ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.>> The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has recovered sufficiently in Florida and other Southern states that U.S. wildlife officials Tuesday proposed removing the wading bird from the endangered species list.
The U.S. ...
By Bruce Finley
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Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot — hiding behind shrubs, seldom popping out except before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances.
But now it may become Colorado’s first climate casualty.
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By Dino Grandoni
MONTREAL — Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade.
A room of blear...
Federal endangered species designation will heighten protection for surviving lesser prairie chickens
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PUBLISHED: December 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 9, 2022 at 10:50 a.m.
Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prair...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. >> Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.
These eastern musk turtles, known for spending much of their lives i...
State officials lost track of North Park pack after collars stopped working
By Conrad Swanson
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Three of Colorado’s few gray wolves might have been killed just across the state line in Wyoming, state wildlife officials confirmed.
Travis Duncan, a spokesman for Colorado Park...
By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE>> An environmental group is suing U.S. wildlife managers, saying they have failed to protect a rare grouse found in parts of the Midwest that include one of the country’s most prolific areas for oil and gas development.
A lawsuit filed...
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The tiny round-bodied, yellow-bellied bird in Meredith McBurney’s hands looked delicate, a creature to be handled with a lot of TLC.
“They’re long-distance migrants. They’re tough birds,” McBurney said of the Wilson’s warbler, squirming and trying to flutter away. “But boy, ...
Project turns to technology to protect animal from climate change
By Kiara Demare
The Denver Post
Above 8,000 feet in Colorado, pikas — a tiny, furry animal with large mouse-like ears — can be seen and heard on hiking and rock-climbing trails.
“When I’m up in the mountains, one of my fav...
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BILLINGS, MONT.>> An environmental group filed a lawsuit against U.S. Forest Service officials on Tuesday for allegedly polluting waterways during their battles against wildfires by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams.
Governm...
By Amanda Wight
Writers on the Range
The story of a Montana woman who recently killed and skinned a domestic dog then proudly posted photos on her social media pages has sparked a flood of public outrage.
It should. The woman allegedly mistook the dog for a wolf, saying she was excited to share t...
WILDLIFE
Icon under pressure
World-class elk herd in bull’s-eye of outdoor recreation boom, report warns
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
Along with heading to the mountains to see the gold aspen leaves, a must-do for a lot of Coloradans in the fall is to hear bull elk bugle. The male elk’s hig...
By John Flesher and Brittany Peterson
The Associated Press
AMALIA, N.M. » Biologist Bryan Bakevich unscrewed the top of a plastic bucket and removed a Rio Grande cutthroat trout that squirmed from his grasp and plopped onto the grassy bank of Middle Ponil Creek.
“He wants to go home,” Bakevich sa...
By Aniruddha Ghosal and Sibi Arasu
The Associated Press
NEW DELHI » Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back.
Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly cont...
SCIENCE & NATURE
Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on various animals
By Emily Anthes
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The naked mole rat may not be much to look at, but it has much to say. The wrinkled, whiskered rodents, which live, as many ants do, in large, underground colonies,...
By Mike Ives
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The dugong, a species of socalled sea cow that roams the ocean floor in Asia and Africa and is said to have inspired ancient legends of mermaids, has been spotted off China’s southern coast for centuries.
But not lately. A new study suggests the dugong has be...
By Scott Sonner
The Associated Press
RENO, NEV. » Conservationists who are suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line.
The Cent...
By Nick Coltrain
The Denver Post
With the conservation-aimed CORE Act stalled in Congress — having passed the House of Representatives four times but deadlocked in an evenly divided Senate — leading Colorado Democrats are now pushing President Joe Biden to pursue executive action.
On Tuesday, Sen...
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
CODY, WYO. » The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the West’s most spectacular predators — the golden eagle — as the species teeters on the edge of decline.
Ground zero in the conflict is Wyoming, a str...
By John Flesher, Christina Larson and Patrick Whittle The Associated Press
GLEN ARBOR, MICH. » Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine ...
