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  1. “New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”

    #Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
    #Science
    cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-gre

  2. 4 Dams Set for Removal in #Maine Will Open Hundreds of Miles of #River for #Salmon, #Herring and #Sturgeon

    By Andy Corbley, Oct 15, 2025

    "In Maine, ownership of 4 large dams has been transferred to #TheNatureConservancy in a sale it hopes will return the river they operate on into prime habitat for salmon for the first time in a century.

    "Operated by #BrookfieldRenewables, the dams along the lower #KennebecRiver prevent ocean going, freshwater fish like salmon from accessing #AncestralSpawningGrounds upriver.

    "On September 15th, 2025, The Nature Conservancy (#TNC) and #Brookfield signed a purchase and sale agreement for the four dams totaling $138 million.

    "The Kennebec River is fed by #SandyRiver in the heart of Maine before running down to the #GulfOfMaine past the towns of #SkowheganME and #WatervilleME. The Weston, Shawmut, #HydroKennebec, and Lockwood dams are located in intervals along this stretch, called the #LowerKennebec.

    "The federal regulatory process for decommissioning a dam, as seen in the recent parallel in #California, where four dams were removed to make way for salmon, needed more than 5 years from start to finish. As a result, TNC will look to gather another $30 million in funding to create a nonprofit that will manage and oversee the decommissioning process, during which the dams could continue to generate power for 5 to 10 years.

    "That would include working with Sappi North America, whose Somerset Mill, located between the town of Skowhegan and the #ShawmutDam, to find a solution to the company’s long-term water needs, which are currently met by this dam.

    "Their twin goals in the decommissioning project are to return free-flowing conditions to the lower Kennebec River to support regionally-#endangered #NorthAtlanticSalmon, while doing so in collaboration with existing stakeholders in the dams’ activities, Sappi included.

    " 'TNC and its partners are 100% committed to developing a solution with Sappi that fully addresses the Somerset Mill’s long-term water system needs,' the organization wrote in a statement. 'We understand the vital role of the Somerset Mill for the forest products industry and the state’s economy.'

    "#AtlanticSalmon are considered near-threatened worldwide, but certain stocks in the North Atlantic have almost completely disappeared. Access to Sandy River via the lower Kennebec would open up hundreds of miles of prime habitat for spawning and coming of age.

    "Brookfield maintains dams higher up the river, but these areas are considered to be of poor habitat quality. Those dams also happen to produce substantially more electricity than the dams along the lower stretch of the river—those set to be removed.

    "The Maine Monitor reports that fishing advocacy groups have argued for the dam’s removal for 'decades.' #RiverHerring [#Alewives], the federally-protected #AtlanticSturgeon, and #AmericanEel all rely on Maine’s freshwater rivers to either spawn or feed before swimming out to sea.

    "The current predicament finds around one-twelfth of the historic spawning population of Atlantic salmon returning to the Kennebec via the gulf, where they’re captured at #LockwoodDam and actually trucked up the roads past the next three dams to spawn. During the reverse journey many do not survive the journey to the gulf past the industrial infrastructure.

    "The removal of the #KlamathRiver dams this time last year produced incredible results immediately, with fish finding their way back upstream far past the farthest dam to spawn within a single season, proving that ancestral instincts can remain intact despite generations of fish not being able to act on them.

    "But examples also lie closer to home, with dams removed years past along another Maine river, the #PenobscotRiver, resulting in long-term economic and environmental improvements."

    Source:
    goodnewsnetwork.org/4-dams-set

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Maine #EndangeredSpecies #WaterIsLife

