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3 Brookfield Zoo dolphins expecting

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:05 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago Zoological Society officials say three Brookfield Zoo bottlenose dolphins are pregnant.

Study: Less Lake Superior habitat for big trout

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:18:46 -0400

DULUTH, Minnesota - New research indicates that Lake Superior's warming water is probably already affecting its most abundant big fish: the cold water-loving siscowet lake trout.

Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:04 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years.

FWS to consider concerns about endangered fish

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:56:16 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish, a spokesman says.

Ceremony to mark Ark. snail species' recovery

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:16:04 -0400

MOUNT MAGAZINE STATE PARK, Arkansas - Conservation officials are planning a ceremony to mark the recovery of the population of an endangered snail that lives at Mount Magazine State Park.

Non-native snail turns up in Truckee River in NV

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:40:10 -0400

RENO, Nevada - A nonnative snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout population or spread to Lake Tahoe.

Vt's free fishing day is June 8

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:39 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermonters will have a chance to fish for free next month in the state's lakes and streams.

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:35 -0400

NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands - Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

Regulators to fishermen: don't blame observers

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:08 -0400

BOSTON - The top regulators of New England's sagging fishing industry have asked fishermen not to take out their frustrations on the onboard catch observers who monitor what they pull up or throw back.

Hawaii seeks help in search for hooked monk seal

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:08 -0400

KAHULUI, Hawaii - State officials are asking for help in finding a Hawaiian monk seal that was accidentally hooked by a fisherman in Maui.

Agency to consider listing for Alaska lake seals

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:22 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Thursday it will consider listing a population of harbor seals that live in a freshwater Alaska lake as a threatened or endangered species, a decision that could affect the massive Pebble Mine development project.

Fight to stop spread of Asian carp goes high tech

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:12 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota's fight to stop the spread of invasive Asian carp is going high tech.

Team honored for delisting of Arkansas snail

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:27:00 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The team that helped remove an Arkansas snail from the federal endangered species list is being honored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as 2012 National Recovery Champions.

FWC: Fish Orlando app shows maps of lakes

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:28 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - A new smartphone application announced Thursday by state wildlife officials allows tourists and residents in central Florida to see maps of major lakes in the area while catching up some fishing tips.

Swine flu found in elephant seals off California

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:02:22 -0400

DAVIS, California - Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strain has been found in marine mammals.

Invasive fish move into Rappahannock River

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:08 -0400

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia - The northern snakehead fish has moved into the Rappahannock River, and state wildlife officials are hoping to prevent the invasive fish from migrating to other Chesapeake Bay tributary rivers.

Public can review plans for 13 Florida species

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:07:02 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Mooring buoys near coral reefs are among the recommendations in more than a dozen conservation plans that Florida wildlife officials want the public to review.

Groups sue over Del Norte County highway project

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:26:25 -0400

CRESCENT CITY, California - Three conservation groups have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a highway-widening project in far Northern California they say will threaten ancient redwoods and endanger salmon runs.

Agency seeks comment on Aleutian sea lion rules

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:08:10 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday it will consider dialing back commercial fishing restrictions in the western Aleutian Islands that were put in place to protect endangered Steller sea lions.

Ala man claims world record for striped bass

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:35:08 -0400

DORA, Alabama - An Alabama man now holds a world record for fishing.

Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:36:18 -0400

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.

Minn. DNR: 25-pound grass carp found near Sartell

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:10:06 -0400

SARTELL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a grass carp found in the Mississippi River north of Sartell may have been intentionally released.

Ark. mountain snail dropped from endangered list

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:57:23 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - A dime-sized snail found only on Mount Magazine in western Arkansas has become the first invertebrate to be delisted under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.

Correction: Kenya-Sandal Animals story

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:46:02 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America. Inclusion of such material should have been attributed to VOA.

Maine 4th-graders help rise salmon eggs

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:52 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - Some Maine fourth-graders are doing their part to help the endangered Atlantic salmon.