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ELKHORN SLOUGH: SEA OTTERS
The Southern, or California Sea Otter has been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act since 1977.
•Sea otters are highly specialized marine mammals capable of living their entire lives without ever having to leave the ocean, have the densest fur of any mammal and are one of the few marine species to use tools.
•Sea otters are an apex predator of the near shore ecosystem. The species is considered a keystone species because of their critical importance to the health and stability of the near shore marine ecosystem.
•They are also considered a sentinel species because their health reflects that of California’s coastal oceans.
•The southern sea otter population has exhibited high levels of mortality in recent years. Scientists attribute up to 40 percent of southern sea otter mortality to infectious diseases alone, many of which are known to have anthropogenic causes and land-sea linkages.
•The single greatest threat to the sea otter is an oil spill. One large oil spill in central California could be catastrophic, with the potential of driving the entire southern sea otter population into extinction.
Description
•The sea otter is one of the smallest marine mammals, but one of the largest members of the family Mustelidae, a group that includes skunks and weasels among others.
•Adult males reach an average length of 4.5 feet (1.4 m) with a typical weight between 50 and 100 lbs. (23 to 45 kg), while adult females reach an average length of 4 feet (1.2 m) and typically weigh 45 lbs. (20 kg).
•It has a highly buoyant, elongated body, blunt snout and small, wide head.
•Sea otters have an acute sense of smell and taste and have good vision both above and below the water surface. They also rely heavily on their sense of touch.
•Sea otters exhibit numerous adaptations, which help them survive in their challenging marine environment. Long whiskers help them to detect vibrations in murky waters and sensitive forepaws, with retractable claws, help them to groom, locate and capture prey underwater, and use tools.
•When underwater, they can close their nostrils and small ears.
•Hearing is one sense that is not yet fully understood, although studies suggest they are particularly sensitive to high-frequency sounds.
•Their teeth are unique for a mammal in that they are blunt and designed for crushing, rather than being sharp for tearing like most marine mammals are equipped with.
•With the exception of its nose and pads of its paws, the sea otter’s body is covered in dense fur. The fur consists of two layers. The short, brown under fur can be as dense as 1 million hairs per square inch, making its fur the densest of any mammal. By comparison, we only have about 100,000 hairs in total on our heads.
UIS Professor Shahram Heshmat specializes in health economics; his research focuses on addictive behavior from a behavioral economics perspective. He seeks to provide an understanding of why people behave in ways known to have dire consequences for their long-term health, as with excessive alcohol consumption, poor food choices, or over-eating.
during the spring, summer, and early fall, my sister and i practically live on our roof. a few days before Easter, my friends Molly and Megan (also sisters) came over, and we all spent most of the time goofing around on the roof. these "model behavior" pictures are all of Molly. we were having a mock photo shoot. :P i think she needs to be a model when she gets older :)
P.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out molly's photostream! she's awesome!! :) ------------------------------------------------------------------->>
This photo was taken on September 13, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Buffalo Rock State Park in Ottawa, IL. It focuses on a smaller sized bison (commonly known as the American bison), Bison bison, resting on the ground under several trees that have come together to provide both shade and sunlight. The American bison acquires an average lifespan of 12 to 20 years. Typically, males stand six feet tall and can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. On the other hand, females stand four to five feet tall and can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. Because of these distinct differences between males and females, the American bison is a sexually dimorphic species. The mating season often occurs between June and September. In fact, this species can be classified as a polygynous species where the dominant males will mate with more than one female. If a female is not interested in a particular male, she will simply walk away. This depicts intersexual selection or "female choice" because the female is often making the decision whether she is interested in copulating with a particular male. When a mature male finds an appropriate female to mate with, he will "tend" to that female in order to establish a bond and keep other males away. In fact, he may physically attack other males that come in close proximity to the female that he is tending by shoving, locking horns, or head-butting. This form of sexual selection is often referred to as intrasexual selection or male-male competition. Also, during this period, the male will often wallow, bellow, and exhibit threatening behavior. This is because females are more sexually drawn towards large and dominant males.
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Climate Action Day observed
Drawing attention on the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere to a scientifically determined safe level of 350 ppm, the International Day of Climate Action was observed in the country yesterday.
Different social and environmental organisations held different programmes in the city and across the country to mark the day.
With the slogan of "Change Behavior, Not Climate," Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB Trust) organised a colourful rally from National Museum to TSC of Dhaka University with participation of a large number of children from different parts of the city.
Prottyasa Madok Birodhi Sangathan, Nirapad Development Foundation, Nature Loving People (NLP), Green Voice, Swabhumi, Safe Bangladesh, and other environmental organisations, participated the rally with banners and festoons inscribed different slogans including 'Save the balance of climate and save the environment' and 'Save the coastal people'.
The rally was addressed, among others, by Ibnul Syed Rana, chairman of Nirapad Development Foundation, Syed Saiful Alam Suvan, programme officer of WBB Trust, Humaoun Kabir Somuon, Syeda Ananya Rahman, Mohammad Alamgir and Maruf Ahmed.
The speakers said that the temperatures are rising and storms are worsening due to the whimsical behaviour of human beings. Ice is melting and sea levels are rising day by day and due to the reason Bangladesh is likely to go underwater within a short peroiod, As a result, a large number of coastal people of the country will be homeless, they added.
