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A white-tailed deer emerges from the brush. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge has some of the richest biological diversity in North America--with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies, and 700 vertebrates, of which 520 are birds.

Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

Jan 14, 2020
Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.
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Utah Officials Warn Against Keeping Wild Animals As Pets

Jan 03, 2020
Wildlife officials are warning people against keeping wild animals as pets after a 5-year-old boy from Uintah County was badly scratched by his family's pet raccoon.
 
The Deseret News reports Thursday that the boy had to undergo surgery as a result of the scratches he suffe
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World
A deserted beach in Gorgona National Park, an island 21 miles off Colombia's Pacific coast.

Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes

Dec 08, 2019
Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."
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National
A marijuana plant grows in California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This plant is part of an illegal growing operation by highly organized drug cartels that take advantage of the forests' thick canopy to help hide their operations.

Illegal Pot Operations In Public Forests Are Poisoning Wildlife And Water

Nov 12, 2019
Insecticides and other chemicals found at the sites threaten long-term damage to ecosystems. California law enforcement, ecologists and others are cracking down.
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National
Pack goat breeder Ann Summerton on a trail in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains with her goats, Bannack and Joker. Goats are affordable, easy to care for, and a full-grown male can carry about 70 pounds.

As Backcountry Travelers Shift Load To Goats, National Forests Eye Risks

Nov 10, 2019
Hikers and hunters have long relied on horses, mules and llamas to carry gear on long backcountry trips. Now, many are getting into goats. Many say they're superior, but critics see risks to wildlife.
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Utah Officials Seeking Information On Illegal Killing Of Elk

Nov 02, 2019

ESCALANTE, Utah (AP) — Authorities are seeking information on the illegal killing of a bull elk along State Route 12 west of Escalante in southern Utah in late October.

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Animals
Many seized species die during transportation, such as these Zebra fish - Hypancistrus Zebra - seized by Brazil's Federal Police airport officers.

Worldwide Smuggling Crackdown Rescues Endangered Wildlife

Jul 10, 2019
In a joint operation organized by the World Customs Organization and Interpol, thousands of protected animals, plants and wildlife products were seized in more than 100 countries.
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National
A coyote runs down the road in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. In 2018, more than 68,000 coyotes were killed in the U.S., including 5,600 just in Wyoming, under an Agriculture Department program.

Killing Coyotes Is Not As Effective As Once Thought, Researchers Say

Jun 14, 2019
Government agencies kill more than 68,000 coyotes a year to keep them from preying on livestock and big game. But scientists say tracking them might be a better solution.
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World
Handlers, known as mahouts, ride elephants along a mountain ridge at the Elephant Conservation Center in Xayaboury, Laos. The center has 29 elephants, most of which spent long careers hauling logs in Laos' logging industry.

'A Million Elephants' No More: Conservationists In Laos Rush To Save An Icon

May 12, 2019
The Laos government and conservationists estimate there are only about 800 elephants left in all of Laos, just half of them living in the wild.
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World
Kim Seung-ho (left), the director of the DMZ Ecology Research Institute, counts birds of the DMZ with intern Pyo Gina.

In Korean DMZ, Wildlife Thrives. Some Conservationists Worry Peace Could Disrupt It

Apr 20, 2019
The heavily fortified no man's land separating North and South Korea, largely untouched by humans, has become an ecological niche for the region's flora and fauna, including endangered species.
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Europe
A wolf in its enclosure at the Hexentanzplatz zoo in Thale, northern Germany.

Wolves Are Back In Germany, But Not Always Welcome

Dec 15, 2018
Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.
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Elko County Opposes Changes To Big Game Hunting Rules

Dec 12, 2018

Elko County has come out against a state proposal to make big game hunting tag results more private.

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will consider amendments to remove personal information regarding tag draws from certain public and sellable lists.

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Researchers To Get Grants To Study Pronghorn In Nevada

Dec 03, 2018

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced nearly $300,000 will be given to study pronghorn antelope in Nevada.

The research grants will be given to study migration corridors of the herds.

