Under Norway’s endangered predator laws, only 15 lone wolves proved to pose a threat to livestock The Norwegian government has issued a last-minute reprieve for 32 of the 47 wolves that had been earmarked for a cull to protect sheep… Read More ›
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Thoughts for the Day
Except for the ones that flick through my brain and disappear in one of the empty cells somewhere deep in my brain that holds memory, or maybe it’s just erased somehow. Or…. “Memories are maintained by chemical signalling between brain… Read More ›
A Mine vs. a Million Monarchs
By Dan Fagin THE national tourism agency calls the Mexican mountain town of Angangueo a “Pueblo Mágico.” If so, it is a dark magic. In recent years, Angangueo’s 5,000 inhabitants have been cursed by calamities natural and manufactured. Snowstorms, mudslides… Read More ›
End of Ultralight-guided Migration for Whooping Cranes
Operation Migration has played a lead role in the reintroduction of endangered Whooping cranes into eastern North America since 2001. In the 1940s the species was reduced to just 15 birds. Using ultralight aircraft, Operation Migration pilots act as surrogate… Read More ›
More than 11,000 Norwegians line up to shoot 16 wolves
Norwegian hunters outnumber wolves 763 to one, according to new figures for licences to kill population that could be as low as 30 Wolves have emerged as the most sought-after animal for Norwegian hunters this season, with 11,571 people registering… Read More ›
The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States
Average Number of Days above 95 degrees Along the coast, rising sea-levels will likely put billions of dollars of property and infrastructure at risk. Further inland, increasingly warm and dry conditions threaten the productivity of one of the richest agricultural… Read More ›
PNC Bank Will Cease Investments in Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Bowing to pressure from Quaker environmentalists, PNC Bank announced yesterday that it will be restricting financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. The shift outlined in its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report means PNC Bank will effectively cease its investment in this… Read More ›
First gray wolf seen at Grand Canyon in 70 years killed by Utah hunter
Echo, who was spotted near the north rim of the famous Arizona landmark in 2014, was shot by a man who said he mistook her for a coyote A gray wolf killed last year by a Utah hunter was “Echo”,… Read More ›
Northern white rhino dies at San Diego zoo; only 5 left worldwide
(CNN) — A northern white rhino has died at a San Diego zoo, leaving only five worldwide and bringing the species closer to extinction. Angalifu, 44, died of old age Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Read more… Read More ›
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