#Vehicle strikes

[plethoraworldatlas]

Officials say a 2-year-old wild male red wolf was killed April 15 by a vehicle strike on U.S. Highway 64 in the East Lake area of Dare County. This is the fourth death of an endangered eastern red wolf in the past 10 months, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service referred to the wolf as No. 2410, born in the Milltail pack in 2022, but the Center for Biological Diversity said its name was Muppet. The Milltail Pack, one of only two families of red wolves in the wild, is composed of a breeding male and female and nine surviving offspring.

The service said necropsy results were pending, but that prior to its death, monitoring indicated the wolf had been crossing the highway in the area and efforts were ongoing to haze him away from the highway and to capture or relocate him.

The Center for Biological Diversity noted that Muppet’s father also was killed by a vehicle strike six months earlier along the same stretch of U.S. 64, which runs through Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.

“Muppet’s tragic death brings North Carolina’s beleaguered red wolves one step closer to extinction,” said Will Harlen, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The world’s most endangered wolves should not be roadkill, especially when we know that building wildlife crossings could save them from being hit by vehicles. We owe it to Muppet and his family to give red wolves a fighting chance.”

Fewer than 20 red wolves remain in the wild, making them the most endangered wolves on the planet. Vehicle strikes are the second leading cause of mortality for red wolves.

The center said Muppet was named for his long, thick neck and was the first-born and of his pack’s juvenile wolves. The organization said that Muppet had stepped up to fill in its father’s role, helping protect the younger pups and its mother.

The organization said wildlife crossings could benefit red wolves and other species at the Alligator River and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuges, including river otters, bobcats and black bears.

“Wildlife crossings also protect human lives. Wildlife collisions kill more than 200 people in the U.S. every year and cause $10 billion in damages. North Carolina is considered by insurance companies to be a high-risk state for wildlife collisions, and 7% of all vehicle crashes statewide involve animal strikes,” the group said.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized $350 million in federal funds to support wildlife crossings nationally. A coalition of 15 national and regional organizations is requesting $10 million in funds from the North Carolina legislature to fund wildlife crossings across the state, including crossings along Highway 64 in red wolf territory.

“To stop cars from killing these desperately endangered animals, we need to create wildlife crossings in their last refuges,” Harlan said. “Wildlife crossings can protect human lives and save red wolves from extinction.”

Read more at Coastal Review, coastalreview.org.

[kanalaure]

(*i dont know what kind of dog huan is, but he sheds. a lot. caranthir just wants to have ONE (1) space thats not covered in shed fur)

assume this is in the context of a modern au, or else that everyone is miraculously back from the dead and generally getting along fine and in the interim aman has had its industrial revolution and produced a more eco-friendly equivalent to our technologies

dont take this too seriously or get upset if your blorbo isn't represented, i filled out the ballot on a whim lmao. if you have someone you are Convinced would have one that isn't on this ballot, please do mention it in the tags

[pinkyjulien]

> "Hey, what's up?"

If you're in need of a good 'runner, he's your man Racc'! 🦝

Been updating my boy's NPV today, finally fixed his goggles and noticed I could slap a mask on it- and eventually spiraled down, making a brand new holocall avatar 🤠 (did I finished his goggles? no hHGFH)

First went with Yellow because DUH but it wasn't matching the game's avatars style 🤏 I like how both turned out tho

[wh40kgallery]

Aliens

by David Gallagher

[anastasiamaru]

The UAV crew of the "Rubizh" brigade

Each drone is personally tested by the crew commander to ensure it is functional and safe for the pilots.

Once it's cleared,it's ready for action😏💥🤫

The results speak for themselves—through the popular videos showcasing the destruction of enemy personnel and equipment, and the ever-growing statistics of russian losses

Kharkiv direction

[sassyandclassy94]

The Boys and their vehicles - modern edition.

From stern to bow:

Bobby - Corvette (small and zippy, like him)

Don - Ford Explorer

Joe - Chevy Silverado

Shorty - Dodge Ram 3500 Bighorn

Stub - F-150 XLT

John - GMC Sierra

Gordy - Chevy Malibu

Chuck - Chevy Colorado (wannabe truck, as my brother says🤣)

Roger - Chevy Cruze

[onetangosierra]

Bear Grylls former Longline LSV

[approximateknowledge]

reading shards of earth and getting gender envy from the hivers

[mtg-card-of-the-day]

Today's Date is May 2nd, 2024 and today's card is Arcee, Sharpshooter//Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe!

