Endangered Species & Wildlife
Thursday, February 6, 2025
MD menhaden conservation may benefit from VA bill
Atlantic menhaden weigh less than a pound and measure little more than a foot long but the small fish has big consequences for the Chesapeake Bay ecos…
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Conservationists: Study of Atlantic menhaden critical to preserving species
A small forage fish near the bottom of the food chain has a significant effect on the survival of several iconic predators along the Atlantic Seaboard…
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Report: Harmful pesticides found in CT rivers, groundwater
A new report showed a growing problem of harmful pesticides in Connecticut waterways. The University of Connecticut study analyzed 20 years of data…
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Eastern hellbender, PA's state amphibian, faces endangered-species protection
The Eastern hellbender, North America's largest salamander and Pennsylvania's state amphibian, is one step closer to receiving federal protection…
Monday, February 3, 2025
VA advocates push for study on Chesapeake menhaden
A critical fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic menhaden, could be declining rapidly. Or its numbers could be growing. There is no data …
After Wyoming's new feedground management plan, CWD elk death 'hits home'
A dead elk found east of Pinedale tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease earlier this month, marking the first such death inside a Wyoming …
Worker's coalition aims to address climate emergency, economic inequality
As President Donald Trump abandons a promise the U.S. made in Paris nearly a decade ago, organized workers across Colorado are joining forces to …
Study finds 'hidden cost' of WA lower Snake River dams
Dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state are losing water to evaporation at a rapid rate, according to a new study. The reservoirs created …
MA company ends production of genetically modified Atlantic salmon
Conservation groups are celebrating the end of a Massachusetts-based biotech company's pursuit of bringing genetically altered Atlantic salmon to mark…
Federal funding to help restore WY's Hoback River native fish habitat
Wyoming agencies will receive about $1.25 million in federal funding to help reconnect native fish migration routes on the Hoback River. The money …
River restoration funding a 'win-win' for MT wildlife, farmers
During President Joe Biden's final weeks in office, the Interior Department has announced $41 million in support of water resources and ecosystem …
TX nonprofit calls trees good for your health, cooling your neighborhood
By María Ramos Pacheco for The Dallas Morning News.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism …