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2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the ...
2 new viruses could both spark global outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the ...
Elephant protectors in Kenya arrested with ivory
Authorities say that two employees of an elephant conservation group in one of Kenya's most popular wildlife parks have been charged with ivory smuggling. The Amboseli Trust for Elephants confirmed the charges in a statement Monday. The group said it is confident that an investigation will exonerate the two, a ...
2 rare wolf pups born in NY to be raised in Ind.
Two Mexican wolf pups born less than a week ago at a preserve in the New York City suburbs have been flown to their new home in Indiana. Newsday reports (http://bit.ly/10GCgDq ) Sunday that the pups named F749 and M804 have been flown by private jet to the Mesker Park ...
Ohio sightings of endangered black bear rise
Reported sightings of the endangered black bear rose in Ohio last year, according to new state figures. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said it received 224 sighting reports involving an estimated 93 black bears last year. That's up from 152 sighting reports the year before. Sightings were confirmed last ...
Endangered beetles to be released in SW Ohio
An eastern Ohio conservation center will release more federally protected American burying beetles at a nature preserve near Cincinnati as part of an effort to save the endangered species. Experts from the Wilds in Muskingum County will release some of the beetles on Monday at the Fernald Nature Preserve northwest ...
Bird-watchers flock to Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline
Dedicated bird-watchers have long known that the place to be in early May is along Ohio's Lake Erie coast where several hundred species of birds stop at the marshes and rocky shoreline to rest and refuel. Now birding enthusiasts in northern Ohio are reaching out to those who don't tote ...
Indiana may remove falcon from endangered list
Indiana wildlife officials could remove the peregrine falcon from the state's endangered species list this summer after what wildlife officials say has been a successful recovery. Nearly 300 nesting pairs of falcons are living in the upper Midwest today, just 50 years after use of the pesticide DDT eradicated the ...
5 things to know in Florida for May 10
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. CLOCK IS TICKING FOR GOV. SCOTT TO ACT ON BUDGET Gov. Rick Scott has until May 24 to act on a proposed $74.5 billion state budget that the Republican-led Legislature sent to his desk ...
Officials gives initial OK to expanding wolf hunt
Wildlife officials have given tentative approval to a proposal to lengthen the hunting season for wolves and increase the limit from one to five animals. After making the decision on Thursday, Fish, Wildlife and Parks commissioners will take public comment before finalizing the changes. FWP is proposing a rifle season ...
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