[ID; (Arcee, Sharpshooter) This card depicts a pink and white feminine robot [autobot] named Arcee. She has long white legs with pink kneecaps and pink feet with grey ankles. Where her groin would be there's a pink arrow angular piece of metal (codpiece? idk if that's right?) She has a white boxy waist with a piece jutting out that include some grey ridged cylinder in the front, and a boxy pink chest attached with no breasts. She has spherical pink shoulders with white upper arms and pink forearms with white hands attached. On her back is an almost triangular set of wings? possibly? (they don't look very winged but that's the closest comparison that sit vertically aligned to her back. Her head is white with a dorky lookin white helmet/maybe hair?

She is mid leap into the air shooting lasers from her blaster [right hand] at a deep blue and black robot with red eyes and a bigger, chunkier blaster. In her left hand she's holding what appears to be a smoking energy sword. In the background there's a modern brown building with some tinted looking windows and lots of pink laser fire around. Next to the brown building There's a murky green building with tinted blue windows with a white border on each. In some parts of the background you can see smoke likely caused by the laser fire.

She is a White and Red Legendary Artifact Creature that cost 1 uncolored mana, 1 White mana, and 1 Red mana. Her subtype is Robot and she is a mythic rare.

Her rules text reads "More Than Meets The Eye 1 Red 1 White (You may cast this card converted for 1 Red 1 White)

First strike

1 uncolored, Remove one or more +1/+1 counters from Arcee: It deals that much damage to target creature. Convert Arcee."

Arcee's Strength is 2 and her Toughness is also 2.

Her artist is Volta Creation and her print year is 2022. She's from the set Transformers which released in The Brothers' War set & collector boosters. End ID; (Arcee, Sharpshooter).

ID; (Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe) This card depicts a pink and white slim car with two doors and no ceiling. In front of the driver's and passenger seats there's a window to offer some protection from the elements. On the very tip of the car there's a small, dark grey vent possibly for decoration. The doors of the car are dark grey and the wheels are black. This car is, once again, leaping high into the air above the road. Below it you can see a yellow pickup truck parked on the side of the road. Opposite to the truck there is a light grey sidewalk, and two buildings. One is the same light brown with tinted windows as before, the other is light grey with blue windows, interestingly different to the building in its place on the previous image.

Shes a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype.

Her rules text reads "Living metal (As long as it's your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)

Whenever you cast a spell that targets one or more creatures or Vehicles you own, put that many +1/+1 counters on Arcee. Convert Arcee.

Her artist is Volta Creation and her print year is 2022. She's from the set Transformers which released in The Brothers' War set and collector boosters. End ID; (Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe). Complete ID.]

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"DEPLOYED AS WEAPONS OF TERROR…"

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1500x2324 -- Spotlight at a look inside an Imperial AT-AT, a.k.a., All Terrain Armored Transport, from "STAR WARS: Incredible Cross-Sections" (1998) by David West Reynolds. DK Books. Artwork by Hans Jenssen & Richard Chasemore.

"Deployed as weapons of terror, the gigantic Imperial All Terrain Armored Transport walkers advance inexorably on the battlefield like unstoppable giants. These behemoth monsters are shielded with heavy armor cladding, making them invulnerable to all but the heaviest turbolaser weaponry."

-- "STAR WARS: Incredible Cross Sections," published 1998 by DK Books

Source: https://mediachomp.com/at-at-from-star-wars-cross-section/

[defness]

Io

[clannfearrunt]

Bad and naughty delivery drivers get sent to the Big Beast of a Van to atone for their sins

[orangerainforest]

NO TO PUV PHASEOUT !

[c4tto626]

public transportation is on strike today and trips keep getting cancelled so i'm having trouble getting to work right now... normally i start at 6:30, right now it looks more like 9:00 lol

love to see it, genuinely wishing the striking workers all the best ✌🏻

[loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooob]

BE PATIENT WITH YOUR USPS MAIL CARRIERS DURING THE UPS STRIKE

usps already delivers a large chunk of packages that you might think are solely ups based (ups shows up at our local office every morning with drop-offs, though obv they won't during a strike).

usps won't get all of the ups packages, but they are going to be heavily, heavily bogged down.

signed, someone with family in the USPS that are getting constant updates from their UPS friends.

[practicalsolutions]

It better come with a pedestrian kill counter or no deal.