Space Coast Daily2d
BREVARD HISTORY: President Theodore Roosevelt Signed Executive Order Making Pelican Island the First National Wildlife Refuge in 1903
The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Indian River Lagoon in East Central Florida became the first national wildlife refuge.
Reuters21d
Biden administration moves to protect more of Alaska refuge from drilling
Jan 16 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday moved to put more of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits to oil and gas development, in a last-minute bid to ...
WPRI 1221d
RI family donates 67 acres to create new wildlife refuge
Gordon Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is named in honor of the Gordon family, who donated 67 acres of biodiverse forest and wetland habitat to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. ALSO READ ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore22d
New boardwalk at Mandai Wildlife Reserve now open and free to the public
A new boardwalk at Mandai Wildlife Reserve that skirts the perimeter of River Wonders and the Singapore Zoo is now open and free to the public. Visitors can take in views of Upper Seletar Reservoir ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
Two giraffe calves born just four days apart at Mogo Wildlife Park in NSW
Two female giraffe calves were born four days apart at a NSW wildlife park. The new calves were nearly 2 metres tall and weighed 90 kilograms at birth, which no humans were present for.
Los Angeles Times23d
Letters to the Editor: Altadena has been a refuge for Black residents. Its destruction is a huge loss
To the editor: I am watching from Sacramento in complete dismay and sadness the destruction of the beautiful community of western Altadena. We called this area home for years. My parents were able ...
The Hindu24d
Centre’s wildlife panel clears oil and gas exploratory drilling in Assam sanctuary
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, approved the proposal by Vedanta Group's Cairn Oil and Gas during its ...
CBC.ca27d
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has challenged as too ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog28d
With echoes of its ‘grand lobby’ past, Piedmont Cafe now open on First Hill
Enough of closures and looking back. Here is something new — though its inspiration is steeped in the past. The Piedmont Cafe is now open on First Hill as part of an overhaul of the historic building ...
Fast Company28d
Oil companies place no bids in Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction
Oil companies have been hesitant to pursue resources at Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in part because of high costs of development, and public relations challenges around drilling in ...
Alaska Dispatch News28d
Curtain closes on another Arctic refuge lease sale after feds receive zero bids
The snow-covered coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press) The U.S. Interior Department said ...
KTOO28d
Oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
Cottongrass wafts over the tundra in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 2, 2006. (S. Hillebrand/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) No bids were received in the second congressionally ...