Displaying items 109-120 of 2020
» View wsbt.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-169
•
Next >
-
Are there too few great white sharks off California?
It's a mystery of the sea: How many great white sharks are prowling near California's surf lines? Some scientists say the population is large and healthy. Others say it is alarmingly small. No one has ever known for certain, but the question has...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Issues, Stanford University, Seafood and Fishing Industry
-
FWC: Captured bear biggest ever found alive in Florida
Residents of a rural Lake County community long complained that a colossal four-footed creature had been feasting on their garbage and leaving damaged property in its wake. After an epic trajectory as the region's most prolific dumpster diver, officials...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ocala National Forest, Lake County (Florida), Wildlife, Conservation
-
American Agri-Women meet in Washington, D.C. June 2-5
ALMA, Kan. (AgPR) - Leaders of American Agri-Women (AAW) from throughout the country will gather in Washington, DC, the week of June 2-5 for the organization's annual Washington, DC Fly-in. The Twentieth Annual Symposium hosted by AAW will be held at...Tags: U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
-
Manatee cannonball, other dumb crimes keep wildlife officers busy
It doesn't make me proud to say it, but Florida has a long, rich history of stupid criminals. There was the Jacksonville bank robber who handed the teller a note scrawled on the back of a police report detailing his previous arrest. And the yacht...
Tags: Orlando, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Cocoa Beach, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
-
How to report dumb wildlife crimes
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistToday's column looks at how cases like the manatee cannonball jumpers are more than just a silly prank. There's enough of this senseless stuff going on in Florida to keep a team of 10 investigators from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Wildlife
-
America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, State Parks, U.S. Geological Survey, Biology
-
Palm Beach County approves new deal to sell Mecca Farms
Finally giving up on developing taxpayer-owned Mecca Farms, Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday approved pursuing a $26 million deal to sell the former citrus groves to the state for water storage as well as a public shooting range. The price of the...
Tags: Palm Beach Gardens, South Florida Water Management District, Environmental Issues, Jupiter, Palm Beach County
-
Latest news, sports, business and entertainment
HELICOPTER PATROLS-WEST MICHIGAN After complaints, Grand Rapids copter patrols halt (Information in the following story is from: The Grand Rapids Press:MLive.com, http://www.mlive.com) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — State police say they're halting...Tags: Students, Gary Peters, Barack Obama, Politics, Prisons
-
Biscayne National Park drops controversial fishing ban plan
Biscayne National Park has dropped a controversial proposal to ban fishing across nearly 16 square miles of coral reef, after vigorous opposition from anglers and members of Congress. The park, which encompasses southern Biscayne Bay, had proposed a no-...
Tags: Environmental Issues, National Parks, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Travel
-
Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states. In letters to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week, carnivore specialists say the wolf...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
-
Wolves in U.S. won't lose protections -- for now
The on-again, off-again protected status of wolves in the Lower 48 continues, as it appears that the expected de-listing of gray wolves in the United States has been placed on indefinite hold. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildife...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Wildlife
-
Man cannonballs manatees on video, prompting investigation
Three men could face charges after a year-old video of a diver jumping into a canal onto two manatees surfaced on Facebook and YouTube Monday. The video — recorded in a residential Cocoa Beach neighborhood — shows the most egregious of...
Tags: Punishment, Abusive Behavior, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
May 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 22, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 23, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 22, 2013
|Story| AP Michigan
May 25, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 22, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 21, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Original site for Endangered Species topic gallery.