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By Angela Hattonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-881317.mp3Murray, KY – In Kentucky, so-called "pest-birds" include…

The last desert bighorn sheep that roamed the mountains above Tucson, Ariz., died in the 1990s, the victim of human encroachment, mountain lions, and fire suppression. Now, the iconic Southwest animal — picture the Dodge Ram's grille — is back. A herd of 31 was released Monday morning after being transplanted over the weekend from the Yuma area in the far west of the state. Why would the sheep survive this time?

Maine's Atlantic puffins took a big hit. Chicks' survival rate plummeted after a record-setting "marine heatwave" disrupted food supplies, showing how climate change is driving vast ecosystem change.

Along the Northeast coast, seals, whales and tuna feast on menhaden, fish that rebounded after regulators limited the catch. The oily fish are a foundation of coastal ecosystems from Florida to Maine.

Representatives from developing countries badly hit by climate change say they are disappointed by what's been achieved at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Philatelists are furious after a limited issue of a new souvenir duck stamp sold out within two hours of its release. The incident took place at a stamp show in Washington last week, the largest U.S. stamp show in history. The likely culprits are larger, wealthier stamp collectors and dealers who are snapping up stamps and selling them on eBay and other after-markets.

Republican Don Young, Alaska's longest-serving congressman, has died. Elected in 1973, Young was known for his brash style and for crossing party lines on legislation if it helped the state.

Oyster growers in Washington's Willapa Bay are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping rule changes to an environmental law that would allow for the fast-tracking of forest management projects, including more logging and tree thinning.

The Trump administration had planned to transfer Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities. The judge ruled Friday in a lawsuit against the switch filed by the Sierra Club and others.