Country miles: Federal designation sought for Benton MacKaye Trail smokymountainnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from smokymountainnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Description Since World War II, chemical pesticides have become the major means of controlling agricultural pests and disease-carrying insects. However, unilateral reliance on chemicals has led to the emergence of resistant pests, to chemical residues in harvested crops, and hazardous side effects on predatory birds and fish. This programme looks at the successful switch from chemicals to natural pest controls in Peru’s Canete Valley, and experimentation in integrated control” at the University of California; but also points out that there is a continuing need for inexpensive DDT in such malaria-infested countries as Ceylon. Series
Yosemite ranger shares heartbreaking photo of mama bear standing over her dead cub after it was hit by a car, as National Park grapples with summer visitor explosion
The now-viral post was written and uploaded by an anonymous park ranger to Yosemite s Facebook page Friday We get this call a lot, the post reads. Too much, to be honest. Bear hit by vehicle, dead on the side of the road. Sadly, it s become routine
Vehicle-bear collisions are now one of the leading causes of black bear mortality in Yosemite
At least eight bears have been hit by cars along Yosemite roads this year
Heartbreaking photo of mama bear standing over dead cub at Yosemite msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.