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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Local businesses have proposed to turn the Bowdon Hotel into a ‘multi-generational’ development with accommodation, a care home and a crèche

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 1, 2022
    Two Altrincham-based firms are proposing to turn the former Bowdon Hotel into a ‘multi-generational’ development including accommodation, a care home and a crèche. Patrick ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Green groups say bird species need habitat protection

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 1, 2022
    By Lauren Castle (June 30, 2022, 9:12 p.m. EDT) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was sued Thursday in DC federal court, claiming ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Amid protests, Kerala to seek amendment of Supreme Court directive on environmentally sensitive areas

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 30, 2022
    The Kerala government decided on Thursday to file a petition for variation with the Supreme Court as part of its June 3 order that ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Anythink Libraries to Build a Nature Library

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 30, 2022
    Summary of weekly news June ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    New flower species discovered at Monroe County Bioblitz Nature Preserve

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 29, 2022
    More than 70 people – scientists and citizen scientists – traveled to a swampy area in the northern lowlands of Monroe County on June ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    No 4th of July fireworks on the beach to protect birds, Florida FWC says

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 29, 2022
    Fireworks and poultry don’t mix, especially on the beach. Trampling of feet or paws in the wrong places near dunes can also scare off ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Golf Business News – Woodall Spa Wins Sustainability Award

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 28, 2022
    Woodhall Spa Golf Clubthe home of England Golf and the site of the National Golf Centre, has been awarded GEO certified status for ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Natural thirst inspires a world first: a law restoring nature

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 28, 2022
    BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 27, 2022 (ENS) – The European Commission has adopted proposals for its first Nature Restoration Act so that the damaged ecosystems ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    London NHS hospital trusts £190m rebuilding program | NHS

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 27, 2022
    An extraordinary row has erupted between two NHS hospital trusts, with one accusing the other of endangering the safety of critically ill patients through ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    World Sand Dune Day A timely reminder for pet parents

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 26, 2022
    Monday, June 27, 2022, 6:22 a.m.Press release: PD Insurance As we celebrate World Sand Dune Day on June 25th, it is an opportune time ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Just Like Orchids – The Shillong Times

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 26, 2022
    By Ranjita Biswas Sprigs of pink Kopou flowers and yellow Bhatou hanging from the trees like garlands told us during Assam’s growing years that ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Green groups in Marcos: Putting protective measures in place

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 25, 2022
    Barely a week after assuming the nation’s highest office, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has yet to name his secretary who will manage the ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Appetite for frog legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’ | The threatened species

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 23, 2022
    A voracious appetite for frog legs among the French and Belgians is driving species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania to the brink of extinction, ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Indiana is spending $25 million on land acquisition for conservation areas

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 22, 2022
    Indiana will commit $25 million to land acquisition for conservation areas, nature preserves and parks – the largest amount it has ever allocated to ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Protecting Mexico’s iconic salamander means saving one of the country’s most important wetlands

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 22, 2022
    In February, crowds gathered around Mexico City’s Xochimilco Lake to witness the release of endemic salamanders called axolotls, culturally revered amphibians threatened with extinction ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Lough Ennell Catchment Management Planning

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 21, 2022
    Alan Lauder with some of the Lough Ennell Catchment Workshop participants. Previous Next Image 1 of 3 Alan Lauder with some of the Lough ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    A beach cleaning robot sifts the shores of Lake Tahoe

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 21, 2022
    This site may earn affiliate commissions from links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Searial Cleaners)If you visit majestic Lake Tahoe in Northern ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Nature of Conservation of Canada seeks to restore whitebark pine

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 20, 2022
    Imagine that chocolate was an essential food. Now imagine chocolate becoming scarce. It’s like that for grizzly bears when it comes to whitebark pine ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Wildlife Commission tells beachgoers to watch for nesting birds – The Stanly News & Press

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 20, 2022
    RALEIGH, North Carolina – Before hitting the beach this summer, visitors should remember to “share the shore” with beach-nesting birds, giving them and their ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    June planning requests for Yeovil, Chard and Ilminster