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National
Wyoming attorney Karen Budd-Falen, recently named as Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior, sits in her law office in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Critic Of Federal Public Lands Management To Join Department Of The Interior

Oct 15, 2018
The Department of the Interior has chosen a prominent property rights attorney in Wyoming as their new deputy solicitor. Its a controversial appointment for environmental groups.
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Arts & Life
"It wasn't me!" A squirrel extends its arms in Florida.

Can't Bear More News? Take A Break With Funny Wildlife Furtography

Sep 14, 2018
Take a gander at these photos — they're pretty amoosing. Yes, it's time for the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, and this year you can vote in the "people's choice" category.
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Africa
Eight critically endangered black rhinos died following an attempt to move them from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to a national park hundreds of kilometers away.

Critically Endangered Black Rhinos Die After Transportation To Kenya National Park

Jul 13, 2018
Eight rhinos died after being relocated to a wildlife reserve in Kenya. Officials and conservationists say the death toll is unprecedented in their efforts to save the animal from extinction.
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Deer Rescued From Hydroelectric Power Plant In Nevada

Mar 30, 2018

VERDI, Nev. (AP) — Eight deer have been rescued alive from a hydroelectric power plant in northern Nevada.

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The Two-Way
The companies have formed a coalition to try to stop traffickers from trading in endangered species and items from wildlife such as ivory.

21 Tech Companies Band Together Against Wildlife Trafficking

Mar 07, 2018
The effort involves tech leaders such as Alibaba, Baidu, eBay, Facebook and Instagram who have pledged to try to reduce trafficking across their platforms by 80 percent by 2020.
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The Two-Way
A mountain lion — not this one — is suspected of making off with a 15-pound Portuguese Podengo in the middle of the night in Pescadero, Calif.

'Shadow Of An Animal' Sneaks Into Woman's Bedroom And Snatches Dog

Apr 18, 2017
A California woman was woken up at 3 a.m. to see an animal that authorities suspect was a mountain lion making off with her Portuguese Podengo through her bedroom's open French doors.
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Animals
A group of photographers gathered to search and wait for a sighting of the great gray owl north of Two Harbors, Minn. The owl, often called the "Phantom of the North," flew to within 20 yards and rested on a highway sign.

Some Wildlife Photographers Use Bait, But Is It Worth The Shot?

Apr 03, 2017
Photos of an owl swooping in with wings wide, eyes glowing and talons outstretched might not really be because of chance. Photographers using mice to lure the owls have caused a fierce debate.
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See/Hear/Do

Birds: what are they? Find out!

Mar 17, 2017

Tomorrow is International Migratory Bird Day, and the Wetlands Park is the place to be

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Air Force Wants More Space For Training At Wildlife Refuge

Oct 17, 2016

The Air Force wants to extend a training area onto a portion of the 1.6 million acres that make up the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports a 5 p.m. public hearing in North Lags Vegas on Oct. 20 wraps up a series of meetings to get input from residents.

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All Tech Considered
Stalin Murugesapandi takes photos and makes field sketches to record the different insect species he sees.

The App That Aims To Gamify Biology Has Amateurs Discovering New Species

Aug 06, 2016
Not everyone outside staring into their phones is searching for Pokémon — some people are looking for actual wildlife. The app iNaturalist is bringing together urban biologists and curious citizens.
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The Two-Way
A young harbor seal lounges on top of seaweed near Cundy's Harbor, Maine, in 2000. As pupping season and Memorial Day weekend collide, New Englanders are being asked to stay away from seals.

New England, Back Away From The Seal Pups

May 26, 2016
Please do not take selfies with the animals, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration asks. It's pupping season, so there may be a tempting number of seals about this weekend.
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U.S.
Journalist David Quammen writes about the history of Yellowstone National Park and the conflicts in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem in the <a href="http://www.natgeo.com/yellowstone">May issue</a> of <em>National Geographic </em>magazine.

Is Yellowstone National Park In Danger Of Being 'Loved To Death'?

Apr 18, 2016
Each year, the park attracts millions of visitors and provides a home to countless animal species. But journalist David Quammen warns that balancing tourism and preservation can be tricky.

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