Alisa Opar
After dabbling in research on bats, fish, newts, watersheds, prairie dogs and rangeland grasses, Alisa Opar decided to redirect her passion for science and all things wild into journalism. Now a senior editor at Audubon, she particularly enjoys editing and writing stories about wildlife, conservation, climate, and energy. Though she’s come to appreciate the resourceful flora and fauna (people included) that thrive in New York City, whenever possible she likes to travel to far-flung destinations–especially those that are mountainous.Alisa Opar's blog
Scientists and Environmental Groups Call for More Science Before Drilling in Arctic Ocean
02/07/2012
A walrus female and pup on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea, June 2010. Photo: Sarah Sonsthagen/USGS
Oceanographers Sylvia Earl and Paul Dayton think it’s a bad idea, as do more than 500 other scientists and numerous environmental groups: energy development in the remote, often ice-choked waters off northern Alaska.
It’s a sentiment Audubon shares, and the organization has made it super easy for you to make your voice heard: Click here to tell the Interior Department the Arctic Ocean should be off-limits to drilling. Hurry—the deadline is 11 a.m. Eastern tomorrow, February 8.
The eye of the Papuan forest dragon (Hypsilurus dilophus), a sit-and-wait predator, scans the forest for insects and small vertebrates. Photo: Piotr Naskrecki
The Papuan forest dragon pictured above is just one of the captivating creatures scientist and photographer Piotr Naskrecki has captured in his new book, Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine. Naskrecki traveled the globe in search of creatures and habitats that have persisted, nearly untouched, for hundreds of millions of years. The result is a book packed with stunning images and fascinating information.
Relics—and a print of your choice—could be yours. We've teamed up with the University of Chicago Press to give away 10 copies. Click here to enter the giveaway, see more images from the book, and learn more about it. All you have to do is leave a comment and be sure to include a viable email address (it won't show up on the page). Good luck!
Alligator at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: USFWS
UPDATE 2/6/12: We've narrowed down the entries to these three. Vote for the wi!
Every week we post a funny animal photo that's begging for a caption. Click "Read more" to add your suggestion in the Comments section. On Monday we'll choose our three favorite captions and list them under the image.
Check out our top choices from last week’s photo of brown boobies, and all previous weeks.
Brown boobies atop the posts of an old pier at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Lindsey Hayes/USFWS
UPDATE 1/30/12: It's time to choose the winning caption. We've narrowed it down to these three entries. Don't be a boob, vote for your favorite!
Every week we post a funny animal photo that's begging for a caption. Click "Read more" to add your suggestion in the Comments section. On Monday we'll choose our three favorite captions, and then we’ll ask you to vote for your favorite. Check out all of our previous funny caption contest pics.
Review: Randall, of Honey Badger Video Fame, Pens Book About More Crazy Animals
01/26/2012
The voice of Randall—the narrator of the hilarious viral video “The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger”—is in my head. It’s fitting, since I’m reading his new book Honey Badger Don’t Care, which features the fearless honey badger and 10 additional “nastyass” animals. Some you’ll know—the Tasmanian devil, the opposum; some sound like the sort of thing Randall would make up—like the pink fairy armadillo. If you’ve seen the video, you’ll know to expect profanities and irreverence in the book, but it’s also surprisingly informative and highlights a fascinating mix of creatures that are largely threatened or endangered.
A pair of endangered pygmy hippopotamuses. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Every week we post a funny animal photo that's begging for a caption. Click "Read more" to add your suggestion in the Comments section. On Monday we'll choose our three favorite captions and list them under the image.
Check out our top choices from last week’s photo of Pacific walruses, and all previous weeks.
Photo Credit: USFWS/Joel Garlich-Miller
Every week we post a funny animal photo that's begging for a caption. Click "Read more" to add your suggestion in the Comments section. On Monday we'll choose our three favorite captions and list them under the image.
Check out our top choices from last week’s photo of an endangered California condor, and all previous weeks.
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