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A Fresh Crop Of Baby Whales

February 27, 2019

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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The species is still critically endangered, but at least right whales showed up in their Florida calving grounds this year.
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Endangered Species, Marine Life, Nature, North Atlantic Right Whales, Right Whales, Whales, Wildlife

Can Birth Control Stop ‘Zombie Deer?’

February 26, 2019

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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What will happen when deer with a variant of “mad cow disease” arrive in suburban yards? Let’s try not to find out.
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Chronic Wasting Disease, CWD, Hunting, Nature, PZP, Ungulates, White-Tailed Deer, Wildlife, Zoonotic Diseases

Parasitic Whaling

January 2, 2019

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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Japan’s resumption of commercial whaling genuflects to domestic politics while undermining its global strategic position.
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Asia, International Relations, Japan, Japanese Whaling, Marine Life, The International Whaling Commission, Whales, Wildlife

Tweets From A Great White Shark

December 3, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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If the author ever meets Katharine the Great White Shark, at least one of them will be having a very bad day.
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Chris Fischer, Great White Sharks, Marine Life, Nature, North Atlantic Right Whales, Ocearch, Right Whales, Wildlife

The Dark Side Of Adorable Critters

November 26, 2018

By Aline Pitney

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That adorable furry creature you love might be a necrophiliac serial killer. Deal with it.
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Nature, Otters, Pandas, Wild Animals, Wildlife

Grizzly Hunting, And Hunting Grizzlies

October 1, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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Grizzlies once roamed across most of the West. The idea that they can do so again is dangerous to humans and bears alike.
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Dana Christensen, Endangered Species, Grizzly Bears, History, Nature, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, Wild Animals, Wildlife

A Fish Running Out Of Time

June 18, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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A handful of juveniles is the only proof scientists can find that the Atlantic whitefish has not already gone extinct.
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Atlantic Whitefish, Canada, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nature, Nova Scotia, Wildlife

A Gentle Giant Gets A Reprieve

May 3, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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Protected for decades, the goliath grouper is about as tame as an apex predator gets.
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Conservation, Fishing, Fishing Ban, Goliath Grouper, Nature, The Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife

PETA’s Monkey Business

April 27, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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If you give a monkey a camera, he’s going to want to take a selfie. So what happens when the selfie gets published?
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Copyright, David Slater, Intellectual Property, Law, Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, PETA, Wild Animals, Wildlife

Where Are The Whales?

January 23, 2018

By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®

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More bad news for a critically endangered whale: not a single mother-calf pair has been reported in nursery waters this year.
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Endangered Species, Marine Life, Nature, North Atlantic Right Whales, Right Whales, Whales, Wildlife