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 19, 2022
    Property extensions, a new barn for 160 cows and the felling of trees are all on the list of planning requests in South Somerset ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Other activities don’t reduce dog disturbance from birds – Vancouver Island Free Daily

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 18, 2022
    The authors of two recent letters have propelled whataboutism into a whole new stratosphere. In “The Reasons to Ban Off-Leash Dogs on the Beach ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Peninsula Township Updates: Pelizzari Expansion, New Overseer, Cellar Prosecution Appeal

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 18, 2022
    The Township of Peninsula committed $200,000 this week to purchase a 15-acre parcel near the Pelizzari Nature Area – the first step in a ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    US Should Revise Alaska’s Flawed Land Management Plan

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 17, 2022
    A day before Joe Biden is sworn in as President of the United States, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized a plan for ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Peculiarity and Paradox – Counterpoint

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 17, 2022
    Why was the Russian army so weak against Ukraine? Dr Tony Ward quotes The Economist; “the incurable inadequacy of despotic power” and “the cheating, ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Similipal National Park closed to tourists with onset of monsoon in Odisha

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 16, 2022
    Authorities at Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district closed the sanctuary to tourists from Thursday after the onset of the monsoon, an official ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Polluted rivers hamper construction of more than 7% of new homes

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 16, 2022
    High pollution levels are stalling the planned construction of more than 7% of new homes, according to an analysis by the Local Government Association ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Jazz fusion concert tonight in the monument visitor center square – The Journal

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 15, 2022
    Jazz fusion band D’DAT will perform at National Monuments and National Conservation Areas this summer. (Courtesy of D’DAT) Summer concert as part of a ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Eurosatory 2022: BIRD Aerosystems aims for the ground

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 15, 2022
    Israel-based BIRD Aerosystems used Eurosatory 2022 to launch two new products. The Hybrid-Eye hybrid detection system for the protection of armored vehicles and the ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plan to scrap EU laws sparks Cabinet row | Jacob Rees Mogg

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 14, 2022
    A cabinet row has erupted over Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plans to scrap all remaining EU laws in less than four years, given concerns about the ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Cartier’s Beauties of the World High Jewelery celebrates the beauty of the world

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 14, 2022
    Celebrating the beauty of nature wherever it may be found, Cartier’s latest Beautés du Monde high jewelry collection combines enchanting gemstones, detailing and stylistic ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Video: Historic flood forces Yellowstone to evacuate tourists

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 13, 2022
    On Monday, June 13, the Yellowstone River burst at the seams with historic flows of raging, chocolate brown runoff water. The roaring current wiped ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Dogger Bank is not just about marine forecasts: it shows how we can regenerate our seas | Charles Clover

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 13, 2022
    A A huge ecological experiment begins today on Dogger Bank, a section of sunken landmass that once formed a bridge between Britain and mainland ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    SeaWorld San Diego responds to California brown pelican crisis as mysterious disease causes hundreds of juvenile birds to be stranded, requiring rescue and intensive care

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 13, 2022
    Kim Peterson is SeaWorld San Diego’s Bird Rescue Supervisor and has cared for dozens of different seabird species at the facility for over 23 ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Balochistan, Britain and Punjab lag behind in TBTTP – Latest News – The Nation

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 12, 2022
    ISLAMABAD – Baluchistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab have fallen behind in the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Program (TBTTP), planting only 1.13pc, 2.79pc and 9.76pc respectively ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Looking for a road race in Central Mass.? Here’s a schedule to get you running in the summer

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 11, 2022
    9 a.m. on Saturday – Central Mass Striders 5K Series Run/Walk, Worcester State University, Sullivan Building, Room 126, Worcester. In-person registration only on race ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    New book celebrates San Antonio’s Phil Hardberger Park

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 10, 2022
    A recently published book contains essays and photos chronicling daily life in one of the largest public parks north of San Antonio– from the ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Protest grows in Kerala against SC directive on ESZs

