Tag: animals
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares)...
Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more...
Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?
A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after...
Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey's Long Beach Island found that the...
Scientists are grasping at straws while trying to protect infant corals from hungry fish
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an...
Salmon fishing is banned off the California coast for the second year in a row amid low stocks
LOS ANGELES -- Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the...