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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: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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New Wild Plant Sanctuary designation in Clearfield County
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated a new Wild Plant Sanctuary in Bloom Township, Clearfield County. Bilger’s Rocks, a property managed by the Bilger’s Rocks Association, has been accepted into... -
New Jersey plans Landscape Project webinar for June 18
Lehigh Valley WildThe NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is inviting the public to attend an upcoming Webinar on the Landscape Project, an interactive ecosystem-based mapping tool that assists government agencies, planners, conservation groups, the public and others in... -
Fisherman found dead in Osceola lake
An Osceola County commercial fisherman died late Monday or early Tuesday when he fell overboard while trying to untangle nylon fishing lines, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. William Platt, 64, was found floating in the Lake...
Tags: Osceola County, Fishing, St. Cloud, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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Scientists urge federal officials not to remove gray wolf protections across Lower 48 states
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: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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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, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Maitland, Abusive Behavior
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Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Shootings, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Local Government, Sports
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China says its legal ivory trade not to blame for poaching
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's small traditional trade in carving uses ivory acquired through legal auctions and in no way encourages or worsens the problem of elephant poaching in Africa, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. Demand for ivory as an...Tags: World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife, Thailand, Environmental Issues, Auction Service
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Record python killed in South Florida
A record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after a long struggle in which it wrapped itself around a man's legs. The monster snake was 18 feet, eight inches long, beating the previous...
Tags: Florida International University, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Miami-Dade County, Science and Technology
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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, Nigeria, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Biology
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Parkland to implement teen's program to save wildlife
A program to protect wildlife from the perils of discarded fishing lines, conceived and developed by a Parkland teenager, has so impressed officials that the city is implementing it in two of its major parks. The city will soon introduce fishing line...Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Fort Lauderdale, Lifestyle and Leisure, Stoneman Douglas High School
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