They also said that the climate changes are going to worsen because people are burning fossil fuels - diesel, petrol, natural gas and coal - at rapid rates. So the future generations are now under threat.
They stressed on the importance of changing behaviour to balance the climate to raise attention to the 350 ppm target for reducing climate change.
Syed Saiful Alam
shovan1209@yahoo.com
Students and faculty in CMU’s Department of Social and Decision Science meet weekly to discuss ideas and their current work.
Currently considered a subspecies of White Wagtail, Motacilla alba. A vagrant at Pismo Creek Mouth, Pismo Beach, CA.
The book What Customers Really Want by Erkki Leppänen explains consumer behavior. More details: klaava.fi/node/2147
CMU's Saurabh Bhargava (left) moderates a discussion on how governments are using behavioral science with participants from The Lab @ DC and World Bank.
Climate Action Day observed
Drawing attention on the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere to a scientifically determined safe level of 350 ppm, the International Day of Climate Action was observed in the country yesterday.
Different social and environmental organisations held different programmes in the city and across the country to mark the day.
With the slogan of "Change Behavior, Not Climate," Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB Trust) organised a colourful rally from National Museum to TSC of Dhaka University with participation of a large number of children from different parts of the city.
Prottyasa Madok Birodhi Sangathan, Nirapad Development Foundation, Nature Loving People (NLP), Green Voice, Swabhumi, Safe Bangladesh, and other environmental organisations, participated the rally with banners and festoons inscribed different slogans including 'Save the balance of climate and save the environment' and 'Save the coastal people'.
The rally was addressed, among others, by Ibnul Syed Rana, chairman of Nirapad Development Foundation, Syed Saiful Alam Suvan, programme officer of WBB Trust, Humaoun Kabir Somuon, Syeda Ananya Rahman, Mohammad Alamgir and Maruf Ahmed.
The speakers said that the temperatures are rising and storms are worsening due to the whimsical behaviour of human beings. Ice is melting and sea levels are rising day by day and due to the reason Bangladesh is likely to go underwater within a short peroiod, As a result, a large number of coastal people of the country will be homeless, they added.
They also said that the climate changes are going to worsen because people are burning fossil fuels - diesel, petrol, natural gas and coal - at rapid rates. So the future generations are now under threat.
They stressed on the importance of changing behaviour to balance the climate to raise attention to the 350 ppm target for reducing climate change.
Syed Saiful Alam
shovan1209@yahoo.com
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15255050/21/2
Cover art is Weightless, by Trenton Lloyd Blanchette, an artist living with epilepsy.
Female Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) diving and feeding at Lefroy Lake along the Lake Oesa Trail in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada, Yoho_National_Park_Goldeneye-19
This is the roof of BSB, which is about 1000 W. Harrison St. in Chicago. All the behavioral science classes are held here (psychology, sociology, criminal justice...). You know the building was weird from the inside, now here's the outside.
This is taken from the top of University Hall through their tinted windows.
Bob Stewart, a psychologist with Embedded Behavioral Health Team 3, captures the attention of a group of Soldiers as he teaches a healthy thinking class.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Adaptive Management Services Enterprise Team (AMSET) Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) site check during Cedar Fire operations in and near the Sequoia National Forest, Posey, CA, on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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@forestservice
Video The Heart of a Firefighter youtu.be/QxJFIfkOQLY
Graduating students of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) are honored during their commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)
Act local: Raymond De Young and Tom Princen enjoy a conversation at Cafe Verde, part of the people’s food co-op in ann arbor. The two assistant professors teamed up to co-edit a book due out in the spring of 2012 titled "The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift."
Read the full article at stewards.snre.umich.edu/article/living-local
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Climate Action Day observed
Drawing attention on the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere to a scientifically determined safe level of 350 ppm, the International Day of Climate Action was observed in the country yesterday.
Different social and environmental organisations held different programmes in the city and across the country to mark the day.
With the slogan of "Change Behavior, Not Climate," Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB Trust) organised a colourful rally from National Museum to TSC of Dhaka University with participation of a large number of children from different parts of the city.
Prottyasa Madok Birodhi Sangathan, Nirapad Development Foundation, Nature Loving People (NLP), Green Voice, Swabhumi, Safe Bangladesh, and other environmental organisations, participated the rally with banners and festoons inscribed different slogans including 'Save the balance of climate and save the environment' and 'Save the coastal people'.
The rally was addressed, among others, by Ibnul Syed Rana, chairman of Nirapad Development Foundation, Syed Saiful Alam Suvan, programme officer of WBB Trust, Humaoun Kabir Somuon, Syeda Ananya Rahman, Mohammad Alamgir and Maruf Ahmed.
The speakers said that the temperatures are rising and storms are worsening due to the whimsical behaviour of human beings. Ice is melting and sea levels are rising day by day and due to the reason Bangladesh is likely to go underwater within a short peroiod, As a result, a large number of coastal people of the country will be homeless, they added.
They also said that the climate changes are going to worsen because people are burning fossil fuels - diesel, petrol, natural gas and coal - at rapid rates. So the future generations are now under threat.
They stressed on the importance of changing behaviour to balance the climate to raise attention to the 350 ppm target for reducing climate change.
Syed Saiful Alam
shovan1209@yahoo.com