Tag: Animal rights

Feds seize 68 big cats from ‘Tiger King Park’ in Oklahoma

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THACKERVILLE, Okla. — Federal authorities have seized 68 big cats from an animal park in Oklahoma featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King.” ...

Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...

Lawyer: ‘Tiger King’s’ Jeff Lowe willing to give up big cats

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MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe and his wife are willing to give up their big cats to resolve a Justice...

Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A conservation group filed suit asking a judge to stop a federal agency from dredging a Georgia harbor during the nesting...

US fights new deadline for rare plant protections in Nevada

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RENO, Nev. — The Biden administration says a U.S. judge exceeded his authority when he gave federal wildlife officials a May 21 deadline to...

Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision

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RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has given the Fish and Wildlife Service just 30 more days to make an overdue decision on whether...

Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species

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PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...

Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine

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RENO, Nev. — Few people had ever heard of Tiehm’s buckwheat when conservationists filed a petition two years ago to list the desert wildflower...

Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day

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OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat...

Spain starts culling of 900 cattle after 2 months at sea

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MADRID — The culling of nearly 900 cattle that were deemed unfit after spending more than two months at sea and on a ship...