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Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

New Algae Blooms Suffocating Chesapeake Crabs [1]

Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and  killing crabs and fish.

Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Baltimore Sun [5], 08/09/2008
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Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life [6]

"From torn nets to decimated local stocks, species drifting in on warmer waters are causing headaches for European fishermen."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
People & Population [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
Africa [11]
Europe [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 11/04/2026
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He’s the Top Snake Catcher. Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem. [14]

"Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers."

Activism [15]
Biodiversity [2]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [3]
Asia [20]
Source: New York Times [21], 11/03/2026
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Foraging Influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson Wants You To Know About Wild Food [22]

"The social media personality known as Black Forager has amassed 10 million followers and says she’s seeing an uptick in interest in the practice."

Agriculture [23]
Biodiversity [2]
Consumer [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Food [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 11/03/2026
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Millions From CA Gas Leak Settlement May Help Residents Electrify Homes [30]

"Millions of dollars of settlement money from the largest known methane leak in the United States are now available to affected residents to replace gas-powered appliances with electric ones. Organizations involved in distributing the money say it will help create safer and cleaner homes."

Agriculture [23]
Biodiversity [2]
Conflict/Corruption [31]
Consumer [24]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [34]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: AP [35], 11/03/2026
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Global Talks on Nature End With Persistent Gaps on Action and Funding [36]

"Two weeks of global negotiations to protect the world’s wildlife and ecosystems ended on Saturday in Yerevan, Armenia, with nations reaffirming their pledges to protect nature but still off track to meet an ambitious set of targets by a 2030 deadline."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [33]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Wildlife [19]
Public [3]
International [37]
Source: New York Times [38], 11/02/2026
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Powerful Interests Aim to Weaken California’s Landmark Environmental Law [39]

"Utilities, developers and technology companies have spent tens of millions to pass Prop 45, which fast-tracks “essential” projects by limiting public and environmental review."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [40]
Public [3]
California [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 10/30/2026
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Rivers Near Wisconsin CAFOs Full Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Study [43]

"Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are pervasive in streams and rivers downstream of large Wisconsin livestock operations, increasing the risk of superbugs that make people sick and cannot be treated, according to a new study. The water contamination likely stems from high use of antibiotics in animals housed in concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, according to the study."

Agriculture [23]
Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [40]
Technology [44]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Source: The New Lede [47], 10/30/2026
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Koalas Are Cute, Furry, Iconic – And Dying Of Chlamydia. Does Vaccine Work? [48]

"At wildlife hospitals across eastern Australia, many koalas brought in have distinctive brown patches on their bottoms – a sign of urinary incontinence and a painful inflamed bladder. Others have red, weeping eyes, pointing to a bacterial disease that can cause blindness in the endangered marsupials."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [25]
Technology [44]
Wildlife [19]
Public [3]
Australia & Oceania [49]
Source: Guardian [50], 10/27/2026
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Suriname’s Saamaka Tribe Map, Protect Their Part Of Amazon Rainforest [51]

"The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands. They hope to get government recognition and protection against illegal logging and mining."

Activism [15]
Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [33]
People & Population [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
South America [52]
Source: AP [53], 10/27/2026
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