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 10, 2022
    Protest is mounting in the hilly regions of Kerala against the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that every protected forest tract and wildlife sanctuary ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    The dilemma with careers | bloginfo(‘name’); ?>

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 9, 2022
    June 9, 2022 0 comments By Martina Rowley If you’re – like me – a lover and frequent user of our local Island Lake ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    To protect and restore rivers, states can use the “exceptional” policy designation

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 9, 2022
    For millennia, healthy, flowing rivers across the United States have helped people, wildlife, and habitats thrive. But today, too many of these rivers are ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    It’s impossible to overstate the biodiversity crisis in Irish habitats – but ocean life can be saved

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 9, 2022
    If anyone thinks the biodiversity crisis engulfing Ireland’s wildlife and natural habitats is overblown, a cursory glance at the country’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    (Re)inventing quality at Elkhead Creek Ranch

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 8, 2022
    Tim and Laine O’Neal, owners of Elkhead Creek Ranch, are part of a 10-year river restoration project led by the National Resources Conservation Service, ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Greater Sudbury Cycling Grandmothers | Sudbury Star

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 8, 2022
    Breadcrumb Links New Local News They have been around for almost 10 years, advocating for cycling infrastructure, as well as improving pedestrian and cyclist ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    World Without Birds: The DONG-A ILBO

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 7, 2022
    “Samguk Sagi”, or the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, features a painter called Solgeo. He painted pictures so perfectly that his work was considered ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Apple Galway data center planning extension canceled

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 7, 2022
    A decision by Galway County Council last year to allow an extension to planning permission granted to Apple to build a data center on ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Kangaroos on the Street and a Suitcase of Iguanas: India’s Exotic Pet Problem | Illegal wildlife trade

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 7, 2022
    FFrom red-eared turtles, cockatoos and hawks to yellow-cheeked gibbon, capuchin monkeys and orangutans, nothing is too much for discerning pets in India. But it ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Battle rages over Marvin Nichols reservoir project after 20-year shortfall

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 6, 2022
    Austin, TX, 21 seconds ago — In North Texas, a years-long political struggle has raged over a reservoir project intended to provide the Dallas-Fort ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Spring migration in full swing over Santa Fe and North America | Health and science

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 6, 2022
    Country the United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsU.S. Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth ofCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Why all the hype about nitrogen in the Netherlands?

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 5, 2022
    Photo: Depositphotos.com Nitrogen-based pollution is causing delays in building new houses and roads, leading to plans to reduce the number of cows and pigs ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    On World Environment Day 2022, Assam Chief Minister Himanta urges people to protect the environment

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 5, 2022
    Previous story: Darrang will soon be connected to the gas pipeline – Union Minister Teli On World Environment Day 2022, Assam Chief Minister Himanta ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Young peregrine falcons learn to fly over the Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 4, 2022
    ROCHESTER — On the roof of the Mayo building — about 300 feet above the ground — Tom Behrens reaches out to retrieve an ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Review: Adam by S Hareesh

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 3, 2022
    While reading S Hareesh’s collection of short stories, Adam, translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil, I have repeatedly thought how deficient our literary culture ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Cyprus launches campaign against snake nets acting as brutal death traps – PHOTOS

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 3, 2022
    Snake nets are brutal death traps and the government on Wednesday launched a campaign against them from the wider coastal district of Famagusta, according ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    In Bali, bird vendors are helping the endangered mynah make a comeback

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 3, 2022
    BABAHAN, Indonesia — Throwing flowing crests back and forth, three snow-white Balinese mynahs share a branch, screaming and looking around with the blue spots ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    How Bumblebees Became “Fish”: A California Appeal Decision Illustrates the Canons of Statutory Interpretation | Arent Fox Schiff

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 2, 2022
    A California Court of Appeals recently found that the bumblebee is a “fish,” at least for the purposes of certain provisions of the California ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Art: Portsmouth News and Information (Portsmouth)

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 2, 2022
    Aspex Portsmouth Summer Exhibition, Sink or Float by Jessica Wetherly (July 8-September 25, 2022). Posted: Jun 2, 2022 11:31 a.m. ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Al Batt: Feet are guilty – Austin Daily Herald

