Ethanol’s rise linked to loss of hunting lands, bird habitat
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Pheasants once drew hundreds of weekend hunters to Fairbury, Neb., each fall, filling the 45 rooms at Randy Brown’s Capri Motel with sportsmen eager to bag their limits. But...
View ArticleNebraskan, Iowan chosen to be honored as heroes
FAIRBURY, Neb. — An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter from Nebraska and a full-time Iowa firefighter Iowa will be honored as...
View ArticleOutdoors books by Ohio authors really are page-turners
Printed words related to the outdoors encompass so much territory that categories such as hunting, fishing, hiking and wildlife watching wrap around the topic in only the most vague and general sense....
View ArticleWhy conservation is still not taken seriously by cadres in southern China
A year ago, the country was shocked by the news that hundreds of thousands of wild birds were being poached along their migratory route on the border of Guangdong and Hunan . This spawned a series of...
View ArticleCaligo Ventures Announces Trinidad and Tobago's Audubon Christmas Bird Count...
Naturalist Journeys' program Caligo Ventures puts ecotourism principles out front and center on their holiday (New Year’s) Trinidad and Tobago Birding and Nature Tour, based at the famed Asa Wright...
View Article>Caligo Ventures Announces Trinidad and Tobago's Audubon Christmas Bird Count...
Naturalist Journeys' program Caligo Ventures puts ecotourism principles out front and center on their holiday (New Year’s) Trinidad and Tobago Birding and Nature Tour, based at the famed Asa Wright...
View ArticleConstruction of remote hill tracks 'needs better regulation'
Unregulated construction of hill tracks on remote Scottish hillsides has resulted in "environmental vandalism", according to campaigners. Nine environmental groups, including Ramblers Scotland, the...
View ArticleOn a jumbo, spot a rhino: It’s a ride on the wild side
A birdwatchers' paradise, one of the biggest habitats of the rhino and the bison, teeming with all sorts of wildlife... Jaldapara, at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in North Bengal's...
View ArticleSCaMP romps home with double eco award (United Utilities Group plc)
(Source: United Utilities Group plc) 27 November 2013 A scheme to improve wildlife habitats and water quality on the gathering grounds of some of the North West's reservoirs has won two national...
View ArticlePoachers involve women for smuggling, hunting
KANPUR: The wildlife poachers in the region have started recruiting women to use them as carriers and hunters, if recent incidents of wildlife offences are any indication. The Railway Protection Force...
View ArticleCape Wind Project In Massachusetts Faces Deadlines For Tax Credit
WPA Pool via Getty Images An aerial view of a new offshore wind farm near Grimbsy, England on August 1, 2013. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe/WPA-Pool/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) — As it seeks investors, a...
View Article>NM Forestry to begin selling tree seedlings
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Forestry Division will begin selling spring seedlings on Monday. More than 60,000 tree and shrub...
View ArticleNM Forestry to begin selling tree seedlings
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Forestry Division will begin selling spring seedlings on Monday. More than 60,000 tree and shrub...
View ArticleLetter: Anti-environment lobbyist doesn’t represent Utahns
Oil lobbyist ("Utah lawmakers look to amass environmental war chest," Tribune, Nov. 19) only speaks for his own pocketbook. Allowing energy lobbyists to speak for citizens is leaving the fox to watch...
View ArticleTurkey’s delight: London's most pampered birds live like landed gentry
These are not members of Britain’s landed gentry but a brood of turkeys. Albeit probably the most pampered turkeys in the world. Their home is Rhug Organic Farm in North Wales, where owner Lord...
View ArticleCalendar Outdoors calendar (Dec. 1)
Birding/Nature Dec. 14 — Wichita Christmas Bird Count, Great Plains Nature Center, 7:30 a.m., chili dinner to follow. Call 316-706-9116. Dec. 15 — Winfield/Udall Christmas Bird Count, Beech Science...
View ArticleDespite rising demand, Brazil ethanol sector struggles
AFP - Hobbled by rising production costs and low prices, Brazil's ethanol sector is in crisis, with many sugar mills closing despite rising demand. The South American country is the world's leading...
View ArticleBrazil’s ethanol sector struggles
Rio de Janeiro - Hobbled by rising production costs and low prices, Brazil's ethanol sector is in crisis, with many sugar mills closing despite rising demand. The South American country is the world's...
View ArticleA conversation with Steve Jacob and Ryan Speer
To non-farmers, the way a farm field is tilled may seem like a technicality. To farmers, it’s a huge deal. Steve Jacob and Ryan Speer, co-owners of Jacob Farm, have for years championed no-till...
View ArticleFarm bill remains stuck in a muddy field
Sharon Oetting farms 700 acres of corn and soybeans near Concordia, Mo. The Thanksgiving holiday gives her and her friends and neighbors a chance to celebrate a strong agricultural economy and a good...
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