NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun distributing millions of packs of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over 13 states from Maine to Alabama. The main goal … [Read more...] about USDA distributes rabies vaccines to wildlife in 13 states
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USDA distributes rabies vaccines to wildlife in 13 states
NEW ORLEANS -- The United States Department of Agriculture has begun distributing millions of packs of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over 13 states from Maine to Alabama. The main … [Read more...] about USDA distributes rabies vaccines to wildlife in 13 states
Howling Wolf? Debate over the presence of wolves in the northeast
ALBANY, NY (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling again in the forests of the Northeast, more than a century after they were driven from the region?Proponents who think so say a recent DNA analysis … [Read more...] about Howling Wolf? Debate over the presence of wolves in the northeast
See it? Squeeze it! Fight the Invasive Spotted Lantern Fly
When Stephen Nixon recently spotted a "beautiful" spotted lanternfly next to his bag while skateboarding in Brooklyn, he complied with city officials' request.He stomped on it.'I don't like to kill … [Read more...] about See it? Squeeze it! Fight the Invasive Spotted Lantern Fly
Backyard mosquito spray booms, but potentially too deadly
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) — It's an increasingly familiar sight in American cities and suburbs: a van stops right up to the curb. Workers wearing gloves, masks and other protective equipment … [Read more...] about Backyard mosquito spray booms, but potentially too deadly
Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years
Scientists and students begin a Georgia lake sturgeon count have found three females with mature eggs — an indication that the armored "living fossils" may be reproducing in that state for the first … [Read more...] about Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years
Riverhead jailed for fish fights for sacred rights
THE DALLES, Oregon (AP) - Wilbur Slockish Jr. was fired upon, stones were hurled at him. He hid underground for months, then spent 20 months in federal prisons across the country — all for fishing … [Read more...] about Riverhead jailed for fish fights for sacred rights
Do videos show the ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government has been asked to consider at least two videos taken in recent years as evidence that ivory-billed woodpeckers may still exist. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife … [Read more...] about Do videos show the ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct?
European drought dries out rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
LUX, France (AP) — A river once ran through it. Now white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide ditch that winds between rows of trees in French Burgundy, in what used to be the River Tille … [Read more...] about European drought dries out rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
Senate Democrats approve budget package, a win for Biden | Health, medicine and fitness
By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their pre-election economic package into the Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise that is less … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats approve budget package, a win for Biden | Health, medicine and fitness
