More funding sought to combat Asian carp
The rising numbers of Asian carp in Kentucky lakes and rivers have caught the eye of federal lawmakers who see the fish as harmful to the state's economy and want to reduce their spread.
Category Archives: Wildlife
Algae Crisis: Rick Scott issues emergency order over Lake O releases
Florida Governor Rick Scott issued an emergency order Monday after touring the Caloosahatchee River and taking in the site of algae blooms caused by water releases from Lake Okeechobee. The emergency order allowed the Department of Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District to waive various restrictions and regulations that kept water from being stored in areas south of Lake O. "Our state is once again facing a crisis from water releases controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers," said Scott.
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On election night in November of 2008, those who fish, hunt and value the out-of-doors had reason to rejoice.
New Study Warns of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Long-Lasting Impact on Ocean’s “Building Blocks”
U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Following President Donald Trump's " reckless " decision last week to repeal an ocean protection policy enacted by his predecessor, a study published Friday in the journal Nature details the long-term impact of BP's 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill , outlining how "lingering oil residues have altered the basic building blocks of life in the ocean."
Feral swine not disappearing anytime soon
A few years ago, there was a lot of discussion on the status of feral swine in Ohio. Although the talk may have settled down, I'm sure that the hogs haven't disappeared.
Trump scraps Obama policy on protecting oceans, Great Lakes
President Donald Trump has thrown out a policy devised by his predecessor to protect U.S. oceans and the Great Lakes, replacing it with a new approach that emphasizes use of the waters to promote economic growth. Trump revoked an executive order issued by President Barack Obama in 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Marin Voice: Changes in use of ethanol can improve environment
I was recently given the opportunity to participate in the National Wildlife Federation's lobbying efforts to promote the passage of the Greener Fuels Act. The federation flew in 35 people from affiliates around the country to Washington, D.C. in April to meet with U.S. representatives and senators in order to garner support for this bill.
Trump’s War on Oceans Continues
In just his first six months in office, President Donald Trump undertook a range of actions that gravely undermined common-sense stewardship of America's oceans-enough for the Center for American Progress to conclude that he had launched a "War on Oceans." His attacks included withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change; signing executive orders aimed at reckless expansion of offshore oil drilling; direct attacks on the spectacular wildlife protected within national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments; and proposing draconian cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
Fremont County considered in ‘moderate drought’
As of May 30, statewide snowpack at SNOTEL sites is 29 percent of average. Seventy-eight percent of the state is in some level of drought classification with 33 percent in Extreme Drought and almost 8 percent in the worst classification of Exceptional Drought in the southwest corner of Colorado and the Sangre de Cristo Range.
Zimbabwe probes bribe allegations after hunter indicted in US
Zimbabwe's wildlife agency said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a South African national bribed officials to allow a Colorado-based tourist to take the ivory tusks of an elephant illegally shot in a Zimbabwe game park. Their inquiry comes after US prosecutors accused the South African, who was with a hunting party in Gonarezhou National Park in southern Zimbabwe, of paying up to $8 000 in bribes to Zimbabwean government officials to kill the elephant inside the park and to have the animal's ivory released.
Roosevelt sees hope in conservation
Theodore Roosevelt IV, right, chats with John Turner and Emy diGrappa before his talk Monday evening at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Roosevelt spoke about a decadeslong shift in the Republican Party.
Pipeline work in question after court vacates key permit
Environmental groups and the lead developer of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline were at odds Wednesday over what happens now that a federal appeals court has vacated a key permit for the multistate project. A spokeswoman for Dominion Energy said construction on the 600-mile natural gas pipeline will go on as scheduled.
Latest: Pipeline spokeswoman: Work can go on despite ruling
A spokeswoman for the lead developer of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline says a federal court order vacating a key permit does not mean work on the multistate project has to stop. Jen Kostyniuk is director of communications for Dominion Energy.
Congress Favors Corporate Welfare Over Our National Forests
Senator Daines and Congressman Gianforte continued their attack on national forests recently when they repeated scientifically-discredited timber industry propaganda that logging our national forests is beneficial for the public's forests, wildlife, and fisheries. What they don't tell you is that some of the best elk hunting in America is in unlogged areas like the Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Foraging bear spared by governor returns to town with 4 cubs
Andrew Timmins, the bear project leader with the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, steps over a tranquilized black bear in Hanover, N.H., on April 13, 2018. Nancy Comeau with USDA wildlife services keeps a hand on the bear after the bear had been moved onto her side.
Disease carrying ticks widespread in Alabama
As a turkey hunter, I am keenly aware of the threat posed by sneaking through the Alabama woods. And I'm not talking about the danger of encountering a member of the serpent family.
Migrants at U.S.-Mexico border say Trump’s tough talk will not deter them
On Tuesday, the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to deploy military to help patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, Edwin Valdez and four other Central American migrants were walking through dense brush at a south Texas wildlife reserve, hoping to escape notice. The men had illegally crossed into the United States that morning, guided by a smuggler who had since abandoned them.
Ninth Circuit Upholds Dam Spill Order to Protect Northwest Salmon
In a ruling that environmental activists called a step toward protecting salmon from extinction, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a previous order to spill more water over the Columbia and Snake River dams. In spring 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must spill the water, and today, a three-judge Ninth Circuit Appeals Court rejected an appeal of the original ruling.
1,880 acre conservation easement on Fremont County Ranch completed
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust completed a conservation easement project on a portion of the Woolery Ranch in Fremont County with funding assistance from the USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust . The conservation easement covers 1,880 acres of deeded agricultural land and borders another conserved property as well as public land.
A safe future for wildlife benefits all Oregonians: Guest opinion
Oregon is a wildlife wonderland. The misty spout of a gray whale, a summer evening flutter of bats and the squeak of a pika in the Columbia Gorge are priceless.