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An advisory committee has recommended the state maintain "threatened status" for the pine snake, a reptile that has caused problems for South Jersey builders who want to end protections for the creature. The state’s Endangered and Non-game Species Advisory Committee...
The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.In a new report titled "Species Feeling the Heat: Connecting Deforestation and Climate Change," the Wildlife Conservation Society profiles more than a dozen animal species and groups that are facing threats due to climate change impacts including: changing ...
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has reached agreements with a Southern Colorado family that will protect 2,387 acres of wildlife habitat through conservation easements in western Las Animas County.
The newly inaugurated snake park in the Mysore zoo will soon be made visitor-friendly. The authorities are acting rather fast on the complaints against dark enclosures and improper lighting.
After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater.
MANILA, Philippines - Animal rights activists have signed a petition asking Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim to stop Manila Zoo from adding more animals in its “tiny, decrepit and outdated" facility.
A major trend, especially among young people and celebrities, is global and environmental awareness. College campuses abound with lectures and clubs devoted to saving the rainforest, preserving species and "going green." While these programs thrive among young environmental activists, the average college student - this columnist included - may hear about such issues and think, "Wow, that sucks ...
The Canary Islands has been accused of putting at risk hundreds of species of plants and animals in favour of new homes and golf courses.
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested for keeping endangered animals as pets in a condominium unit in Kuala Lumpur. The hotel worker has kept a young Malayan honey bear, a leopard cat and a slow loris, which are defined as endangered species, in individual cages in the unit belonging to the woman and a male relative of hers, local media reported on Tuesday. The woman claimed that the animals ...
Last week’s meeting in Norwood on instream flows with the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) somehow turned into two meetings. The first one was not publicized and many people missed out on the discussion between a group of local water owners and CWCB staff Linda Basse and Jeff Baessler.
A new experiment by federal biologists will try to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the spotted owl, which is protected, The Associated Press reported.A formal study from the U.S.
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