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 31, 2022
    Echoes of the Loafers’ Club meeting I took another walk home. Someone left footprints in the wet concrete. I followed them. Where did they ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Dawn Meats planning application process for wastewater treatment facility ‘in progress’

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 31, 2022
    The planning application process for Dawn Meats’ proposed wastewater treatment facility is “ongoing”, the company said, as environmental group Save the Boyne recently filed ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Explore the Black Sea region where beaches and snow-capped peaks collide”

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 31, 2022
    Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara is the focus of a new Euronews travel feature, with author Emma Pearson showcasing the nature, historic sites, ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    LA River recreation areas open for kayaking, more – NBC Los Angeles

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 30, 2022
    The ninth summer season of LA River Recreation Areas is underway with kayaking, fishing and other activities. The Los Angeles River Elysian Valley and ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    WATCH: RSPB footage appears to show a raid on the Peak District Pilgrims Nest in Stoney Middleton

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 30, 2022
    A peregrine on the nest flies away and the male is seen stopping and pulling out a tub of ice cream. It appears to ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Oregon AG officials give tentative approval to controversial Foster Farms chicken facility – Oregon Capital Chronicle

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 27, 2022
    The Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved a controversial industrial chicken farm in Linn County, provided it meets a few conditions. The department said ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Sweden kills wolves, KNOWS

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 27, 2022
    The Swedish government will drastically reduce the wolf population, killing half of the four hundred animals living in the country during the year, although ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    How to Identify Plants and Animals Using iOS Secret Photos Feature

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 26, 2022
    Early last week, a friend visiting my apartment for the first time was fascinated by some of the plants on my windowsill. He is ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Sarawak recruits foreign experts for better crocodile management

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 26, 2022
    A file photo shows a crocodile killed by villagers in Ulu Niah in 2021. KUCHING (May 26): Crocodile management will be further strengthened with ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Why were the pigeons on board the first American aircraft carrier?

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 25, 2022
    America’s first aircraft carrier was commissioned 100 years ago and on board was a crew of little winged comrades who proved their service to ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Plans unveiled for development at Tullamore City Park

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 25, 2022
    Plans have been unveiled for substantial development work at Tullamore City Park. Offaly County Council has announced plans to carry out work in the ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Charlotte Worrall Corey, 94 – Duxbury Clipper

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 25, 2022
    Charlotte Worrall Corey died peacefully on May 2 in Needham. Charlotte was born in Honolulu in 1928. She was the daughter of J. How ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Mapping soil erosion due to rainfall across India

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 24, 2022
    Many parts of northeast India are home to some of the most erosion-prone areas affected by rainfall erosion, say the researchers, who mapped the ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    As spring storm increases number of injured and abandoned baby animals, experts advise assisting them with caution – Boulder Daily Camera

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 23, 2022
    After heavy snowfall on Friday, county residents reported finding injured and stranded baby animals, such as a family of ducklings whose mother was spooked ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Prehistoric Planet Review – You’ll Really Think You’re Looking At Real Dinosaurs | Television

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 23, 2022
    OWhat is the opposite of an existential crisis? Because I think I have one. Watching Prehistoric Planet (Apple TV+) induced an existential feeling in ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Which endangered animal would you save?

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 23, 2022
    Did you know that more than 8,000 species of flora and fauna worldwide are critically endangered and another 30,000 are considered endangered or vulnerable? ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Opinion: Bipartisan legislation marks new era for Oregon forestry

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 22, 2022
    Kate Brown, Chris Edwards and Bob Van Dyk Brown is governor of Oregon. Edwards is chairman of the Oregon Council of Forestry and Industries. ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Here’s how to protect 1,300 endangered animal species in Texas

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 22, 2022
    American wildlife is in crisis. More than a third of wildlife species in the United States are threatened with extinction. This loss of biodiversity ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    PVAS helps neighborhoods and landowners take green initiatives with habitat stewardship programs | News, Sports, Jobs

