Nostalgic Days Do you miss the days when all you had to worry about when cutting the grass was a few painful blisters from those persistent fire ants? No? Well, just wait a bit and you might. The new ant invasion now spreading throughout Texas and the Southeast arrived sometime in the last two decades […]
Monk Parakeet Populations Growing
In 1939, nearly 77 years ago, the Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) was declared extinct. At the time, it was United States’ only known native parrot. The cause for its extinction is not certain, but is frequently reported to be the result of deforestation. Some experts, however, believe deforestation and hunting may have reduced the populations […]