"The Government Is About to Sanction the Murder of Our National Bird"
"The Interior Department is on the cusp of finalizing a rule that would give wind farms 30-year permits that authorize killing eagles."
Source: National Journal, 12/06/2013
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Stranded Everglades Pilot Whales Unlikely To Survive
"Everglades National Park, Florida (CNN) -- The outlook for dozens of short-finned pilot whales stranded in shallow water off Florida's Everglades National Park "does not look good," wildlife officials said Wednesday."
Source: CNN, 12/05/2013
Ethanol's Rise, Conservation's Demise Spur Prairie Habitat Losses
"BISMARCK, N.D. -- As pheasant season opened this fall, the news reports were grim: Fewer birds were expected across the Dakotas, their numbers most likely thinned by a rainy summer nesting season and an early fall blizzard."
Source: Greenwire, 12/05/2013
Interior Probe of Polar-Bear Scientist Buried with Settlement
As efforts to suppress science go, the Interior Department's dunking-stool investigation of scientist Charles Monnett (who published observations that polar bears were drowning because of ice retreat) was quite a story. Now, with a $100,000 settlement, it is a story that may never be fully told, including whether there was evidence of political interference by top Interior officials.
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"Governments Crack Down on Elephant Poachers, Ivory Smugglers"
"GABORONE, Botswana -- African and Asian nations where elephants are poached or their ivory is illegally shipped or sold [Tuesday] agreed on urgent measures to halt the illegal trade and secure the survival of African elephants."
Source: ENS, 12/04/2013
Warming Raises Life-Or-Death Questions on Island Once a Wolf's Paradise
"Although they rarely come into contact with humans, eight gray wolves on an island in Lake Superior are causing a big headache for the National Park Service."
Source: ClimateWire, 12/04/2013
Poaching Could Wipe Out 20% of African Elephants in a Decade: Report
"JOHANNESBURG — As many as 20 percent of Africa's elephants could be killed in the next 10 years if illegal poaching continues at the current rate, according to new data released Monday at the opening of the Elephant Summit in Botswana."
Source: AP, 12/03/2013
Virginia Acts To Reduce Population of Invasive Wild Pigs
"There’s a population explosion of large, wild animals in the Virginia woods, and it’s not the cute, doe-eyed kind that conjures images of Bambi."
Source: Wash Post, 11/26/2013
"Eagle Deaths: Unprecedented $1 Million Fine for Wyoming Wind Farms"
"Eagle deaths lead to Duke Energy Corp. paying $1 million for birds killed at two Wyoming wind farms. It was the first time a US wind energy company had been successfully prosecuted for the deaths of eagles or other protected birds."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/25/2013
"US Offers $1 Million Reward for Help in Halting Wildlife Trafficking"
"MIAMI -- A day before federal wildlife officials are set to send a message to poachers by destroying 6 tons of ivory, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced a $1 million reward program to combat the illegal wildlife trafficking trade."
Source: Miami Herald, 11/14/2013
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