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In the cities, male sparrows do it all
Share this article Featured in This Article Wildlife Featured in this article song sparrow raccoon opossum October 24, 2023 by Dana Kobilinsky Urban males defend their territories and take care of their chicks Male song sparrows take their father position very seriously when they’re living in the city—they defend their nests and take care of…
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New Defenders Poll Shows American Public Overwhelmingly Supports the Endangered Species Act and Biodiversity Protection
New Defenders of Wildlife poll shows the vast majority of Americans, regardless of political party, continue to support the Endangered Species Act as it marks its 50th anniversary. In sharp contrast, this Congress is on track to be one of the worst on record for its treatment of the ESA, with anti-wildlife members proposing some…
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Alligator & Wildlife Center to rebuild, hope to open by Christmas
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — The late July fire that badly damaged the Alligator & Wildlife Discovery Center at John’s Pass Village was caused by an electrical issue. Co-owner Sonny Flynn confirmed an electrical issue cause the fire that killed 100-plus animals and forced an evacuation of about another 100 animals. The fire, Flynn says, started in…
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Hope for Florida’s dwindling manatees as review could restore protections
After years of dwindling numbers, caused by habitat loss, toxic algae pollution and decimation of food supplies, Florida’s embattled manatees may finally catch a break. A process is under way that could see the species restored to the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species list in the coming months, reversing a decision made by…
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Column: Humans have driven 21 more species to extinction. Here’s why we should care
The removal of a species from the government’s endangered species list is often a cause for celebration, as it means a plant or animal variety has somehow beaten the odds and recovered from its parlous condition. That’s not the case for 21 animal species just delisted from the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish…
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‘Night of 1,000 Faces’ to return to Weymouth just in time for Halloween
WEYMOUTH − It may not be a sequel, but The New England Wildlife Center’s annual spooktacular “Night of a Thousand Faces” is making a live and in-person comeback this Halloween season. The trails of the center will be lined with 1,000 carved and lit jack-o’-lanterns for the two-day event, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.…
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Pet Talk | How free-roaming cats impact wildlife, disease transmission
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Cats are hunters by nature, which is why it’s not uncommon for an outdoor cat to bring home a “gift,” left on their owner’s doorstep. Yet Molly Guyette, a third-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and veterinary public health &…
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See You Later, Not-an-Alligator
Sidney Godfrey was sitting in the passenger seat of a truck slowly cruising over a levee one night in 2018. This far into Florida’s dry season, the air was thick with the smell of mud wafting up from the exposed canals and wetlands along the edge of Biscayne Bay, south of Miami. Mr. Godfrey, a…
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More than ever, we like to go where the wild things are
Young anglers try their hands at fishing from a pier at Masonville Cove off the Patapsco River in Baltimore. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Picasa Even as our society increasingly depends on technology for everyday activities and recreation, our love of nature and connection with the outdoors remains an integral part of our identity as Americans.…
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Midstate wildlife rescue taking in thousands of animals needs to find a bigger place
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– When we talk about Midstate wildlife rescues we kind of always talk about the same few organizations. That’s because there are only a few, and the only one in all of York County got some scary news. “We got a notice from the township that we really outgrown our residential space,…
