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Audubon Urges Advancement of a Proposed Rule to Strengthen Implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Rufous Hummingbird. Photo: Jace Stenersen/Audubon Photography Awards Audubon expresses disappointment in the rulemaking delay and commits to working with the Biden Administration to provide a win-win for birds and businesses. December 3, 2023 – WASHINGTON — The Biden Administration has delayed the release of a proposed rule that would strengthen the implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.…
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Environment a top concern of Collier residents
Once again, the Richard M. Schulz Foundation with support from the Collier Community Foundation has enabled the community’s voice to be heard. Through a comprehensive survey of over 6,000 participants and numerous sector specific focus groups, the survey paints an accurate picture of where our community concerns rank the highest. To no surprise, the issue…
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Environment a top concern of Collier residents
Once again, the Richard M. Schulz Foundation with support from the Collier Community Foundation has enabled the community’s voice to be heard. Through a comprehensive survey of over 6,000 participants and numerous sector specific focus groups, the survey paints an accurate picture of where our community concerns rank the highest. To no surprise, the issue…
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Florida cattle ranches critical to preserving environment
As 1,000 people move to Florida every day, it’s more important than ever that lawmakers focus on ways to protect water, native wildlife and natural landscape. Agricultural lands supply wide, open spaces of valuable habitat and include wetlands that act as natural water storage helping to clean our drinking water. However, Florida’s ranch country is…
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Florida cattle ranches critical to preserving environment
As 1,000 people move to Florida every day, it’s more important than ever that lawmakers focus on ways to protect water, native wildlife and natural landscape. Agricultural lands supply wide, open spaces of valuable habitat and include wetlands that act as natural water storage helping to clean our drinking water. However, Florida’s ranch country is…
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A blind but elusive critter that was presumed extinct is rediscovered
A blind mole thought since 1936 to be extinct was recently rediscovered in South African sand dunes using eDNA — a technique that collects skin cells living creatures shed “while they are busy with their lives,” the expedition’s leader said. The rediscovery of De Winton’s golden mole offers the chance to learn more about a…
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A blind but elusive critter that was presumed extinct is rediscovered
A blind mole thought since 1936 to be extinct was recently rediscovered in South African sand dunes using eDNA — a technique that collects skin cells living creatures shed “while they are busy with their lives,” the expedition’s leader said. The rediscovery of De Winton’s golden mole offers the chance to learn more about a…
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What’s killing migratory birds? A new tracking system may offer clues.
Red knots in their breeding plumage feed at Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico. Julián Garcia Walther/Undark This story was originally published by Undark and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Twice a year, members of a subspecies of red knots—salmon-colored sandpipers—migrate thousands of miles between their wintering grounds in northern Mexico and breeding sites in the Arctic…
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What’s killing migratory birds? A new tracking system may offer clues.
Red knots in their breeding plumage feed at Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico. Julián Garcia Walther/Undark This story was originally published by Undark and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Twice a year, members of a subspecies of red knots—salmon-colored sandpipers—migrate thousands of miles between their wintering grounds in northern Mexico and breeding sites in the Arctic…
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Key to farming in the Adirondacks? Resiliency
Despite challenges with changing weather, farmers get creative with finding new ways to work By Chloe Bennett The Adirondack region has a short growing season and a reputation for mountainous terrain, not cropland. But the modest collection of farms, mainly concentrated in Essex County, provides some job opportunities for newcomers and fresh food for locals.…
