Wildlife

"Dying Birds And The Fires: Scientists Work To Unravel A Great Mystery" [1]

"The yellow Townsend Warbler lay lifeless on the gravel ground near Grant county, New Mexico, the eyes in its yellow-striped head closed, its black feathery underbelly exposed."

Air [2]

Biodiversity [3]

Climate Change [4]

Disasters [5]

Environmental Health [6]

Forests [7]

Pollution [8]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: Guardian [12], 10/19/2020

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"Targeted Ecosystem Restoration Can Protect Climate, Biodiversity" [13]

"A new study identifies vast areas of farm and cropland that could be converted back to natural conditions to protect species and store carbon."

Agriculture [14]

Biodiversity [3]

Climate Change [4]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

International [15]

Source: InsideClimate News [16], 10/15/2020

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No Inspection: "States Ignore Lead-Contaminated Meat In Food Banks" [17]

"Hunter-donated meat provides crucial protein to US food banks. But an EHN investigation found a lack of oversight that could result in potentially hundreds of thousands of lead-contaminated meals this year."

Chemicals [18]

Environmental Justice [19]

Food [20]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: EHN [21], 10/15/2020

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"'Jet Fighter' Godwit Breaks World Record For Non-Stop Bird Flight" [22]

"A bird said to have the aerodynamic build of a “jet fighter” has been tracked flying more than 12,000km (7,500 miles) from Alaska to New Zealand, setting a new world record for avian non-stop flight."

Science [23]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

International [15]

Source: Guardian [24], 10/13/2020

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Could Dems Borrow GOP Playbook To Roll Back Trump Rules? [25]

If oddsmakers are right and the Dems sweep the White House and both houses of Congress next month, one significant outcome could be the rollback of prominent Trump administration deregulatory moves. The latest TipSheet explains how an arcane law might make such reversals possible, and then spotlights half-a-dozen potentially vulnerable Trump regulatory actions.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [26]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [2]

Chemicals [18]

Climate Change [4]

Economy & Business [27]

Energy & Fuel [28]

Environmental Politics [29]

Government [30]

Journalism & Media [31]

Laws & Regulations [32]

Policy [33]

Pollution [8]

Science [23]

Wildlife [9]

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National (U.S.) [11]

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Public [10]

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"COVID-19 Outbreak Kills Nearly 10,000 Minks On Utah Fur Farms" [34]

"Thousands of farmed minks in Wisconsin and Utah have died from the novel coronavirus, which experts say they got from humans."

Agriculture [14]

Biodiversity [3]

Disasters [5]

Environmental Health [6]

Health [35]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: Yahoo! [36], 10/12/2020

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"Endangered Species: FWS Pulls Wolverine Protection Proposal" [37]

"The Fish and Wildlife Service today clawed back a high-profile proposal to list the North American wolverine under the Endangered Species Act, reigniting a fight that's previously entangled climate science and politics."

Biodiversity [3]

Environmental Politics [29]

Laws & Regulations [32]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: E&E News [38], 10/09/2020

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October 6, 2020 to October 8, 2020

North American Invasive Species Management Association Annual Conference [39]

The North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) is holding its 27th Annual Conference virtually. Addressing a wide variety of invasive species management and policy concerns, the conference offers professional development and networking opportunities to invasive species managers in North America and beyond.

Professional Meetings [40]

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Public [10]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [3]

Environmental Health [6]

Environmental Studies [41]

Wildlife [9]

"Young Whales Looking To Dine Flock To Waters Off NYC" [42]

"If you’re young and hungry, the place to go is New York City — even if you weigh 25 tons and have a blowhole."

Biodiversity [3]

Fish & Fisheries [43]

Food [20]

Water & Oceans [44]

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]

Source: AP [46], 10/08/2020

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"747 Soars Past The Competition As Katmai’s New Fat Bear Week Champion" [47]

"Like all good things, Fat Bear Week has come to its inevitable end. A week ago, 12 of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s chunkiest chunks began a cutthroat competition. Now, after a single-elimination bracket allowed voters to choose their favorite pudgy predators, a single beefy brown bear reigns supreme."

Wildlife [9]

Public [10]

Alaska and Hawaii [48]

Source: Anchorage Daily News [49], 10/07/2020

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North American Invasive Species Management Association Annual Conference [39]

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