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‘Significant’ Clarification to Endangered Species Act

‘Significant’ Clarification to Endangered Species Act 0


The Last Chain on Billie 0


New Yorkers Act During Invasive Species Awareness Week 1


Sign the Petition Against Exotic Animal Abuse in New York Circuses

Sign the Petition Against Exotic Animal Abuse in New York Circuses 0


Wildlife Collision App Records Roadkill 0

Recent Utah State University wildlife biology graduate and Quinney Fellow, Daniel D. Olson, led development for an app that allows users to record incidents of wildlife-automobile collisions.  The application antiquates the paper and pen method, cutting down recording time by half while decreasing error from over 2,500 feet to 15 feet. Users choose the species(…)

Why did the animal cross the road?

Why did the animal cross the road? 0

Vehicle collisions with wildlife already cost Americans $8 million a year, and accidents are on the rise because more cars and trucks are driving on new roads. Additionally, at least 200 crashes of the 725,000 to 1.5 million collisions each year will kill the people involved as they hit or swerve to miss the animals.(…)

How Does a 170-Pound Man Control a 4-Ton Elephant? Meet the Bullhook 0

The word “circus” immediately calls to mind images of people in silly costumes commanding exotic animals dressed in even sillier costumes to perform bewildering stunts. But did you ever wonder how a 170-pound man gets a 4-ton Asian elephant to do things? Let’s take a closer look at that rod the instructors always keep in(…)

The Double Life of Purple Loosestrife 0

Purple loosestrife has a well-deserved place on the Most Unwanted List for invasive plants in New York, but its beauty makes it a tough target for those seeking to maintain native ecosystems. (Nothing on the Pace Plant Don’t Plant list is more appealing and problematic than purple loosestrife.) The flowering plant, with the scientific name Lythrum(…)

When Native Plants are the Problem 0

It’s common knowledge now that when it comes to plants, native species are definitely better than nonnative species, right? No questions asked, no need to clarify. Well, although it is true that native plant species are generally preferred, too much of a focus on pro-native plant policies can miss big problems and lead to big costs(…)

Enlisting Animals as Environmental Aides – Then and Now 0

In 1842, Charles Dickens, at the age of 29, visited New York City and saw its trash management team in action: ….[H]alf-a-dozen gentlemen hogs have just now turned the corner,” wrote Dickens. “Here is a solitary swine lounging homeward by himself. He has only one ear, having parted with the other to vagrant-dogs in the(…)