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 21, 2022
    Katelyn “KC” Walters, lands and conservation manager for PVAS, explains the Grassland Birds Initiative, as she stands near the Steamboat ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    You can help these Vermont animals

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 20, 2022
    Vermont is home to several endangered animal species that may be particularly at risk from habitat destruction during the warmer months, when residents are ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Wildlife team treats injured songbird in glue trap

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 19, 2022
    At the end of winter, migratory songbirds return to the Finger Lakes region to nest and raise their young. An eastern phoebe, however, may ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Saturday Guided Hike at Cape Perpetua | Community

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 18, 2022
    Lincoln County Community Rights invites people of all ages to join them for a hike this Saturday and experience untouched coastal forest that the ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Mojave Basin groundwater table hits record high

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 17, 2022
    The Mojave Water Agency last week began supplying imported water to a storage aquifer near Barstow, bringing welcome relief to the water table which ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Bird festival boosts economy in BC mountain towns

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 17, 2022
    Forty years ago, Pat Morrow ascended the South Col route to Mount Everest, becoming the second Canadian to stand atop the world’s highest peak. ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Following in the footsteps of John Muir, an eye-opening journey for a seasoned journalist

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 16, 2022
    “Any deep dive into understanding John Muir’s rebellious life leads to one overriding conclusion: he was a hippie,” Chapman writes. “The shaggy bohemian, spouting ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Environmental group rejects criticism of its stance on Roscommon floods

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 16, 2022
    The claim that the continued misery experienced by people battling flooding on the edge of Lough Funshinagh in County Roscommon has been forced upon ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    DENR urges users of protected areas to obtain approval from SPU

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 15, 2022
    USERS of protected areas, including the controversial Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL), are now required to apply for a Special Use Agreement ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Consider covering rows when growing zucchini

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 15, 2022
    I know this is going to sound strange, but recently several people have asked about growing zucchini. It seems that the once prolific vegetable ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Rare and tiny Walter’s violet listed as endangered

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 14, 2022
    Violets are synonymous with spring, at least for lovers of botany. Chances are your garden is dotted with spots of purple. The color is ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    The speaker will discuss the fireflies of Valley Beautiful in a free public program on Saturday

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 12, 2022
    Contributor Photo • Entomologist Will Kuhn will present a free lecture on native fireflies hosted by Friends of Rocky Fork State Park on Saturday, ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Fish can talk but they’re finding it harder and harder to hear

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 12, 2022
    Scientists and anglers have long known that the toad and a handful of other fish species like catfish are quite talkative. But new research ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    ConocoPhillips points to operational error as cause of gas leak at its Alaskan field

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 12, 2022
    The Alpine Central Facility serves as the hub for the Alpine oil field, pictured Tuesday, February 9, 2016. (Loren Holmes/DNA) On Tuesday, ConocoPhillips described ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    GOP lawmaker compares human women to sea turtles to explain why they don’t deserve rights

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 11, 2022
    As you’ve probably heard, in the next few months the Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, end the national right to ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Environmentalists Sue EPA Over Florida Water Quality, Manatee Deaths

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 10, 2022
    TALLAHASSEE – Three conservation groups have filed a second federal lawsuit over poor water quality in Florida, blamed for “catastrophic mortality” of manatees. The ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Ballston Spa set to pass controversial zoning framework – The Daily Gazette

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 10, 2022
    BALLSTON SPA – As the Village of Ballston Spa struggles to update its comprehensive half-century-old zoning plan, the village is set to pass controversial ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    Senate bill gives DEM more power to fight bird flu

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 9, 2022
    PROVIDENCE — State lawmakers are set to pass new powers for Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to combat animal disease. Bill S2751, ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    The Spirit of BirdLife – BirdLife International

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 9, 2022
    By Shaun HurrellHeader image: With its pole-to-pole migration, the Arctic Tern is a symbol of BirdLife’s international collaboration © Agami/Shutterstock Every organization has defining ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    The art of taxidermy | The Malaysian insight

