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San Diego mayor has plan to end bird guano stink

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:58:43 -0400

SAN DIEGO - Visitors will no longer have to hold their noses while taking in the scenic vistas of La Jolla's beaches if the plan announced by San Diego officials is successful.

Sandy-damaged NYC aquarium reopens this weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:32:24 -0400

NEW YORK - Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

APNewsBreak: Deal reached on Oregon wolves

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:11 -0400

GRANTS PASS, Oregon - Conservation groups and cattle ranchers have agreed to a landmark settlement in a lawsuit that, for the past year and a half, has kept the state of Oregon from killing wolves that prey on livestock.

38 Hawaii plants, snails gain federal protection

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:05 -0400

HONOLULU - Thirty-five plants and three snails found on Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe are getting endangered species status, an environmental group announced Friday.

Wyoming inmate sues again over eagle feathers

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:20 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A Wyoming inmate is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming agency officials improperly delayed for years sending him eagle feathers he needed for Native American religious purposes.

Low river flows affecting reservoir releases

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:58 -0400

DILLON, Colorado - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says five western Colorado reservoirs won't be releasing water to help endangered fish this spring due to dry conditions.

Judge blocks logging project in southwestern Mont.

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:22:29 -0400

HELENA, Montana - A judge on Friday blocked a logging project in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and ordered two federal agencies to take another look at the effects on lynx, grizzly bears and elk that may be in the area.

Lawmakers set up endangered species task force

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:22:11 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - How the state responds to the listing of an endangered species in Texas will be coordinated by a special task force under a bill approved by the Legislature.

Coyotes kill dog near Bozeman

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:04 -0400

BOZEMAN, Montana - State wildlife officials say a dog was killed by two coyotes on the south end of the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman.

Officials to remind boaters about zebra mussels

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:23:13 -0400

DALLAS - Wildlife officials are reminding boaters headed to some Texas lakes for the Memorial Day weekend to drain, clean and dry their watercraft to help prevent the spread of zebra mussels.

2 cited for poaching abalone near Laguna Beach

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:03 -0400

LAGUNA BEACH, California - California Fish and Wildlife officials say they cited two men for poaching abalone from a protected area near Laguna Beach.

Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:03 -0400

MOSES LAKE, Washington - The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Washington, children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats.

Groups join Wyoming in opposing end to wolf suit

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:52:23 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Lawyers for the federal government and several pro-hunting organizations have joined the state of Wyoming in urging a federal judge not to allow a coalition of environmental groups to drop a lawsuit challenging recent federal action turning wolf management over to Wyoming.

Gulf anglers get longer red snapper season

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:07 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought. A week before opening, regulators announced that the recreational season in federal waters for the popular game fish will be 17 to 34 days instead of nine to 28.

Feds keep Preble's mouse on threatened list

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:05:21 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it would continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives along streams in Colorado and eastern Wyoming, saying human development continues to threaten the animal's riparian habitat.

Wis. raises bag limits for walleye spearfishing

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:08 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Wildlife officials increased daily walleye bag limits for anglers on Thursday as Wisconsin Chippewa spearfishing winds down.

Black bear spotted in Forsyth shot by rancher

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:05:43 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - State wildlife officials say no charges will be filed against a Forsyth-area rancher who shot a black bear he believed was threatening his livestock.

Largest captured Fla. black bear is relocated

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:30 -0400

PAISLEY, Florida - The largest Florida black bear ever captured has been relocated.

Colorado wildlife pickup trucks hit roadblocks

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:15 -0400

DENVER - Colorado wildlife officials are struggling to make new pickup trucks powered by compressed natural gas work in the backcountry.

SD falls short of walleye egg collection goal

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:16 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - A cold and snowy April set back fish spawning in South Dakota and complicated the efforts of state wildlife officials to collect walleye eggs from Lake Oahe and eight eastern lakes.

2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:12:04 -0400

MRAMOR, Kosovo - Two brown bears have been released into a special sanctuary after being held in a 20-square-meter cage almost their entire lives to amuse visitors at a Kosovo restaurant.

Sugar Island beach near Detroit opens Saturday

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:12 -0400

GROSSE ILE, Michigan - A beach on the Detroit River's Sugar Island is opening to the public Saturday.

Mo. adds 40 to state elk population

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:15 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri conservation officials have added 40 elk to the state's population as part of a project to restore the animals to the state.

Man charged with selling African elephant tusks

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:45 -0400

PENSACOLA, Florida - A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks.

Photographer will reopen Everglades Wonder Gardens

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:06 -0400

BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - A photographer is planning to reopen former animal attraction in southwest Florida as a botanical garden.