Study looks at decades of bald eagle deaths in Michigan
Shows the leading causes of death for the iconic national bird are being hit by cars and lead poisoning.
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The great Chicago rivers fish comeback
Nearly 60 fish types found in Chicago waters, up from about 10, an increase attributed to a decline in pollution, according to a sampling study.
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Great American Outdoors Act signed into law
The $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks.
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Dramatic decline found in Western bumblebee populations
The find by the U.S. Geological Survey will help inform a species status assessment to begin this fall by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which may ultimately add the insect to its endangered species list.
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A product of the pandemic? Grizzly encounters up significantly in Yellowstone region
Official says there is no straightforward explanation for the increase and it could be chance, but it has not helped that there are more people recreating in the Yellowstone region as the coronavirus pandemic has given them a reason to spend more time outdoors.
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U.S. wildlife agency rejects protections for Arctic grayling
The move comes almost two years after a federal appeals court faulted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for arbitrarily dismissing threats to grayling from climate change and other pressures.
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Michigan wolf population at nearly 700 but leveling off
The latest biennial survey conducted this winter estimated the predator species’ population at 695, divided among 143 packs.
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House passes Great American Outdoors Act
“It’s probably the most significant conservation bill that’s been passed in the Congress in the last 50 years.”
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North Dakota man ordered to pay $74K for poaching mule deer
SANTA FE, N.M. — A North Dakota man has been ordered to pay $74,000 in restitution for poaching a trophy mule deer buck in northwestern New Mexico. The state Department of Game and Fish reported Wednesday that Cody Davis also was ordered to make a $3,000 donation to the Operation Game Thief program. Authorities say
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