When I came out here on February 1st my sister mentioned that something was "singing" in the backyard at night. She went to college in Arizona, and she thought it sounded like coyotes.
Well, it turns out coyotes actually live out here in Bellingham as well (to my total surprise).
It seems like a mom has set up a den for these pups on corner of my Dad's property, or near it.
I managed to scare them away with the flash of my camera, but I hope to see them again soon.
"'Mexico City is a stunning example of air quality improvements,' says Chafe. 'They are dealing with it in a holistic way. They know they have many sources and realise it has a huge impact on life expectancy and quality of life. The situation is not perfect, but they have made really impressive progress.'
Building on that – here and elsewhere – will be the key after lockdown, she says. 'We have seen an improvement in air quality in the past few months. It has been happening for the wrong reasons and in a sad situation. I hope we can now find a way to achieve the same results in a socially fair and feasible way.'”Exhibit B:
"Pandemic lockdowns have given nature a breather all around the world, bringing animals to unexpected places. Cougars toured the deserted streets of Santiago, the Chilean capital. Wild boars have strolled through the lanes of Haifa, Israel. Fish catches off Vietnam are teeming again.
In Thailand, nature rebounded quickly, too. In late April, a herd of about 30 dugong — a relatively rare marine mammal — showed up off a cape once crowded with tourist boats. Leatherback turtles and blacktip reef sharks have returned to other holiday hot spots, too. (In other places, elephants and monkeys that normally play a part in the tourist trade are suffering, however.)"As a species we'll either make the necessary course corrections when it comes to our Earth and our people or we'll die out, deservedly so. It's really that simple.
