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California wildlife get their own highway crossing

Scott Simon talks to Beth Pratt of the National Wildlife Federation about California's massive new highway-spanning wildlife crossing and how it will help animals travel safely.

Countries Gather For Wildlife Convention On Animal Trafficking

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ginette Hemley of the World Wildlife Fund about the CITES meeting and the challenges in trying to protect endangered species, particularly elephants.

Rich Storm oversees a $100 million budget as commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He was just reappointed to another four-year contract.

New 4-year contract approved for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife chief who has clashed with Beshear

Even the governor’s appointees voted to rehire Rich Storm

Wildlife Management Looking For Alligator Allegedly Spotted In Ballard County

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife officials are searching for an alligator allegedly spotted in Ballard County.Spokesman Kevin Kelley said the…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to downgrade ‘endangered’ protection status of western Kentucky fish

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downgrade the protection designation of a western Kentucky fish from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, citing conservation work that has benefited the species.

North Winds, Ice Coated Trees and Power Lines May Increase Outages

Updated 4:40 p.m.Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials say workers have focused on clearing the remaining ice and slush off highways, but are now…

Trump Administration Moves To Sell Drilling Rights To Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife

The Trump administration aims to end a decades-long battle by rushing to sell oil rights in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We look at what's next, and what could stop the push to drill.

NPR's investigations team looks into USDA's Wildlife Services which kills wild animals

A new NPR Investigation finds that the Wildlife Services department of the USDA is killing wild animals like wolves, coyotes and grizzly bears -- even when they don't prey on livestock.

Land Before the Lakes

By Casey Northcutthttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-832157.mp3Murray, KY – Memories flood back to 52 year old David…

A white-tailed deer emerges from the brush. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge has some of the richest biological diversity in North America — with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies, and 700 vertebrates, of which 520 are birds.

Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.

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