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Scientists Find Grizzlies Expand Turf But Still Need Protection
Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf they roam in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections, They have also concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals
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Louisiana Challenges California Ban on Alligator Products
In the Trump administration’s last days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change to rules protecting alligators. Opponents say it’s an end run around the chance that Louisiana might lose a federal court challenge to California’s ban on selling alligator products.
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Grizzly, 34, Confirmed as Yellowstone Region's Known Oldest
Wildlife biologists say a 34-year-old grizzly bear captured in southwestern Wyoming has been confirmed as the oldest on record in the Yellowstone region.
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Trump Administration Slashes Imperiled Spotted Owls' Habitat
The Trump administration has slashed millions of acres of protected habitat for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California
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Trump Administration Scales Back Wild Bird Protections
The Trump administration finalized changes to a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species, despite warnings that billions of birds could die as a result
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Capitol Christmas Tree to Begin Journey From New Mexico
A 60-foot blue spruce was cut down Wednesday during a ceremony in a forested canyon in Red River, New Mexico, starting a 2½-week journey that will take it to the Capitol to be this year’s Christmas tree.
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Tree-Cutting Ban May Thwart Plans for Capitol Christmas Tree
A tree to be displayed outside the U.S. Capitol building over the holidays is supposed to come from a northern New Mexico forest. That’s if the U.S. Forest Service can get an exception from a tree-cutting ban across all New Mexico national forests and one in Arizona.
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California Asks US to End Plan to Kill Farallon Islands Mice
Federal wildlife officials were urged Wednesday to withdraw a proposal to drop 1.5 tons of rat poison on remote islands off the coast of California to kill a mice infestation until they address questions on the impact to wildlife.
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Cleanup of Spilled Coal in Great Dismal Swamp to Take Weeks
The cleanup of a coal train derailment in Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp will likely take weeks.
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Coal Train Derails into Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge
A coal train has derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, raising concerns about its wildlife and the fragile peat soil that has accumulated there over the course of centuries.
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New Research Shows Summers Are Getting Warmer
New research shows a clear warming trend for our summers. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper takes a closer look.
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Plan to Expand Hunting, Fishing in Wildlife Refuges Revealed
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced what it called a major expansion of hunting and fishing in the nation’s wildlife refuges. The plan affects 1.4 million acres (5,666 square kilometers) on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along Lake Erie in northern Ohio.
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Farm Pesticide May Be Behind Maryland Bald Eagle Deaths
A once-common farm pesticide may be to blame for dozens of bald eagles poisoned over the past three years in Maryland and Delaware.
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More Bald Eagles Found Dead, Possibly Poisoned in Maryland
A great horned owl and at least seven bald eagles have been found dead along Maryland’s Eastern Shore this year, reminding officials of the eagles found fatally poisoned in the area in 2016.
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Smithsonian National Zoo Artificially Inseminated Giant Panda Mei Xiang
Mei Xiang, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant pandas, was artificially inseminated on Thursday, the zoo announced.
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Injured Bald Eagle Rescued From Metro Tracks
Some Metro riders were astonished to learn an injured bald eagle was the reason for some delays. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Virginia Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Illegal Wildlife Merchandise
A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to illegally selling and transporting items made from endangered species and other wildlife, such as crocodiles, sea turtles and sawfish.
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Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Endangered Wildlife
An antiques shop owner in Middleburg, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to smuggling in sawfish blades, turtle shells, ivory, zebra hides and crocodile and bird parts for sale. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.
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Painted Baby Turtles Detained at Dulles Airport
Four baby turtles with painted shells were detained at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this month.
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Man Pleads Guilty After Trying to Smuggle Live Coral in Pringles Cans
A Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to smuggle federally protected live corals by packing them into Pringles potato chip canisters and hiding them in his mother’s luggage for transport to Mexico.