Rare Sierra Nevada red foxes survive massive Dixie fire that burned habitat
There might be something to the adage "clever as a fox."
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2021
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Elk roaming Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed
Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2021
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US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2021
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Testing times: Borneo orangutans get COVID swabs
Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
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Sep 13, 2021
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Climate change hits sushi supply chain amid California water war
If you've eaten sushi anywhere in the U.S., chances are the rice came from California's Sacramento Valley. Fritz Durst, a sixth-generation farmer, has grown the grain and other crops there for more than four decades. But ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2021
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Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt
Wildlife officials in Wisconsin set a 300-animal limit Wednesday for the state's fall wolf hunt, exceeding biologists' recommendations as they study the impact of a rushed spring season that saw hunters take almost twice ...
Ecology
Aug 11, 2021
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Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered
The slender, bushy-tailed Sierra Nevada red fox will be listed as an endangered species, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying its population has dipped to just 40 animals in area of California stretching from ...
Ecology
Aug 3, 2021
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Colorado parks officials monitoring birds for lethal 'mysterious disease'
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are monitoring the state's bird population after a "mysterious disease" has killed many in the mid-Atlantic region.
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Jul 19, 2021
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Scientists, experts stumped at what's killing songbirds: 'It's frustrating'
A group of songbirds recently turned up dead in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Jul 7, 2021
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1st gray wolf pups since 1940s spotted in Colorado
Colorado has its first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Ecology
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