Tag: Nature reserves
Former circus elephants begin to arrive at Florida sanctuary
YULEE, Fla. — Former circus elephants are starting to arrive at a new wildlife sanctuary in north Florida.
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Mexico marks end of last Indigenous revolt with apology
MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Monday marked the anniversary of a 1901 battle that ended one of the last Indigenous rebellions in North America,...
US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge...
Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line
PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to...
Land trust acquires 38 acres along northern Indiana river
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Nearly 40 acres in northern Indiana that includes wooded wetlands that are home to wildlife and native plants have been acquired...
Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolves
Government wildlife officials released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina and could place several more captive-bred wolves into...