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Wisdom, World's Oldest Known Wild Bird, Spotted In US At The Age Of 71
Wisdom, the world's oldest known bird, has returned to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on Thursday.
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100-Year-Old 'Monster' Fish, Weighing Over 90 Kg, Caught In Michigan
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service last week caught a 100-year-old sturgeon, a unique fish species, in the Detroit River.
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When The Crime Victim Is An Animal, This US Forensics Lab Is On The Case
The young golden eagle on the operating table showed no outward signs of trauma. An X-ray had revealed no fractures.
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Man Tried To Bring Python On Plane By Hiding It In computer Hard Drive
A man tried to bring a python onto a plane in Miami by hiding it inside a hard drive, according to a news report. He and the snake did not make the flight that was headed to Barbados, authorities said.
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Mauled By Bear, Researcher Walked 2 Miles With Fractured Skull For Help
It was her dream: She would be a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seasonal field assistant working with the small but threatened grizzly bear population of Montana's Cabinet Mountains, a narrow stretch of snow-capped peaks that sprawl more 40 miles. Tucked within the range are glacial lakes, waterfalls and, on the southwest face, swamp creeks.
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At JFK Airport, Every Day Is Wild For US Fish And Wildlife Service Inspectors
Airports specialize in certain goods, based on their location and passenger population. In Houston, inspectors frequently uncover hunting trophies from Africa
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Snake Hunters From Tamil Nadu Recruited By US To Catch Pythons
Faced with losing a frustrating battle against invasive Burmese pythons, the state of Florida has turned to an unusual source for help: two experienced snake catchers from India.
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US Enlists Snake Hunters From India To Catch Pythons
Two Indian snake hunters have been hired by Florida wildlife officials to get rid of Burmese pythons, which are wiping out small mammal populations driving some nearly to extinction in a tropical wetland in the US state.
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African Lions Are 'Endangered,' Must Be Protected: US
African lions are at risk of extinction and will be protected under US law as an endangered species, authorities declared Monday, months after a high-profile killing stoked global outrage.
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US Government Ends Research on All Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees will no longer be used for US government research and the remaining 50 chimps in federal custody will be sent to a sanctuary for retirement, health authorities said Wednesday.
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Opinion: Let's Go Beyond Cecil and Ustad
Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed Cecil is reviled, but the Kentucky Department of the US Fish and Wildlife Service a while ago shot a cougar in Kentucky. It was the first one seen in over a hundred years there.
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Killing of Cecil Pressures United States to Protect African Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion by a US hunter in Zimbabwe has turned up the pressure on Washington to extend legal protection to the African lion by declaring it an endangered species, but some hunting advocates said that would lead to more regulations that could ultimately harm the big cats.
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US Wildlife Managers Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct
Eastern cougars that once roamed North America from parts of Canada to South Carolina are extinct and no longer warrant federal Endangered Species Act protections, US wildlife managers said on Tuesday.
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Drug Smugglers Pretend to be US Federal Agency
It looked like a US Fish and Wildlife Service truck. But the US Border Patrol says it was actually the latest in a long line of creative attempts by smugglers to get illegal drugs from Mexico into the US.
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Wisdom, World's Oldest Known Wild Bird, Spotted In US At The Age Of 71
Wisdom, the world's oldest known bird, has returned to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on Thursday.
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100-Year-Old 'Monster' Fish, Weighing Over 90 Kg, Caught In Michigan
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service last week caught a 100-year-old sturgeon, a unique fish species, in the Detroit River.
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When The Crime Victim Is An Animal, This US Forensics Lab Is On The Case
The young golden eagle on the operating table showed no outward signs of trauma. An X-ray had revealed no fractures.
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Man Tried To Bring Python On Plane By Hiding It In computer Hard Drive
A man tried to bring a python onto a plane in Miami by hiding it inside a hard drive, according to a news report. He and the snake did not make the flight that was headed to Barbados, authorities said.
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Mauled By Bear, Researcher Walked 2 Miles With Fractured Skull For Help
It was her dream: She would be a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seasonal field assistant working with the small but threatened grizzly bear population of Montana's Cabinet Mountains, a narrow stretch of snow-capped peaks that sprawl more 40 miles. Tucked within the range are glacial lakes, waterfalls and, on the southwest face, swamp creeks.
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At JFK Airport, Every Day Is Wild For US Fish And Wildlife Service Inspectors
Airports specialize in certain goods, based on their location and passenger population. In Houston, inspectors frequently uncover hunting trophies from Africa
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Snake Hunters From Tamil Nadu Recruited By US To Catch Pythons
Faced with losing a frustrating battle against invasive Burmese pythons, the state of Florida has turned to an unusual source for help: two experienced snake catchers from India.
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US Enlists Snake Hunters From India To Catch Pythons
Two Indian snake hunters have been hired by Florida wildlife officials to get rid of Burmese pythons, which are wiping out small mammal populations driving some nearly to extinction in a tropical wetland in the US state.
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African Lions Are 'Endangered,' Must Be Protected: US
African lions are at risk of extinction and will be protected under US law as an endangered species, authorities declared Monday, months after a high-profile killing stoked global outrage.
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US Government Ends Research on All Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees will no longer be used for US government research and the remaining 50 chimps in federal custody will be sent to a sanctuary for retirement, health authorities said Wednesday.
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Opinion: Let's Go Beyond Cecil and Ustad
Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed Cecil is reviled, but the Kentucky Department of the US Fish and Wildlife Service a while ago shot a cougar in Kentucky. It was the first one seen in over a hundred years there.
-
Killing of Cecil Pressures United States to Protect African Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion by a US hunter in Zimbabwe has turned up the pressure on Washington to extend legal protection to the African lion by declaring it an endangered species, but some hunting advocates said that would lead to more regulations that could ultimately harm the big cats.
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US Wildlife Managers Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct
Eastern cougars that once roamed North America from parts of Canada to South Carolina are extinct and no longer warrant federal Endangered Species Act protections, US wildlife managers said on Tuesday.
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Drug Smugglers Pretend to be US Federal Agency
It looked like a US Fish and Wildlife Service truck. But the US Border Patrol says it was actually the latest in a long line of creative attempts by smugglers to get illegal drugs from Mexico into the US.
