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Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX
In what even U.S. Customs officials are describing as a “weird” week of sorts, border protection officers seized nearly half a pound of exotic meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made with reptile skin coming in from Nigeria....
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Los Angeles International Airport, Conservation, Nigeria
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Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing?
Channel 2 NewsLast week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened--yet another piece of wood on the controversial fire that is the Pebble Mine project. In...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, National Marine Fisheries Service , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wildlife
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Dusky shark may win protection
The dusky shark, a species that can reach a length of 14 feet, is the latest shark to be considered for protection as an endangered species. WildEarth Guardians and the Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the federal government to protect the...Tags: Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Issues, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters
Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in state law meant that looters didn't face consequences for their thievery on Lake County Water...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Prisons, Ocala National Forest, Conservation
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Terra-Gen gets OK on wind farm in wake of condor decision
MOJAVE, Calif. — Randy Hoyle strode proudly this week along a wind-swept expanse of sand, sage and juniper in the Tehachapi Mountains that will soon bristle with antennas and listening devices designed to protect endangered California condors....
Tags: Environmental Politics, Punishment, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Sloth bear cubs at Brookfield now on view
After a courtship beginning in fall 2011, two sloth bears at Brookfield Zoo are now the parents of a pair of cubs, which have begun to make public appearances. The cubs, a male and a female, were born Jan. 20, and spent their first few months in a den...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Brookfield Zoo, Wildlife, Conservation, Capron
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Companies won't face charges in condor deaths
Federal wildlife officials took the unprecedented step Friday of telling private companies that they will not be prosecuted for inadvertently harassing or even killing endangered California condors. In a decision swiftly condemned by conservationists...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Tejon Ranch Corporation, Conservation, Solar Energy
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Christie's plan 'most important charity auction'
“The Great Gatsby’s” leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio, is using his current screen sway for environmental good -- again. Together with Christie’s next week, DiCaprio will co-host “the most important environmental charity ever...Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Leonardo DiCaprio, Social Issues, Conservation
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Michigan governor signs bill blocking wolf hunt repeal attempt
Staff Writer -- bhubbard@petoskeynews.comMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday shifting the power to designate a game species to the state Natural Resources Commission and potentially solidifying a future wolf hunt in Michigan. The bill has the secondary effect of blocking a...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Rentals, Natural Resource Industry
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Tinley students awarded scholarships for community service
Six graduating high school seniors have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from Tinley Park for their community service, village officials have announced. Those students who are being honored include Emily Ruzevich, who attends Lincoln-Way North;...
Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Awards and Prizes
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Alarm among activists after Malaysia kills nearly 100,000 monkeys
Tourists adore them. Homeowners bemoan them. And the Malaysian government has killed them –- by the tens of thousands. They are macaca fascicularis, mischievous monkeys with unusually long tails that give them their common name: long-tailed...
Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, World Wildlife Fund
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