Blogs
Nova Scotia salmon farm quarantined after suspected virus
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:54.
February 18th, 2012
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION
By: Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press
HALIFAX - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating after seafood company Cooke Aquaculture reported a possible virus outbreak at one of its fish farms in Nova Scotia.
W.Va. Sen. Manchin ‘grills’ Secretary Chu on coal – but doesn’t really wait to hear the answers
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:57.Oregon House committee endorses three no-fishing marine reserves
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:53.Tiny Grand Canyon town has its say on huge development
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:52.Transplants offer hope for decaying reefs
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:49.A final refuge for wolves
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:46.Montana Quiet Rivers
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:44.Missoula, Montana is situated at the junction of the Blackfoot, Bitterroot and Clark Fork rivers, which provides outstanding floating, wildlife viewing, fishing and waterfowl hunting. Increasingly in recent years, the traditional quiet use of these rivers had been compromised by more jet boats and jet skis.
Can Farmed Fish Flourish on a Veggie Diet?
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:42.Leading Bird Conservation Group Says Wind Eagle Take Permit Not Justified
Submitted by Ted Williams on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 17:52.
Data Deficient in Several Areas, Standards Prescribed in Feds’ Own Rules Not Met
http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120217.html
(Washington, D.C., February 17, 2012) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, today sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) voicing strong concerns about the first-ever application for a special permit that would allow Golden Eagles to be incidentally killed. The proposed “incidental take permit,” submitted under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, would allow Oregon’s West Butte Wind Project to kill, harm, or disturb up to three Golden Eagles over five years, as long as certain conservation measures were implemented.
Amos Eno on Forestry
Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 09:12.Amos delivered a very well-received speech last week at the Allegheny Society of American Foresters annual meeting. You can read it at: www.privatelandownernetwork.org/pdfs/AlleghenyForestersSpeech.pdf
