Amazing Humpback whale rescue

http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-12-14/news/17403910_1_humpback-crab-pots-whale

Stop action Monarch butterfly transformation!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129878708&sc=tumblr&cc=npr

Watch this, Monarch magic!

Monarch caterpillar molts into chrysalis:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xCB5_v9vpQ

(4:31)

Moose play video

You've heard of horse play. Here's moose play.

This video WILL make you smile!

If you listen really close in the audio you can hear the woman who is recording this trying to keep her kids quiet in the background.

http://www.wimp.com/babymoose

Gasland

If you have any interest in the gas drilling that's going on around the country, watch GASLAND on HBO.

Otter Swimming Lesson at Columbus Zoo

Watch a mother otter at the Columbus Zoo teach her pup how to swim.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpTqV6LPl8c

Mission Impossible Squirrel video

If you've ever doubted or even wondered about the intelligence of squirrels, check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpPpBQqxYJI

Visualize the oil spill in your backyard,...

This page let's you look at the area the oil spill would cover if it were placed over top of your current location.

Type in your city and state in the search box, then click on "Move The Spill".

www.Ifitwasmyhome.com

Oil Spill Dispersent Ingredients

Here's a link to an EPA list of the ingredients in the chemical dispersants being used in the Gulf oil spill.


http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants.html#list

Elephant News

Here's what happens when an ecolodge is built in the middle of a trail used by elephants.

http://www.all-creatures.org/stories/a-elephantson.html

Listen to my Audio Essay for May

http://www.wvpubcast.org/insideapp.aspx

You can hear my MAY essay at the 39:04 mark of the MAY 29 edition of West Virginia Public Radio's Inside Appalachia.

Space

Tour the International Space Station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=H8rHarp1GEE

To Report a Metal Bird Band

If you find a bird, dead or alive, with a metal band on one of its legs, visit the web site below and follow directions. You will need the number on the band. The process takes only a few minutes, and you will learn the identity of the bird and where and when it was banded.


http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/call800.htm

Great Weather Sites

The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com/

National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

NOAA Weather: http://www.noaa.gov/wx.html


http://www.accuweather.com/

http://www.wunderground.com/

Carl Safina on the Gulf Oil Disaster

Carl Safina is the founder of the Blue Ocean Institute.

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/27/expert_ecological_impact_of_spill_could

Video clips worth watching

Mantis vs. small corn snake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhtHDK2K73A&feature=related


Crimson-crested Woodpecker in Brazil vs Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdiai7or_o&feature=related

How to Contact Federal and State Representatives

To find your member of the House: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To find your Senator: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


Or for President and any federal or state reps: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Gulf oil spill solution

http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil

Watch this and spread the word.

All about Lightning

http://www.crystalinks.com/lightning.html

... includes some incredible photos.

See the International Space Station (ISS)

For precise information about the path of the ISS, visit the web site below and enter your location. Times are exact, so don't be late.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/