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Da Quake

December 8, 2016 in /by

This morning’s magnitude 6.5 earthquake in the waters offshore of Eureka in northern California (technically 160 km west of Ferndale, California) and raft of emails we are getting in the wake of this news provide a convenient opportunity to reiterate that responsibly and effectively dealing with the threat of coastal flooding associated with sea level rise has many additional benefits, perhaps …

Paws Up, Don’t Shoot

December 1, 2016 in /by

The response to the recent killing of 10 alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in one day and then a goat and an alpaca by one of our resident male mountain lions (Puma concolor) in the exurban wonderland that is the Santa Monica Mountains has prompted a massive public outcry. In the immediate wake of those predation events, the owner of the then-lifeless …