Piney Woods Wildlife Society

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The nature club of N Harris County and S Montgomery County that was formed in 1981 & disbanded in 2024 with our last nature program in 12/2023.

Now just this page remains where nature, bird and science topics are shared here by Claire Moore. Piney Woods Wildlife Society was a 501c3 non-profit group of bird and nature lovers that met monthly to hear a program about a bird or nature topic. This society began in 1981 and was disbanded in January of 2024. This page remains as a place for nature, bird and science articles to

The Last Time Our Planet Was This Hot Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 12/12/2024

Global warming 125,000 years ago, too...

The Last Time Our Planet Was This Hot Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth The Eemian period is Earth’s past and portent—a potential warning of the kind of climate upheaval we face if global temperatures rise by 2ºC.

Going G.R.E, Essential 11/23/2024

For the latest VERY interesting update on the Huntsville bat colony in the dilapidated old cotton warehouse building next to the prison, please watch this video.

I recommend the fist couple minutes to meet the speaker Jerrel Geisler, then skip the CBS YouTube video that Jerrel shows because you can't hear the audio (you can search for it easily & watch it directly from YouTube). THEN, forward to minute 15:00 for the latest on the status of the old cotton warehouse in Huntsville where the big colony of bats lives.

VERY interesting update and several new things that I had not heard before...

Going G.R.E, Essential TOPIC: A close-up look at our local bats, their habitats and why they are so important to us and the environment. We will also discuss local roosting locatio...

Inside the Indonesian Songbird Trade 11/17/2024

Fascinating article about captive, wild caught song birds in Indonesia.

Inside the Indonesian Songbird Trade Demand is booming for caged songbirds on the island of Java, and forests are falling silent. But conservation solutions are not easy, because bird-keeping is a proud cultural expression after colonialism and Covid.

11/16/2024

Nature comes down to predator versus prey. This video shows 21 such interactions. Warning: Very violent.

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11/15/2024

What? Plants have a small negative charge & bees have a small positive charge?

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11/12/2024

At least someone is trying to clean the garbage out of the ocean. Go!

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11/09/2024

WHAT!?!? I can't believe Ice never heard of THIS relationship between a plant and a mammal! (A toilet plant?) CRAZY!

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11/08/2024

Not sure why she finds this fascinating...?

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Genome Breakthrough Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Reviving Extinct Thylacine - The Debrief 10/28/2024

Fascinating!

Genome Breakthrough Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Reviving Extinct Thylacine - The Debrief Scientists are one step closer to reviving the thylacine, thanks to key advances that include a recent genome breakthrough.

10/15/2024

Do you want to be buried, cremated OR turned into an ocean reef when you die??

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New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental Variable 10/05/2024

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New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental Variable A new study published in PLOS ONE indicates that agricultural insecticides are significantly contributing to the decline of Monarchs and other butterfly species across the American Midwest. Using 17 years of land use, weather, multiple classes of pesticides, and butterfly survey data across 81 count...

10/04/2024

The odd Fossils of giant animals found in crevices of Gargano (eastern Italy).

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10/03/2024
Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names 10/03/2024

Changes are a-coming!

Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

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