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 9, 2022
    TAXIDERMY is the art of preserving and mounting animal specimens. It is a combination of two Greek words – “taxis” and “derma” – which ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Genomic Resource Bank is part of Rare and Endangered Bird Species Conservation Plan in Delhi-NCR

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 8, 2022
    Delhi NCR authorities plan to develop breeding and conservation methods for some rare, endangered and threatened (RET) bird species using surrogate species, and create ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    How to choose an identity theft protection service that’s right for you and your family

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 7, 2022
    Identity theft is a growing problem that can affect anyone. Fortunately, there is an ever-growing list of identity theft protection services available to help ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Board at a crossroads on Congo Road

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 7, 2022
    The Council will vote next Tuesday May 10, 2022 either: Take no further action regarding the formalization of a public road north of the ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    EU ‘drags its feet’ on border wall between Poland and Belarus

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 6, 2022
    The European Commission has indirectly approved the 186 km border wall between Poland and Belarus, which runs through protected forests. “It is clear that ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    two charged with illegal cockfighting in violation of animal protection law in Bakersfield | USAO-EDCA

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 5, 2022
    FRESNO, Calif. — Today, a federal grand jury indicted Jorge Calderon-Campos, 41, and Horacio Ortega-Martinez, 35, both Mexican nationals residing in Bakersfield, in separate ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    Genshin Impact Irodori Poetry: Part 2 Quest Guide

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 5, 2022
    To complete part 2 of the “Irodori Poetry” quest chain in Genshin Impact, travelers must explore the islands of Inazuma in search of local ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    Wet agriculture could protect peatlands and climate, but remains largely unexplored

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 4, 2022
    Around the world, peatlands are under threat and their destruction contributes to climate change. Damaged peatlands are responsible for about 5% of global greenhouse ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    The Impact of Land Designations Must Be Recognized – Mayo IFA

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 3, 2022
    Pat Chambers, president of the Mayo Hill IFA. Published: Tue, May 3, 2022, 9:15 AM EXISTING payment agreements and CAP strategic plan proposals for ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Potential for farmed European spiny lobster juveniles to support fisheries restoration

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 3, 2022
    European lobster has traditionally been the main target of fisheries off Ireland, UK, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco , as well ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    vetal tekdi: On Vetal Tekdi, more than 1,000 protests against Pmc’s projects | Pune News

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 2, 2022
    Pune: Over a thousand citizens gathered on Vetal Tekdi on Sunday to protest against a road traffic overhaul project that will involve the construction ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    CDC confirms first human case of bird flu

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 2, 2022
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Colorado inmate tested positive for the highly contagious avian influenza A virus. The ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    The increase in the number of feral goats on the Japanese island of Amami-Oshima worries wildlife experts

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 1, 2022
    Feral goats are seen in the mountains of Amami-Oshima Island in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of Mamoru ...
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  • Special Conservation Zones

    NHMP and wildlife department team up to fight poaching – Pakistan

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 1, 2022
    ISLAMABAD: In a first step towards wildlife conservation in buffer zones along roads and highways, the National Roads and Highways Police (NHMP) has signed ...
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  • Protection For Birds

    No date set to review Bird Island order | West Orange Times & Observer

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 30, 2022
    After an order that would have addressed concerns about Bird Island in Windermere resulted in no action by the Orange County Commission, Windermere leaders, ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    How nutrient neutrality left house plans in limbo

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 30, 2022
    Plans to build thousands of new homes across the county have been thrown into doubt after Natural England triggered a shutdown due to fears ...
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  • Fauna And Flora

    California group uses scrap tires to build parks south of border

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 29, 2022
    SAN DIEGO (border report) – The Tijuana River Valley is full of trails, wildlife, flora and fauna and unfortunately the whole valley is also ...
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  • Habitats Directive

    Killiney Residents Obtain Leave to File for Judicial Review

    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 28, 2022
    A High Court judge has rejected a request to set aside his earlier decision allowing several Killiney residents to challenge the granting of planning ...
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