The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentalists are at war over the agency’s latest plan to strip gray wolves of their federal protections and turn management of the often-reviled predators over to states and tribes. “If the agency’s proposal gets finalized, we will see them in court,” Michael Robinson, a spokesman for the Center for… …
Florida Manatee Deaths up Almost 50% in 2018 — The Jaguar
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_9BwzItJASE?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Here’s a heart-breaking story by John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba of The Revelator. It turns out that 824 Florida manatees died last year, almost 50% more than in 2017. Those 824 mortalities (deaths) represent 13% of the Florida manatee population, and many of them were caused by people – either directly or indirectly. …
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New Rules Eyed After 22 Horse Deaths at Santa Anita Racetrack — KTLA
The Latest on a California Horse Racing Board meeting about new safety and medication rules following 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park (all times local): 11:20 a.m. The California Horse Racing Board has begun discussing new safety and medication rules in the wake of 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park. Board Chairman Chuck… via …
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1,100 Mutilated Dolphin Bodies Have Washed Up on France’s Beaches — TIME
(PARIS) — The dolphins’ bodies were horribly mutilated, the fins cut off. But what shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the brutality of the deaths of these highly intelligent mammals, but the numbers involved — a record 1,100 have landed on France’s Atlantic coast beaches since January. The mass deaths, widely blamed on industrial fishing,… via …
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Waynetta Enjoying the Sun Today — The Wilden Marsh Blog
Waynetta enjoying the sun today The post Waynetta Enjoying the Sun Today appeared first on The Wilden Marsh Blog. via Waynetta Enjoying the Sun Today — The Wilden Marsh Blog
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve Officials: Don’t Land Your Helicopter in Our Fields to See Super Bloom — KTLA
Officials with the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster never thought they'd have to warn people not to land a helicopter in the middle of the fields – that is, until someone actually did. In light of that recent event, a warning was posted to the reserve's Facebook page on Tuesday morning. "We never… via …
California Fisheries to Close Early in Effort to Protect Whales — KTLA
California crab fisheries will close for the season in April when whales are feeding off the state’s coast as part of an effort to keep Dungeness crab fishery gear from killing protected whales, officials announced Tuesday. The April 15 closure, three months before the crab fishing season normally ends, is part of a settlement reached… via …
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Two youngest elephants at Indianapolis Zoo die days apart — NBC News Top Stories
"Words cannot describe the emotional impact this is having on our Zoo family." via Two youngest elephants at Indianapolis Zoo die days apart — NBC News Top Stories
Ready, Set, Adapt! Climate Change is Coming to a Garden Near You — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
In 2018, local gardeners contacted the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia Help Desk, Plant Clinics and Demonstration Gardens with hundreds of weather-related plant questions. Are these signs of climate change? Probably. via Ready, Set, Adapt! Climate Change is Coming to a Garden Near You — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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