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Protect Oregon’s Wildlife Unveils New Campaign
Poaching of wildlife is a serious crime in Oregon and around the country. This summer, a 28-year-old poacher from Pendleton pleaded guilty to 22 charges including killing several deer and elk, leaving animals to waste and trespassing. He was sentenced to pay $75,000 in fines, forfeit weapons and meat, and spend the next three, two-week-long…
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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium kicks off $40 million project to revamp North America exhibits
Mountain lions, moose, reindeer, and wolves may not be native to Ohio, at least within the last 200 years, but they are to North America. And the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is investing a record $40 million to showcase them in a two-phase revamping of its North America region of the Powell-based zoo. Dubbed “North…
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To control rabies in wildlife, the USDA drops vaccine treats from the sky : Short Wave
Enlarge this image The United States Department of Agriculture’s rabies management program includes delivering oral vaccines to raccoons — by plane, helicopter and vehicle — to control the spread of rabies. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images In the early 1900s, more than 100 people died annually from rabies in the…
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Ways To Recognise Different Elephants Under Our Care!
The most identifiable features of an elephant are their trunks and the size of their body. There are three extant species of elephants – African savanna, African forest and Asian elephants. Despite being the same animal, these species are different from one another, due to which they are often referred to as cousins. It is…
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Thermal Imaging Is a Promising Tool to Measure Stress in Wild Animals
Thermal imaging technology is poised to transform the study of the stress response in wild animals, according to Tufts researchers who have proven that the temperature shifts measured by the non-invasive technique correlate with other physiological changes in the animals. Paul Jerem, a Marie Curie Global Fellow, and Professor of Biology Michael Romero combined thermal…
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Oregon wins bat beauty contest second year in a row
Bureau of Land Management wildlife technician photographed William ShakespEAR, a female Townsend’s big-eared bat, in Jackson County. William ShakespEAR won BLM’s 2023 Bat Beauty Contest. Photo courtesy Emma Busk / Bureau of Land Management Is Oregon home to the most beautiful bats? If the national Bat Beauty Contest is any indicator, it might be. THANKS…
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State Fish and Wildlife answers submitted questions
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife regularly answers questions submitted by residents and outdoor enthusiasts. Following are submitted questions and CDFW’s answers. Collaring wildlife Q: How do wildlife collars work and what factors are taken into consideration before the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) attaches them? A: CDFW attaches collars to animals…
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Visa partners with Taronga Conservation Society Australia to support wildlife conservation
SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is proud to have entered into a long-term partnership with Taronga Conservation Society Australia, becoming the preferred payment partner at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. The three year-long partnership will see the two organisations collaborate on a…
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The Ozark big-eared bat needs our help
Curled up in a cave at night, the Ozark big-eared bat wraps itself tightly inside its wings, its enormous pointed ears, comical in size, dwarfing the rest of its body. Dawn is breaking through as the bat settles down from a long night of flying and hunting. Its lumpy, piggish nose and tiny face rimmed…
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Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent
A camera trap remotely captured this image of a wolverine in the Bonneville Pass area of the Absaroka Range in 2015. (Photo by Meghan Riley) An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a grim picture of a low-density species that’s losing its habitat and facing an uncertain…