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Montana investigating bison deaths north of YNP
State veterinarians have been sent to examine bison carcasses north of Yellowstone National Park amid concerns the bison might have acquired a deadly disease from domestic sheep. Pat Flowers of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks tells the Independent Record (http://bit.ly/113sjdu) that a veterinarian from his agency and the state Department ...
Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state's ...
Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using ...
Raleigh holds annual backyard chicken coops tour
Chicken connoisseurs in North Carolina's capital city are holding their annual tour of backyard pens, part of a national movement of backyard poultry farming. Raleigh holds its ninth annual Tour D' Coop event on Saturday. The one-day tour of chicken coops and urban farms collects food and money for Urban ...
Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters. The "Caribbean Challenge" calls for special protected zones along at least 20 percent ...
Udall to Forest Service: Override tanker protest
Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado called on the U.S. Forest Service on Friday to make certain that a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires as warmer, drier weather boosts the risk of destructive blazes. The move came after Neptune Aviation formally protested national firefighting contracts ...
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
A Tampa man got more than he bargained for when he opened his door to let the dog out. A black bear was in his backyard. (May 17)
Grizzly bear researcher retiring
One could say that Kate Kendall is retiring at the end of this month as something of a scientific trailblazer for her work in modern grizzly bear population studies in Northwest Montana. Such a pioneer, in fact, that she was selected as the keynote speaker at a recent annual event ...
NPS seeks public comment on park protection plans
The National Park Service is taking public comment on draft land protection plans for two Alaska parks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/pP9zm2) reports that the draft protection plans were released this week for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Land protection ...
Rising consumer demands aids organic industry sway
The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee debate on ...
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