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4 hrs ago | The Edgefield Advertiser

Thermal Thinning and Pruning with Prescribed Fire

The benefits of prescribed fire in the Southern "pineywoods" are many and varied-and because of the passion of folks who love and believe in these legal and carefully-planned controlled fires and their results-they are becoming increasingly well-known and appreciated, according to a wildlife biologist and forester with the S.C. Department of ... (more)

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8 hrs ago | Weirton Daily Times

Pupils get taste of the outdoors

More than 600 fifth-graders from schools in Jefferson County visited Fernwood State Forest earlier this week to take part in the Outdoor Education Days program sponsored by the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Bridgwater Mercury

Meads Eco Park petition gathers more signatures

A PETITION calling for the district council to stop the proposed Meads Eco Park development has certainly got readers talking.

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The Guardian

Bloodthirsty 'factual' TV shows demonise wildlife

Wolves are depicted as "mean, ferocious animals and they can tear a man apart real easy" on TV, despite evidence to the contrary.

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Get Reading

Fobney Island transformed into wildlife haven

A A 500,000 transformation of Fobney Island into a beautiful new wetland nature reserve has been completed and will open to the public today.

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USA Today

Bigger in Texas: 800-pound gator bagged by teen

A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator hunt.

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Patch.com

Geneva's May 18 Gardenology Festival Is Gardening Extravaganza

A: Gardenology Q: What is the scientic discipline of interior living-room design for a toothy Illinois river fish? Get it? Gar - Den - Ology? OK, Carnak the Magnificent we're not.

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WCYB

Environmental groups sue over mining permits

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the federal government, claiming officials violated the Endangered Species Act when they granted mining permits at two East Tennessee mines.

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Thu May 16, 2013

CBC News

Dehcho leader demands rescheduled Wildlife Act hearings

Herb Norwegian, the Dehcho Grand Chief, said the cancellations with such short notice show the MLAs don't prioritize the perspectives of the Dehcho people.

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WTOP-FM Washington

Endangered Hawaiian hawks found shot on Big Island

Two endangered Hawaiian hawks were found wounded on the Big Island after apparently being shot with a pellet gun, and federal wildlife officials want to know who is responsible.

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National Geographic

Ladders for Voles - Plus 5 Man-made Wildlife Crossings

The old joke asks, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" But in the world of wildlife conservation, the big question is, "How did the animal cross the road?" And the answer is often: With the help of a bridge or tunnel so there are no worries about animal-vehicle collisions.

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The Miami Herald

Authorities investigate suspicious crocodile death

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the carcass was found floating in Florida Bay near Islamorada on Sunday.

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Leinster Leader

Mouds and Ballynafagh Turf cutters vow no surrender

Turfcutters protest at Mauds bog in silence: Annie Burke reads a letter addressing the rights of the turfcutters in Kildare to Padraic Comerford of the NPWS at Rosberry, Newbridge.

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The Republic

Polar bear cub orphaned in Alaska at Buffalo zoo

It may have been the most anticipated package ever delivered to the Buffalo Zoo: an orphaned polar bear cub that arrived Wednesday from Alaska and will spend the summer with another cub born six months ago.

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Wed May 15, 2013

KFVS12

18-year-old Texan bags monster alligator

A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call "living dinosaurs" has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas.

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Chronicle Live

Morpeth flood scheme protects wildlife

Strict controls aimed at protecting wildlife and the local environment have been included in a A 12m flood defence upgrade Strict controls aimed at protecting wildlife and the local environment have been included in a A 12m contract to deliver a long-awaited flood defence upgrade for a Northumberland market town.

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Maldonandburnham Standard

Heybridge: Fishing lake won't be a wildlife threat, says developer

The landowner of picturesque gravel pits has hit back at claims plans for a fishing lake will destroy the wildlife habitat.

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Echo-news.co.uk

Sir David Attenborough opens nature reserve

The legendary broadcaster visited Thurrock 's Thameside Nature Park in Mucking Wharf Road, Mucking, on Saturday, May 11 to officially open it.

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Denver Post

Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger demoted, not fired, for poaching

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger was fined and demoted, but not terminated, for using artificial light while poaching a trophy mule deer after legal hunting hours last October.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Gator hunting a popular Panhandle sport

Recreational alligator hunting has become increasingly popular in Florida since its inception in 1988, and the trend is no different in Bay County.

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