Conservation groups are slamming a spending deal in Congress that s expected to pass this week - because it would forbid Endangered Species Act protections for an imperiled bird in the West. The sage grouse population in the high desert country of Western states has dropped 80% since 1965. Yet federal spending bills have included this prohibition since 2014. .
A federal judge has restored endangered species protections to gray wolves across much of the Lower 48, including Wisconsin. While conservation groups cheer the decision, some experts are urging states to learn from what they believe was mismanagement of wolf populations. Adrian Treves, founder of the University of Wisconsin-Madison s Carnivore Coexistence Lab, said wildlife management strategies give preference to a small subset of the population: hunters. .
A growing body of scientific studies showed electromagnetic fields from the extremely low frequencies common to power lines and radio-frequency radiation, the kind from cell towers and mobile devices, may be harmful to wildlife as well as humans.
A growing body of scientific studies showed electromagnetic fields from the extremely low frequencies common to power lines and radio-frequency radiation, the kind from cell towers and mobile devices, may be harmful to wildlife as well as humans. A three-part review (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) of the literature recommended the federal government regulate electromagnetic radiation as pollution. B. .
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