Wildlife

"Land Deal Ends Controversial Mining Fight Near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp"

"A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia."

Source: Washington Post, 06/23/2025

"Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs"

"Two federal programs that experts consider indispensable for bird research and conservation in the United States could be eliminated under the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026."

Source: The Revelator, 06/18/2025

Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court

"The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments from Chevron and Exxon that coastal wetlands lawsuits filed by two Louisiana parishes should be transferred to federal court — a decision that could ripple across dozens of similar cases seeking billions of dollars in damages."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/18/2025

"Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands"

"Last year, as Utah prepared to file a lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, state officials sought help swaying public opinion in their favor. They turned to a group of public relations professionals at Penna Powers, a media and branding firm based in Salt Lake City."

Source: Public Domain, 06/18/2025

Florida Removes Record Haul Of Invasive Pythons In Control Effort

"It was a milestone moment in Florida’s 25-year war on invasive Burmese pythons: an eye-popping announcement that biologists had removed 20 tons of the slithering invaders from waters in and around the Everglades in little more than a decade, as well as shattering their previous record for a single-season haul."

Source: Guardian, 06/17/2025

"Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths"

"Window collisions and cats kill more birds than wind farms do, but ornithologists say turbine impacts must be taken seriously. Scientists are testing a range of technologies to reduce bird strikes — from painting stripes to using artificial intelligence — to keep birds safe."

Source: YaleE360, 06/17/2025

US Proposes Listing Pangolins, Most Trafficked Mammal, As Endangered Species

"U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in large part for its scales, used in traditional Chinese medicine, and meat, according to the World Wildlife Fund."

Source: AP, 06/17/2025

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