"New York's High Line Hit By Hardy Cockroaches Never Before Seen In US"
"One of New York's newest tourist attractions has unwelcome visitor - a cockroach that can withstand the harsh winter cold."
Source: Guardian, 12/09/2013
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"Pilot Whales Head Back To Sea After Beaching in Florida"
"Most of the pilot whales that were stranded in the Florida Everglades swam into deeper water on Thursday while rescuers tried to chase the rest out to sea by banging on pipes and revving their boat engines."
Source: Reuters, 12/06/2013
"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
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
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