Trump administration proceeds with rollback of bird protections despite objections of scientists, environmentalists

 The Trump administration on Friday advanced its plans to cut federal regulation protections for birds despite criticisms from scientists and former federal officials that the move will likely be severely detrimental to the U.S. bird population. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/527735-trump-administration-proceeds-with-rollback-of-bird-protections?utm_source=Our+Daily+Planet+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1d6e37b501-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_29_06_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15a39131a0-1d6e37b501-62466329&mc_cid=1d6e37b501&mc_eid=8b3219c7d6

Tiny toucan-like bird with a single tooth flew during the dinosaur era

A bizarre bird from the Mesozoic Era had a small, scythe-like beak with one tooth at its tip. Its fossil was found in Madagascar and hints at a lost world of ancient birds that paleontologists are only just starting to uncover.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260763-tiny-toucan-like-bird-with-a-single-tooth-flew-during-the-dinosaur-era/

Searching for Mary Austin

Life for the author of The Land of Little Rain was as hard as the inhospitable region she wrote about.

https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a8713/searching-for-mary-austin-joy-lanzendorfer/