Tag: Fish
Weird ‘living fossil’ fish lives 100 years, pregnant for 5
The coelacanth — a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times — can live for 100 years, a new study found.
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Plan to raze 4 dams on California-Oregon line clears hurdle
PORTLAND, Ore. — A proposal to bring down four hydroelectric dams near the California-Oregon border cleared a major regulatory hurdle Thursday, setting the stage...
Idaho’s ongoing drought halts some irrigation months early
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Water managers are cutting off irrigation flows to farmers in Idaho’s Wood River basin and wildlife officials are scrambling to...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions...
Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...
Drought ravages California’s reservoirs ahead of hot summer
OROVILLE, Calif. — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and...
Hundreds of lakes in U.S., Europe are losing oxygen
Oxygen levels have dropped in hundreds of lakes in the United States and Europe over the last four decades, a new study found.
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Corps: Appeal review for Alaska mine could take over a year
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it could take more than a year to weigh an appeal by a...
In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters
CHIBAISH, Iraq — “Don’t move a muscle.” His command cut across the reeds rustling in the wind. On a moonlit embankment several kilometers from...
River herring, once eyed for endangered list, grow in counts
PORTLAND, Maine — A small fish that has been the subject of conservation efforts for years appears to be growing in number in the...