San Juan Islands
photo via wonderofcreation.org
With Labor Day around the corner, people are trying to get their last licks of summer in before the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler. One suggestion where you can travel close to a big city, but still feel worlds away are the San Juan Islands in Washington. The San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwest corner of the state are actually an archipelago of 172 named islands, but the Washington State Ferry serves only... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo Favorite: Maun Ice Cream Truck
While picking up food for a 3-day camping trip into Botswana's Okavango Delta, I spotted this colorful ice cream truck.
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Can Social Media Save Vaquita, the World’s Rarest Porpoise? (Video)
Screen capture: About the Vaquita, vaquita.tv
The Vaquita porpoise may be living its last days in Mexico's Gulf of California. The demise of the species is imminent, says Chris Johnson, who's spent the last three years on a documentary, "Vaquita - Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise." Johnson hopes the film, available online, will help change the practice of gill netting, which has been wiping out the Vaquita year-by-year, one-by-one. Johnson believes that every Tweet, Facebook share, Digg or green thumb on StumbleUpon about his project could make th... Read the full story on TreeHugger
