Cassidy Lovell

4 days ago | thecooldown.com | Cassidy Lovell

An Australian man is facing jail time for his involvement in an animal smuggling ring. A man from Queensland was sentenced to nine months in jail for attempting to smuggle several exotic animals overseas. The Australian Border Force noticed a foul-smelling package from the Philippines and immediately notified Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

4 days ago | thecooldown.com | Cassidy Lovell

You can grow endless amounts of sweet, juicy celery, and it's ridiculously easy — here's how. Celery is a low-calorie, nutrient-rich snack that's full of fiber, and it's super simple to grow in the garden. @andrethefarmer Regrow your celery bottoms #celery #growingcelery #gardeningtips #growyourownfood #andrethefarmer #permaculturelife #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound - andrethefarmer TikTok gardener Andre the Farmer(@andrethefarmer) demonstrated an easy way to grow celery from scraps.

6 days ago | thecooldown.com | Cassidy Lovell

This homeowner's patio may have been cat-proof, but it certainly wasn't bear-proof. A homeowner in South Carolina was shocked to see a black bear helping itself to cat food on their porch. WLOS (@wlos_13) shared the footage of the bear happily chomping away on some kibble. The remnants of a door screen were visible in the background. While the fuzzy friend on the porch is certainly cute, the black bear's behavior is a sign of a bigger problem: habitat loss.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Cassidy Lovell

A blooming garden was pointlessly destroyed by passersby. These Ohio homeowners spent several years transforming their front yard into a beautiful native pollinator garden, only to have it vandalized by a group of kids. The couple shared the security footage to r/NativePlantGardening and asked for advice on how to proceed. "Unfortunately, a few days ago a group of teenagers vandalized the garden," the original poster wrote.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Cassidy Lovell

This government official is choosing one of the most environmentally unfriendly ways to travel. A subredditdedicated to tracking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' private jet sharedthe environmental impact of his 45-minute flight. The flight from Tallahassee, Florida, to Melbourne, Florida, might have been short, but the impacts are long-lasting. The account estimated the total cost of the flight, which came out to 1,087 pounds of jet fuel, or $908 worth, and 2 tons of carbon dioxide pollution.