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The Nature Notes archive is where you'll find my past writings and natural history notes. There is a variety of ways you can find things at the site, articles are sorted by date, by category, and of course you can always do a search for a specific topic.
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An Assortment of Articles
- What is a Rain Shadow?
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- A rain shadow is an area of dry land that lies on the leeward (or downwind) side of a mountain. Winds carry air masses up and over the mountain range and as the air is driven upward over the...
- Whale Watching at Stellwagen Bank 21 Jun 2003
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- Recently, I had the opportunity to go whale watching at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The trip, sponsored by the New England Aquarium, left on a cool, bright Saturday morning. We departed Boston Harbor and made the 25-mile...
- Scientists Investigate Declining Sparrow Populations 31 Mar 2004
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- In Britain, house sparrow numbers have declined steeply in both urban and rural areas. London's sparrow population has dropped by sixty percent during the past six years. In rural areas of Britain, populations have fallen the same amount over...
- Wildlife News Roundup - December 2007 31 Dec 2007
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- In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we start with news that male chimpanzees seem to be home-bodies, rarely venturing far from familiar turf. There are also several headlines that focus on the threats of global warming to cold-climate...
- Siberian Tiger Population Holding Steady 23 Jun 2005
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- Deep in the icy, snow-packed woods of Siberia, tigers prowl. It's an odd place to envision tigers—majestic and black-striped, these felines are more often associated with the humid jungles of India than with the wintry stretches of eastern Russia....
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