  3. CW: Long List Showing Animal Phyla with Examples and Links

    Animal Kingdom

    Domain Eukaryota #Eukaryotes
    Kingdom Animalia #Animals
    Subdivision Bilateria BilateralSymmetry
    Phyla Nephrozoa
    Superphylum Deuterostomia
    Phylum Chordata Chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata (Craniate)
    Superclass Agnatha
    Jawless Fish #Lamprey #Hagfish
    Infraphylum Gnathostomata
    Jawed Vertbrates
    Superclass Tetrapoda
    Class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fish #Sharks #Skates #Rays
    Class Osteichthyes Bony Vertebrates
    Subclass Actinoptetygii Ray-finned fish #Sturgeon Paddlefish Bowfin Gars
    Subclass Sarcoptetygii Lobe-finned fish
    Class Amphibia #Amphibians #Frogs
    Class Sauropsida #Reptiles #Birds
    Subclass Synapsida
    Class Mammalia (#Mammals)
    Order Monotremata (#Monotremes) #Platypus #Echidna
    Subclass Theria
    Infraclass Marsupialia (#Marsupials) Bandicoots #Kangaroos #Koalas #Opossums TasmanianDevils #Wallabies #Wombats
    Infraclass Placentalia
    Clade Atlantogenata
    SuperOrder Xenarthra
    Order Cingulata Armidillos
    Order Pilosa #Anteaters #Sloths
    SuperOrder Afrotheria
    Clade Afroinsectiphilia
    Order Afrosoricda GoldenMoles OtterShrews Tenrecs
    Order Macroscelidea ElephantShrews
    Order Tubulidentata #Aardvarks
    Clade Paenungulata
    Order Hydrocoidea Hydaxes
    Order Proboscide #Elephants
    Order Sirenia #Dugongs #Manatees
    Magnorder Boreoeutheria
    SuperOrder Euarchontoglires
    Clade Gliriformes
    Clade Glires
    Order Lagomorha #Hares #Pikas #Rabbits
    Order Rodentia #Beavers #Mice #Rats #Squirrels #Voles
    GrandOrder Euarchonta
    Order Scandentia TreeShrews
    MirOrder Primatomorpha
    Order Dermoptera Colugos
    Order Primates #Apes #Humans #Lemurs Lorises #Monkeys
    SuperOrder Laurasiatheria
    Order Eulipotyphla Gymnures #Hedgehogs #Moles Shrews Solenodons
    Order Chioptera #Bats
    GrandOrder Ferungulata
    MirOrder Ungulata
    Order Artiodactyla #Antelope #Camels #Cattle #Deer #Pigs #Whales
    Order Perissodactyla #Donkeys #Horses Rhinoceroses #Tapirs #Zebras
    MirOrder Ferae
    Order Carnivora #Bears #Cats #Dogs #Mongooses #Seals
    Order Pholidota #Pangolins

    Superphylum Ecdysozoa
    Phylum Arthropoda
    Subphylum Chelicerata
    Class Arachnida #Mites #Scorpions #Spiders
    Subphylum Myriapoda
    Class Diplopoda #Millipedes
    Class Chilopoda #Centipedes
    Subphylum Hexapoda
    Class Insecta (#Insects)
    Subclass Apterygota Primitive wingless insects with incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Archaeogantha hump-backed/jumping Bristletails
    Order Zygentoma #Silverfish Firebrats Fishmoths
    Subclass Palaeoptera Primitive winged insects, with their wings held upright or outstretched at rest and incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Ephemeroptera #Mayflies
    Order Odanata #Dragonflies #Damselflies
    Subclass Polyneoptera Winged insects, with a broad, fan-like extension to their hind wings, and incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Orthoptera BushCrickets #Crickets #Grasshoppers #Locusts
    Order Phasmida #StickInsects
    Order Plecoptera Stoneflies
    Order Dermaptera #Earwigs
    Order Blattodea #Cockroaches #Termites
    Order Embioptera Webspinners
    Order Grylloblatteria Rockcrawlers
    Order Mantophasmatodea Prayingmantids Walkingsticks
    Order Zoraptera AngelInsects
    Subclass Paraneoptera Higher insects, with mostly incomplete metamorphosis, where a nymph generally resembles the adult
    Order Hemiptera #Truebugs
    SubOrder Auchenorrhyncha #Cicadas #Leafhoppers #Planthoppers #Treehoppers Spittlebugs
    SubOrder Heteroptera
    InfraOrder Cimicomorpha #BedBugs BatBugs AssassinBugs PirateBugs
    InfraOrder Dipsocoromorpha
    InfraOrder Inicocephaloidea
    InfraOrder Gerromorpha WaterStriders
    InfraOrder Leptopodomorpha ShoreBugs SpinyShoreBugs
    InfraOrder Nepomorpha True WaterBugs
    InfraOrder Peloridimorpha
    InfraOrder Pentatomomorpha #StinkBugs FlatBugs SeedBugs
    SubOrder Sternorhyncha #Aphids ScaleInsects Whiteflies
    Order Phthiraptera sucking & biting #Lice
    Order Psocoptera Booklice Barklice
    Order Thysanoptera #Thrips
    Subclass Endopterygota Higher insects, with a clear metamorphosis from larva via a pupa to adult, also called Holometabola
    Order Coleoptera #Beetles
    Order Diptera true #Flies
    Order Hymenoptera #Ants #Bees #Wasps
    Order Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Moths
    Order Mecoptera Scorpionflies
    Order Megaloptera Alderflies
    Order Neuroptera Lacewings
    Order Siphonaptera #Fleas
    Order Raphidioptera Snakeflies
    Order Strepsiptera Twistegwingflies
    Order Trichoptera Caddisflies Sedgeflies

