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Warm Canadian winter threatens Algonquin ice-fishing traditions

February 28, 20231057 Views

Most winters, at least once a week, Mike Diabo will snowmobile to the shores of one of his local lakes in southern Quebec, carry his fishing gear across the frozen surface, and drill down through the ice to reveal the dark water beneath. There he'll fish for northern pike, bass, trout, and whitefish to supplement his family's diet, continuing the traditions of his Anishinabe ancestors, part of the Algonquin First Nation of eastern Canada. But this year ice-fishing season started late, delayed by a warm winter and fluctuating temperatures that left the ice on Bitobi and Cedar Lakes - his two favourite haunts - slushy and dangerously thin until a cold snap finally arrived in early February. This winter is on track to be among the five warmest in southern Quebec since records began ...

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Endangered African penguin chicks hatch at Arizona aquarium

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February 19, 2023887 Views

An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three endangered African penguin chicks, saying the tiny additions are genetically valuable as zoos and aquariums around the world work to ensure the species’ survival through breeding programs and conservation efforts. Officials at OdySea Aquarium made the announcement Friday, posting video of the fuzzy birds on social media. They hatched a few weeks ago and will remain behind the scenes with their parents until they’re ready for a public appearance. In this photo provided by OdySea Aquarium, veterinarians examine penguin "42," one of the African penguin chicks recently born to parents Mojo and Lemieux at the OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (OdySea Aquarium via AP) African penguins have suffered a ...

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Tourists in Cuba brave worsening shortages

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February 17, 2023912 Views

British birdwatcher Harriet Babeo arrived at Cuba's Bay of Pigs earlier this week and promptly racked up 80 species for her list including the world's smallest hummingbird and the elusive red, white and blue Cuban trogon, rarities found only the island. Far more challenging, she says, was hunting down a few liters of gasoline for her group's rental car. "We've gone ... three days now, and (the service stations) have had nothing," Babeo said over breakfast, binoculars and bird book near at hand, at a private home-stay on Cuba's serene Bay of Pigs. Tourists swim in the sea, in Playa Giron, Cuba, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Tourists like Babeo who spoke with Reuters often raved about their experience in Cuba, praising the country's hospitality, culture and weat...

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At Mexico’s Chichen Itza site, researchers discover ancient ‘elite’ residences

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February 12, 20231070 Views

Archaeologists have revealed a group of structures discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, believed to have been part of a housing complex inhabited by the elite of the sacred city founded in the 5th Century AD. Archaeologist Francisco Perez Ruiz said there were no known residential groups in Chichen Itza, meaning the housing complex would represent "the first residential group where a ruler lived with his entire family." Workers of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) work in the restoration of Chichen Viejo during a media tour at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in Piste, Mexico February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez The area, known as Chichen Viejo, is expected to be integrated in the...

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Joyous parades and parties kick off New Orleans’ Mardi Gras

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February 12, 2023709 Views

A venerable fine-dining fixture on Bourbon Street helped kick off the final frantic days of New Orleans Mardi Gras season Friday — relaxing its jackets-required dress code and briefly ditching its no-pets policy for a pair of crown- and cape-wearing rescue dogs. The tennis-ball-loving silver Labrador retrievers — named for Pete Sampras and Billie Jean King — chowed down on lamb chops at Galatoire’s as they were declared king and queen of the Mystic Krewe of Barkus. The animal welfare organization founded 30 years ago took its name as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the major Carnival krewe Bacchus. The annual Galatoire’s gathering aids fund-raising efforts. His Majesty XXX, King Pete Sampras Gelderman, left, and Her Majesty XXX, Queen Billie Jean King Gelderman, the king and queen of t...

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail is reaching record heights

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February 12, 2023924 Views

Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky, U.S. where visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the whiskey-making attractions shook off any pandemic-era hangover. Attendance at distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail surpassed 2 million in 2022 for the first time ever, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced. Venerable bourbon producers and industry newcomers alike benefited from the surge. In Kentucky, bourbon is much more than a drink. It’s a way of life. Whether one is new to bourbon or an aficionado, whether one prefers to have bourbon neat or on the rocks, whether one wants to eat its way through Bourbon Country or bike along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, there’s a bourbon experience for everyone in the Bluegrass State. Bourbon Heritage ...

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Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction

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February 9, 2023881 Views

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse. Everything from crayfish and cacti to freshwater mussels and iconic American species such as the Venus flytrap are in danger of disappearing, a report released on Monday found. NatureServe, which analyzes data from its network of over 1,000 scientists across the United States and Canada, said the report was its most comprehensive yet, synthesizing five decades' worth of its own information on the health of animals, plants and ecosystems. FILE PHOTO: A full moon rises over a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Importantly, the report pinpoints the areas in the United States ...

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Brutal cold shatters record lows in northeast US

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February 5, 2023754 Views

A dangerous combination of record-setting cold temperatures and powerful winds buffeted the northeastern United States on Saturday, creating life-threatening conditions and causing the death of an infant in Massachusetts. New Hampshire's Mount Washington overnight recorded a wind chill – a measure of how the combined effect of air and wind feels to the skin – of minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit (-78°Celsius), which appeared to be the lowest ever in the United States. The air temperature at the peak reached minus 47 degrees F (-44 C), with winds gusting near 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour), according to the Mount Washington Observatory. Sea smoke on the ocean surrounds the Straitsmouth Island Light Station as an Arctic Front brings bitterly cold weather in Rockport, Massachu...

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Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle

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February 5, 2023981 Views

Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he’s trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming to a small wetland, a sign warns: Beware of the crocodile. Díaz, a tourist guide, shines a laser pointer at a woodpecker and a toucan, and then moves it over to the blue tail of a Yucatecan jay. He learned years ago to decipher the sounds of the Calakmul jungle in Mexico’s southern Yucatan. Although it’s high season, this recent morning Díaz had a hard time finding tourists to guide. Last year, just over 50,000 visitors came to Calakmul, home to an ancient Mayan city that today is a UNESCO world heritage site. A woman climbs up a pyramid in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve at the Calakmul Mayan ruins in the Yuca...

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Wind chill of -79 C : Arctic blasts barrels into US Northeast

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February 3, 20231198 Views

A powerful arctic blast swept into the U.S. Northeast on Friday, threatening to push temperatures to record lows in many spots, including New Hampshire's Mount Washington, where the wind chill could drop to -110 degrees Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius), forecasters said. The National Weather Service said in an advisory that the mass of frigid air would keep temperatures at life-endangering levels through Saturday, warning of "extremely dangerous" conditions from the "short-lived blast." Boston and Worcester, the two largest cities in New England, were among the school districts to close on Friday as administrators worried about the risk of hypothermia and frostbite as children waited for buses or walked to school. People walk in Washington Square Park in Manhattan as bitter cold temperat...