Minnesota's moose struggle for survival | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota

"On a July evening a few years ago, a massive bull moose wallowed belly-deep in a small stream in the canoe country north of Ely. Facing the other direction, he had no idea a canoe was silently slipping up behind him. He kept dipping for the stems of water lilies and chewing them in the rich evening light."

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Heavy metal concentrations in diet and livers of Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax and Grey Heron Ardea cinerea chicks from Pyeongtaek, Korea

An example of biomonitoring in wildlife.....

"Ecotoxicology, Vol. 16, No. 5. (1 July 2007), pp. 411-416. doi:10.1007/s10646-007-0143-3 Key: citeulike:8875705"

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The West Just Got A Little Wilder

The West Just Got A Little Wilder

Rare lunar eclipse expected tonight | The Digital Home - CNET News

"A rare drama will play out in tonight's skies: a full lunar eclipse on the winter solstice. The last one occurred in 1638, according to NASA, and tonight's may be only the second one in the last two millennia"

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Walmart Grant Will Preserve 218,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat

Walmart's Acres for America program is helping preserve an additional 218,000 acres in four states this year for critical wildlife habitat, recreation and to maintain a sustainable forestry operation. During its first five years, Acres for America has helped preserve more than 625,000 acres in 15 states – far exceeding the program's original 10-year goal of 138,000 acres.


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Information Update: State Kills 2 Collared National Park Service Wolves

Information Update: State Kills 2 Collared National Park Service Wolves

Information Update: State Kills 2 Collared National Park Service Wolves

Canada set to declare Arctic marine sanctuary protected: officials

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"The leading advocates of a new national marine park in Lancaster Sound — a wildlife-rich but controversial expanse of waters off the north coast of Baffin Island — say the Canadian government is poised to end doubts about the area’s future and officially declare it protected."

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