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    Amphibians
    #Amphibians #Caecilians #FrogFriday #FroggyFriday #Frogs #Newts #Salamanders #Toads

    Birds
    #BirdBuddy #BirdID #Birding #BirdsInBackYards #BirdMigration #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfPrey #BirdPhotography #BirdResearch #BirdWatching #Chickens #Corvid #DuckTuesday #eBird #Hens #Oology #Ornithology #OzBirds #Raptor #SeaBirds #ShoreBirds #WaterFowlWednesday #WrensDay

    Insects & Spiders
    #Ants #Aphids #Arachnids #BedBugs #Bees #Beetles #Bugs #Butterflies #Cicadas #Cockroaches #Coleoptera #Crickets #Damselflies #Dragonflies #Earwigs #Entomologia #Entomology #Fleas #Flies #FlyFriday #Grasshoppers #Hemiptera #Hymenoptera #iNaturalist #Insect #InsectPhotography #Insects #InsectSaturday #InsektenSamstag #Invertebrates #Leafhoppers #Lepidoptera #Locusts #Mayflies #Metamorphosis #MiteMonday #Mites #Moths #Orthoptera #Planthoppers #Pupa #Scorpions #Silverfish #Spider #SpiderSunday #StickInsects #StinkBugs #Termites #Thrips #Treehoppers #Wasps #WeevilWednesday

    Reptiles (#Reptiles)
    #Crocodiles #Lizards #ReptilesOfMastodon #Snakes #Tuatara #Turtles

    Sea Creatures
    #Dugongs #FishEyeFriday #FishFriday #FishyFriday #Hagfish #Lamprey #Manatees #MolluscMonday #Phytoplankton #Rays #Seals #Sharks #ShrimpSunday #Skates #Sturgeon #Whales #Zooplankton

    Mammals (#Mammals)
    Cats (#Cats)
    #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #CatsOfYore #Caturday #DeepThoughtsOfCats #FediCats #Feline #MastoCats #ToeBeansTuesday #TongueOutTuesday #WhiskersWednesday

    Dogs (#Dogs)
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    Equine
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    Farming
    #Cattle #CowsOfMastodon #Deer #GoatsOfMastodon #Pigs #SheepOfMastodon #Sheepturday

    Lagomorphs
    #BunnyButtFriday #Hares #HouseRabbit #MastoBun #Pikas #Rabbits #RabbitsOfMastodon #SundayBunday #SundayIsBunday

    Marsupials (#Marsupials)
    #Bandicoots #Kangaroos #Koalas #Opossums TasmanianDevils #Wallabies #Wombats

    Monotremes (#Monotremes)
    #Echidna #Platypus

    Primates (#Primates)
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    Rodents (#Rodents)
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    et al.
    #Anteaters #Antelope #Bats #Bears #Camels #Elephants #Fursday #FurSuitFriday #Hedgehogs #MammothMonday #MastodonMonday #Moles #Mongooses #OtThursday #Pangolins #Sloths #SlothSaturday #StoatSaturday #Tapirs #TuesdayTiger #TuskTuesday #Wildlife #WildlifeWednesday

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