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Pet Talk: Free-roaming cats impact wildlife, disease transmission
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 and epidemiology master’s student at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), says…
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California Passes A New Law Banning Rat Poison That Harms Wildlife | KFI AM 640
California has passed a new law banning diphacinone, a type of rat poison, to protect mountain lions, coyotes, and other animals in urban areas. According to the LA Times, the poison can have a negative impact on animals that consume smaller animals that have ingested the poison. The new legislation, effective from January 1, 2024,…
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Internet-famous beggar wolf raises concerns among wildlife experts in Hoh Xil
In the remote wilderness of Hoh Xil Nature Reserve in Qinghai Province, northwest China, a wild wolf has gained unexpected fame on the Internet. The creature, often captured on camera wiggling its tail or lying flat on the road, has become a sensation due to its peculiar habit of begging for food from passing visitors.…
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The Kansas Wildlife department grew its own mussels. Now, it’s putting them back where they belong.
Stocking the state’s waters with protected mussel species is a new conservation strategy from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. This fall, the state released thousands of mussels grown in fish hatcheries into two southeast Kansas rivers that are struggling to maintain healthy shellfish populations. “The goal is to slowly work across both watersheds…
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As deadly deer disease spreads across the Great Plains, it’s become ‘everybody’s job’ to fight
After about 40 years of hunting in his home state, for the first time John Heaston killed a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease just last year. As head of the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation, Heaston has had plenty of conversations about the fatal, infectious disease that eats away at the brains of deer…
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Wisconsin wants to grow its elk population. So why does the state
Although Wisconsin is trying to build up its elk population, a state wildlife biologist says limited, regulated hunting this season can help the species in the long run by expanding genetic diversity. Josh Spiegel, a Hayward-based wildlife biologist for the state Department of Natural Resources, recently joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show” to discuss…
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Why are killer whales attacking boats?
‘Killer whales are ‘extremely ferocious… and will attack human beings at every opportunity’. That’s according to a 1973 US Navy manual. Sure enough, the recent spate of attacks on small boats in south-western Europe seems to justify such fears. If you were to believe the press and social media, we’re in the midst of a…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgrade three Georgia species from endangered to extinct
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently moved 21 animal and plant species from the endangered to extinct lists. Three of those species were originally found in Georgia. “Habitat destruction remains the biggest cause of species endangerment,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director for Center for Biological Diversity. “We’ve moved things around so much with…
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Water catchments sustain state’s wildlife
At the center of all life is water. But, for wildlife in the hot deserts of Arizona, finding it isn’t so easy. That’s where water catchments come in. Water catchments are systems that collect rainwater and use it to fill a drinking hole for desert-dwelling animals – from honeybees to bighorn sheep. According to the…
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Exploits of P-22 live on at fest in Griffith Park, former home of ‘Hollywood Cat’
People pose with P-22 photo displays at the National Wildlife Federation’s SaveLACougars campaign eighth annual P-22 Day Festival in Griffith Park, Los Angeles CA, Sunday Oct 22, 2023. Honoring the famed mountain lion that made his home in Griffith Park before passing away in December 2022. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) People get to pet…
