Tag: Wildlife management
US halts Mexico shrimp imports on sea turtle concerns
MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Friday it will try to regain U.S. certification for shrimp exports, after the country lost its registration because of...
US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge...
$302M in BP oil spill money budgeted to restore ecosystems
NEW ORLEANS — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74...
Ex-wildlife managers want veto of Idaho wolf-killing bill
BOISE, Idaho — Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him...
Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...
Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has given the Fish and Wildlife Service just 30 more days to make an overdue decision on whether...
Earth Day: Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. — Staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle back to the ocean on Thursday to mark...
Idaho Senate OKs bill to kill up to 90% of wolves in state
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill up to 90% of the...
AP PHOTOS: Dubai-bred baby sharks released into Persian Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The baby sharks, bred at a gargantuan luxury resort on Dubai’s artificial palm-shaped island, had never before encountered the...
AP PHOTOS: Dubai-bred baby sharks released into Persian Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The baby sharks, bred at a gargantuan luxury resort on Dubai’s artificial palm-shaped island, had never before encountered the...
