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An endangered species of butterfly is making a comeback in Ontario thanks to the work of a group of researchers. The Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team was formed in 2017 and has dedicated the last four years to the recovery of the Mottled Duskywing butterfly. ....
Proposed Highway 413 would pave over precious nature reserve in Vaughan, biologist says cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hey now: hummingbirds are an “all-star” West coasters should rejoice in seeing a feisty rufous hummingbird buzz by. Turns out the success of this tiny flier is an important indicator of a healthy ecosystem and may be key to protecting other species. A recent article in National Geographic noted “We often save the most charismatic species. Is it time to think beyond pandas and tigers?” That article zeroed in on research by UBC’s Adam Ford and Sarah Falconer, who found the hummingbird was a best indicator, or “surrogate,” species (surrogate species are plants and animals whose health is an indicator of the overall health of an entire landscape). In other words, if you see lots of hummingbirds, it’s a very good sign for all kinds of flora and fauna. The researchers’ list of 10 “all-star” B.C. surrogates also includes three carnivores (the American black bear, coyote and grey wolf), two ungulates (the rocky mountain elk and mule deer), two other bird ....
TUSCALOOSA, AL This week, Chief U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced two dozen defendants who were part of a major conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Derrick L. Jackson, Defense Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent in Charge Cynthia Bruce, and United States Postal Inspector in Charge, Houston Division, Adrian Gonzalez. The defendants sentenced included an array of company executives and managers, a prescriber, billers, and sales representatives. Among those sentenced this week were: ....
From The Tribune staff reports TUSCALOOSA U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced the sentencing two dozen people in connection to a conspiracy to commit health care fraud. “The defendants sentenced included an array of company executives and managers, a prescriber, billers, and sales representatives,” Escalona said. Prosecutors said an extensive investigation revealed a scheme involving a Haleyville, Ala.-based pharmacy, Northside Pharmacy, doing business as Global Compounding Pharmacy. The scheme involved directing employees to get medically unnecessary drugs for themselves, family members, and friends, changing prescriptions to add non-prescribed drugs because insurance would pay for them, automatically refilling prescriptions regardless of patient need, routinely waiving and discounting co-pays to induce patients to get and keep medically unnecessary drugs, and billing for drugs without patients’ knowledge. When prescription drug administrators attempted ....