Lewiston – Talk to the people who know Larry Cassidy and you’ll find prizes as thick as salmon and the famous steelhead on the Columbia River in the days before hydroelectric dams changed the system forever. Influential, tenacious, intelligent, tireless, dedicated, genuine and kind – just to name a few. Cassidy, of Vancouver, Washington, has … Read more
Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. Prosperity helps reduce Australia’s dependence on fossil fuels, but it requires converting large tracts of land to host solar infrastructure. Solar farms are mostly built in rural areas. This has been raised concerns about a potential decline in both agricultural production … Read more
Remains of the old dam are still visible at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve in central Illinois, although it no longer obstructs the Illinois River these days. Now what were once corn and soybean fields is nearly 7,000 acres of restored fertile wetland. Doug Blodgett grew up on the other side of the river from … Read more
Panaji: The National Wildlife Council has proposed canceling the double-track of the Vasco-Castlerock-Tinaighat section, and instead laying double-track the Hubballi-Ankola road.Board members, while discussing the Karnataka proposal at the Standing Committee meeting of the Inter Railway Project pregnant and Ankola last month, said there was a “need to avoid” deforestation and, therefore, the double-tracking of … Read more
MENDOCINO Co, CA, 1/31/23 – Mendocino County is collecting data on the issues and needs of local wildlife–from small garden pests to large predators–to help shape a new exclusion program based on non-lethal measures and a “no-fault” door policy. . Acting Agricultural Commissioner Andrew Smith said in a presentation to the Board of Supervisors last … Read more
It took years of campaigns and collective encroachments For the government to put access to green spaces in England at the top of its agenda, as it did today in the Environment Improvement Scheme. During the pandemic, the importance of nature to our physical and mental well-being has become even more apparent – as has … Read more
A recent New York Times headline provides what may best sum up the biodiversity crisis: “Animals are running out of living quarters. The world has lost half of its natural ecosystems, and wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 68% since 1970. Why? As the Times article so accurately puts it, “Humans are taking … Read more
New Delhi: It was twelve black bucks killing An accident along the Solapur-Bijapur highway in Maharashtra on Saturday night alarmed wildlife experts who stressed the need to implement mitigation measures along linear projects that interfere with wildlife movement. Linear projects such as roads and railways are known to cause habitat fragmentation, making it risky for … Read more
By Raylene Rikaart / The Center Square Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation announced last week that it intends to sue Gov. Jay Inslee for an “unbalanced” wildlife commission that fails to represent multiple viewpoints. The charge is that in recent years, the governor has “stacked” the nine-member Washington Wildlife Commission with environmental/animal rights members. Recreational fishermen, … Read more
Photo by Julia Cartwright. Please do not feed the animals What you do know for sure is that wolves exist Quite content To live among people, especially when they associate a person with a source of food. “It makes them want to hang out.” And this turns into a habit for the animals and their … Read more
