By David Pendered April 21 – New federal reports have found cause for optimism for the endangered eastern North Pacific right whale, described by NOAA Fisheries as “among the world’s rarest and most mysterious great whale populations.” “I am very optimistic and hopeful about the future of these whales,” Dana Wright, NOAA Fisheries affiliate/University of […]
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Monarchs slow-dance to Mexico as numbers dwindleBy David Pendered Dec. 2 – Monarch butterflies are slow to arrive at their winter homes in Mexico, and Georgia is asking citizens to count the butterflies they see perched in the Peach State. The ask comes as federal officials are to announce this month their decision on whether the monarch should be listed as […]
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Wind farms, sea life – Feds seek to strike balanceBy David Pendered (Note to readers: The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 1: Soaring Costs Threaten U.S. Offshore-wind buildout.) Dec. 30 – Wind farms to be built in U.S. coastal waters have prompted a coordinated federal examination of how to protect North American right whales and other sea life from the energy systems. On Dec. […]
