Wildlife

Energy & Fuel [4]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Source: Washington Post [9], 11/30/2020

Read more about "Trump Officials Move To Relax Rules On Killing Birds" [1]

"Using Wolves as First Responders Against a Deadly Brain Disease" [10]

"Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer."

Environmental Politics [11]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Source: NYTimes [12], 11/24/2020

Read more about "Using Wolves as First Responders Against a Deadly Brain Disease" [10]

"This Dog-Size Lizard Is Spreading Through The Southeastern U.S." [13]

"Argentine tegus are breeding in multiple states after escape or release from captivity; biologists are concerned since they're voracious omnivores."

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Source: National Geographic [14], 11/19/2020

Read more about "This Dog-Size Lizard Is Spreading Through The Southeastern U.S." [13]

"The Last Free River Of Manitoba" [15]

"The Seal River is Manitoba’s only major waterway that hasn’t been dammed — and five Indigenous communities have banded together to keep it that way by establishing a protected area".

"A five-year-old Stephanie Thorassie sat in front of her father on his snowmobile, nestled between his legs as he drove away from their home in Tadoule Lake, Man. They went over two hills before descending to a beach. Thorassie was stunned.

“On the beach, there were thousands of caribou — right behind my house!” she said, reminiscing about her childhood in the 1990s.

Environmental Justice [16]

Environmental Politics [11]

Fish & Fisheries [17]

Water & Oceans [18]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Canada [19]

Source: The Narwhal [20], 11/18/2020

Read more about "The Last Free River Of Manitoba" [15]

"Pet Flea Treatments Poisoning Rivers Across England, Scientists Find" [21]

"Highly toxic insecticides used on cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning rivers across England, a study has revealed. The discovery is “extremely concerning” for water insects, and the fish and birds that depend on them, the scientists said, who expect significant environmental damage is being done."

Chemicals [22]

Fish & Fisheries [17]

Natural Resources [24]

Water & Oceans [18]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Europe [25]

Source: Guardian [26], 11/18/2020

Read more about "Pet Flea Treatments Poisoning Rivers Across England, Scientists Find" [21]

New Mapping Software Offers Unique View of Western Wildlife Migration [27]

Large migratory species have been traveling across the North American continent for thousands of years. But the land has been dramatically affected, altering how these big game move about. A new data mapping site for scientists can now help environmental journalists track Western wildlife herds and their health as well. The latest from Reporter’s Toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:

Reporters Toolbox [28]

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Environmental Studies [29]

Science [30]

Wildlife [6]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]

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Public [7]

Read more about New Mapping Software Offers Unique View of Western Wildlife Migration [27]

"Using Wolves as First Responders Against a Deadly Brain Disease" [33]

"Are the wolves of Yellowstone National Park the first line of defense against a terrible disease that preys on herds of wildlife?" "Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer."

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Source: NYTimes [34], 11/16/2020

Read more about "Using Wolves as First Responders Against a Deadly Brain Disease" [33]

"Trump to Rush Drilling Leases in Arctic Before Biden Takes Over" [35]

"The Trump administration is advancing plans to auction drilling rights in the U.S. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, who has vowed to block oil exploration in the rugged Alaska wilderness."

Energy & Fuel [4]

Environmental Politics [11]

Natural Resources [24]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

Alaska and Hawaii [36]

Source: Bloomberg [37], 11/16/2020

Read more about "Trump to Rush Drilling Leases in Arctic Before Biden Takes Over" [35]

Coronavirus Kills 15,000 US Mink As Denmark Eyes Nationwide Cull [38]

"More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, state agriculture officials said."

Agriculture [2]

Disasters [39]

Health [40]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]

International [41]

Source: Reuters [42], 11/12/2020

Read more about Coronavirus Kills 15,000 US Mink As Denmark Eyes Nationwide Cull [38]

Whale Zone Ahead: A Cetacean Speed Trap Tags Ships Going Over The Limit [43]

"North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species with fewer than 366 remaining individuals, face two main threats: fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes."

Technology [44]

Transportation [45]

Water & Oceans [18]

Wildlife [6]

Public [7]