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How to Count a Wolf describes the process of tracking wolves across many seasons in Washington. It's one of my all-time favorite videos on conservation. [more inside]
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Prometheus Lost in Space mashup trailer.
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New Pack of Endangered Gray Wolves Discovered in California. The pack, which consists of a mother and her four offspring, is now the state’s southernmost wolf group. "California has reached another exciting milestone in gray wolf recovery with the discovery of a new pack in the southern Sierra Nevada," Pamela Flick, California program director for Defenders of Wildlife, says in a statement. "This recently detected group of wolves is at least 200 straight-line miles from the nearest known California pack and demonstrates the species’ amazing ability to disperse long distances and take advantage of the state’s plentiful suitable habitat."
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Vanity Fair lists 31 feel good movies to boost your mood. Archive link. [more inside]
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For centuries grape growers in different communities passed down lore about where their grapes came from. Some governments, particularly in Europe, designated appellations—strictly circumscribed regions with rules on how and where a varietal such as burgundy, rioja or barolo was legally allowed to grow and be produced. But genetic studies to discover where vines originated thousands of years ago began in earnest only 10 or 15 years ago. from Wine’s True Origins Are Finally Revealed
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Time Commanders is a technological game show which sends contestants back in time to reenact historical battles, with the aid of an unnamed real-time strategic combat simulation and 3D CGI visualisations provided by The Creative Assembly. [more inside]
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On September 20th New York Times pundit David Brooks posted a tweet where he stated the high cost of his meal demonstrated why people had a low opinion of the economy. Unfortunately for Brooks, response was quick and vicious as viewers pointed out that the food portion of the meal was only $18, and that the majority of his bill was in his drink, in a real world example of the "someone who is good at the economy please help me" meme. [more inside]
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