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  • Wisconsin wolf hunters face tighter regulations under new permanent rules

    September 11, 2023 - 12:45 PM

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wolf hunters in Wisconsin would have to register their kills faster, face a limited window for training their dogs and couldn't disturb dens under new regulations being finalized by state wildlife officials.

  • Columbia River's salmon are at the core of ancient religion

    August 15, 2022 - 9:15 PM

    ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER (AP) — James Kiona stands on a rocky ledge overlooking Lyle Falls where the water froths and rushes through steep canyon walls just before merging with the Columbia River. His silvery ponytail flutters in the wind, and a string of eagle claws adorns his neck.

  • Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help

    July 28, 2022 - 4:42 PM

    Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly.

  • Alberta elk ranchers want province to OK hunt farms despite disease, ethical concerns

    October 03, 2021 - 7:00 AM

    Alberta game ranchers are lobbying governments in the province in a renewed attempt to legalize hunt farms.

  • Blowers, mowers and more: American yards quietly go electric

    September 16, 2021 - 6:42 AM

    For Jared Anderman, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, switching from gasoline-powered tools to electric ones for lawn care was a no-brainer.

  • Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

    August 11, 2021 - 7:00 PM

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Wisconsin set a 300-animal limit Wednesday for the state's fall wolf hunt, exceeding biologists' recommendations as they study the impact of a rushed spring season that saw hunters take almost twice as many wolves as allotted.

  • Zimbabwe floods Victoria Falls with vaccines to help tourism

    August 08, 2021 - 3:26 AM

    HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls usually teems with tourists who come to marvel at the roaring Zambezi River as it tumbles down more than 350 feet (108 meters) to the gorge below, sending up a mist that is visible from miles away.

  • Democrats stand behind Biden public lands pick amid pushback

    July 22, 2021 - 8:31 AM

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Senate panel deadlocked Thursday on President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, as Democrats stood united behind a nominee whose credibility was assailed by Republicans over her links to a 1989 environmental sabotage case.

  • Mexican wolf breeding program gets boost from zoo

    July 20, 2021 - 7:56 AM

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five gray wolf pups born at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo are giving a boost to efforts to broaden the endangered species’ genetic diversity amid continuing efforts to reintroduce the animals to the wild decades after they were reduced to captive populations.

  • Watching for birds, diversity: Audubon groups pledge change

    July 15, 2021 - 9:55 AM

    BOSTON (AP) — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high fashion, they picked a logical namesake for their cause: John James Audubon, a naturalist celebrated for his stunning watercolors of American birds.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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