Officials: Wisconsin deer farm herd put down due to CWD
More than 100 deer in Iowa County were euthanized last month after about 20 tested positive for the disease.
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Georgia coast: Where bald eagle nest numbers soar
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) _ Wildlife officials say Chatham County is No. 1 in the state again for the number of bald eagle nests found countywide, with a tally of 27 nests this year. That’s up from 22 last year, also a state high. The Savannah Morning News reports that the next closest county surveyed was
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Pine-killing southern beetle may be more deadly in North
ALBANY, N.Y. — A beetle that has killed millions of acres of pines in southern forests is munching its way north, and new research suggests its tree-killing prowess could be magnified in cooler climes. Once unheard-of north of Delaware, southern pine beetles have been steadily expanding their range as the climate warms. Efforts are underway
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St. Croix riverway marks 50 years
In 1968, efforts to protect the St. Croix led to the passage of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. A documentary called “The Wild and Scenic St. Croix” is commemorating that action and to reinvigorate the commitment that led to the river’s protected status
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U.S. officials OK plan to rebuild Isle Royale wolf population
With wolves dying out, federal officials announce plan to relocate 20-30 from the mainland to the Lake Superior archipelago over the next several years, starting as early as this fall.
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Study: Ships move non-native species in Great Lakes
MADISON, Wis. — A new study on ballast water discharge has found Great Lakes ships are moving non-native species from the lower lakes to western Lake Superior. The study was conducted by the Great Waters Research Collaborative, which is a project of University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. Researchers sampled
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The largemouth virus did it: Mystery of Susquehanna River smallmouth bass kill solved 13 years later
Concerns remain, but there reportedly have never been so many big bass in the Lower Susquehanna for anglers.
Big Island forest, wildlife heavily impacted by volcano
HILO, Hawaii — Hawaii island forestry managers say one-third to one-half of a Big Island forest has been impacted by the erupting Kilauea volcano. The 2-square-mile Malama Ki Forest Reserve, located east of the volcano, is home to a young ohia-dominated forest and sub-populations of forest birds such as the Hawaiian honeycreepers, the Hawaii amakihi
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Two elk attacks in three days near same Yellowstone hotel
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For the second time in three days, an elk has attacked a woman in Yellowstone National Park. The National Park Service says a female elk with a calf attacked 53-year-old Penny Allyson Behr, of Cypress, Texas, Tuesday behind the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. Yellowstone officials say the elk surprised Behr as she
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