Wildlife

Outdoor recreation such as hiking and cycling can take a toll on wildlife

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Researchers say outdoor recreation can change the way animals behave, removing them from critical habitats. This endangers the safety of Washington wildlife such as the mountain lion. Image courtesy of the National Park Service In western Washington, it appears as if a backpass or mountain range can be seen in almost every direction. With Three … Read more

How solar farms can double as wildlife sanctuaries

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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

The Wildlife Council proposes to cancel Vasco stretch | Goa News

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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 County announces wildlife exclusion plan, and will collect metrics to shape the program • The Voice of Mendocino | Mendocino County, Katie Mendocino Voice

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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

The wombat was found in the middle of Lake Moolwala on the Victoria-New South Wales border for the first time to a wildlife rescuer

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Northern Victorian Wildlife Conservancy Kylie Donkers has been involved in some “very strange rescues” over the years, but this week’s recovery of the animals on a lake was a first. the main points: A wombat was seen sheltering on a log in Lake Moolwala on Monday morning It was the dramatic first-ever rescue of Kylee … Read more

Ignoring Threat to Wildlife – Death of Maharashtrian Black Bucks highlights road homicide mitigation

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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

Gov. Inslee told he expects Wildlife Commission lawsuit to be ‘off balance’

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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