Wildlife

"The NOAA designated an additional 39,414 square miles of water as critical habitat for the North Atlantic right whale. But could more be done?"

"Canada's official environmental watchdog on Tuesday expressed concern that authorities were allowing the long-term use of pesticides linked to bee deaths despite not having enough information about the products."

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided it will no longer support the use of ultralight aircraft to lead young whooping cranes on their fall migration to Florida."

"Ticks that can spread Lyme disease now live in almost half of U.S. counties, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

"Environment groups are taking their fight to stop British Columbia's wolf cull to court, arguing it violates proper wolf management techniques."

"The agency says tiny amounts of “neonics” can harm bees and beekeepers file suit over treated seeds."

"One of the rarest whales in the world has been spotted off the coast of South Carolina for the first time in three years."

"Ocean noise pollution caused by shipping, oil and gas development, and other human activities interfere with the ability of marine mammals to detect prey and communicate with one another. Yet some areas of the ocean remain refuges of quiet. Scientists hope these acoustic sanctuaries will be protected."

"Suspicion over federal plans to restore endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest has spread to Colorado and Utah, where ranchers and officials are fiercely resisting any attempt to import the predators."