(Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) For Release: Friday, March 28, 2014 Testing of more than 2,500 samples of deer statewide found no deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. CWD continues to pose a threat to New York’s wild white-tailed deer […]
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Ranger says 2 men pilfered plants
An Everglades National Park ranger busted two Miami residents earlier this month for allegedly poaching protected plants near the main park road in the Flamingo area. Carlos Vazquez, 32, and Tatinishka Hatanaka, 34, were cited March 13 for removing about 100 bromeliads, or air plants, of five different species —…
Champion black maple found in Harrison County (Missouri Department of Conservation)
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Published on: Mar. 28, 2014 Posted by Bill Graham Gilman City, Mo. – A black maple tree in rural northwest Missouri has joined a list of giants. The black maple growing in a field edge in southeastern…
Discover nature with webcam of peregrine falcons nesting (Missouri Department of Conservation)
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Published on: Mar. 24, 2014 Posted by ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Like swallows returning to Capistrano, a pair of peregrine falcons has again returned to a nesting box at Ameren Missouri’s Sioux Energy Center in the St. Louis area. Through a cooperative effort, Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation […]
MDC offers land-care workshop in Odessa (Missouri Department of Conservation)
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Published on: Mar. 28, 2014 Posted by Bill Graham Odessa, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free workshop on land management practices…
Groups Challenge Crude-by-Rail Shipments to Bay Area City (Earthjustice)
(Source: Earthjustice) Environmental justice and conservation groups today filed a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to halt the shipment of highly explosive and toxic crude oil into the City of Richmond, a community already burdened by intense pollution caused by the fossil fuel industry. Earthjustice filed the […]
Work on I-64 may affect route to MDC Wetlands for Kids Day on Saturday (Missouri Department of Conservation)
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Published on: Mar. 28, 2014 Posted by Dan Zarlenga St. Charles, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual Wetlands for Kids Day is Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area…
Teachers trained to spread message of conservation
A wildlife NGO in Assam has launched a training programme for teachers to not only spread the message of wildlife conservation but also help them…
Those eyes look human: could anthropomorphism be used for conservation?
It’s easier to relate to someone you have something in common with; that feeling of connection can turn strangers into friends. And if those strangers belong to an entirely different species, then attributing human qualities to that species – a process called anthropomorphism – may aid conservation efforts by attracting public attention and funding resources.
Teachers to help create wildlife awareness in Assam
MANAS NATIONAL PARK (ASSAM): They say teachers are the best purveyors of knowledge. A wildlife NGO in Assam has launched a training programme for teachers not only to spread the message of wildlife conservation but also to help them with environment education…