Lead ammunition is one of the leading sources of this poison left in the environment. Condors are among this nation's most endangered wildlife and lead fragments left behind in the carcasses of dead animals that they feed on have been a leading cause of condor deaths. The federal government should follow Governor Brown's example and end the use of lead ammunition for hunting on public lands, particularly on national wildlife refuges.
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Oct. 14--Mary Kay Wolf knows what it's like to lose a job. She has been laid off. She brought the YWCA into the limelight with public events and fundraising, said Brent Smith, a La Crosse attorney and United Way board member. The YWCA's annual budget climbed from $400,000 to about $1 million.
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America may be on the verge of a catastrophic default on its national debt. Absent a congressional debt ceiling hike or Obama debt ceiling magic, the U.S. will be missing bond payments by the end of the month, plunging the world into turmoil and chaos. And everyone knows that Liam Neeson likes a good night read while being tucked into bed.
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What would it take to get wolves into Colorado? Yes, our state does have captive wolves at rehabilitation and education centers like Mission: Wolf. However, no established packs have been documented by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. If we ever want to see wolves in Colorado again, we must speak up now.
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...and Lamberton roads, and manage the timberland for a sustained quality yield, officials said. The area includes part of Wolf Run, which flows into Sugar Creek and eventually French Creek. The 117-mile French Creek is an ecologically important waterway, with more species of fish and freshwater mussels than similar-sized streams in the state, conservancy officials said. A section of Wolf Run on the parcels will remain open for fishing, said Tim Hecei, conservancy project manager.
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...the states that have lesser prairie chicken populations to preserve populations of the bird in a way that meets the needs of business, industry and agriculture without the severe restrictions of federal Endangered Species Act regulations, he said. The five states are New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Lane said that populations of the lesser prairie chicken rise and fall dramatically with changes in climate. In a drought year, he said, the prairie chicken...
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July 30--For decades, the closest most people got to a gun suppressor -- those metal cylinders that reduce a gun's bang -- was to see one on a movie screen in the hands of an assassin or gangster.
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Minnesota wildlife officials have reduced by nearly half the number of wolves hunters and trappers will be able to kill this fall and winter.
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