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U.S. to add pangolins, ‘most heavily trafficked mammal,’ to endangered list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding seven species of pangolin, which are sold for their scales and meat and ...
The world’s most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it’s an endangered species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...
Knowing what's there: New Montana State study catalogs more than 1,000 rangeland-dependent species
Through new research, a team in Montana State University's College of Agriculture has published a comprehensive look at ...
Exotic animals you can own in Tennessee
Tennessee law states just which animals can be legally kept as a pet and which only belong in the zoo or the wild.
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Iconic Florida plant proposed to be added to Endangered Species list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the ghost orchid, considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, ...
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Exotic animals you can own in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A pet zebra is currently on the run in Rutherford County just one day after its owners obtained the animal. Deputies said they had to close portions of Interstate 24 ...
There’s a big new discussion looming in CT: Does state save too much or too little?
Conservatives say the state’s debt is still too high and that any deviation from savings practices is a road to fiscal chaos.
How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement supporting women artisans
By STEPHANIE BEASLEY of The Chronicle of Philanthropy In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at ...
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Animal Advisory Board told there’s no way to take dog off list once it bites
She asked if it could be taken off the list after going through canine citizenship training. Assistant City Attorney Stacy Nonhof said state statute does not allow for animals to be removed from ...