Water flowing to dry bed of Calif.’s San Joaquin River in effort to bring back salmonFRESNO, Calif. — When Darrell Imperatrice was a boy, California’s San Joaquin River teemed with so many king salmon his father could catch 40-pound fish using only a pitchfork. Chickens, fresh apples and other local foods can give indigestion to local officialsChickens finally can roost legally in Bozeman, Mont. Restoration of California’s San Joaquin River begins, aims to bring back salmon by 2012FRESNO, Calif. — Cold water gushed from behind a central California dam Thursday to meet its old, dry riverbed, marking the first step in a federal plan to reawaken the state’s second-largest river so salmon can flourish again. San Joaquin River restoration to begin, aims to reawaken dry riverbedFRESNO, Calif. — Federal officials are preparing to release the first surge of water from a Fresno-area dam to reawaken miles of the San Joaquin River and restore salmon runs that went dry in the 1940s. Winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel Awards: diamonds from tequila, bras into gas masks and moreThe 2009 Ig Nobel winners, awarded Thursday at Harvard University by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine: Llama loose on Colorado’s Pikes Peak; rescuers hope to catch it before lions, coyotes doCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A llama is loose near the summit of Colorado’s Pikes Peak, and a rescue group says it’s probably a domesticated escapee that has little chance of surviving in the wild. Oklahoma man faces charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horseMIAMI, Okla. — A northeast Oklahoma man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horse. Ottawa County prosecutors are charging a 39-year-old man with assaulting a police officer and with domestic abuse and assault and battery. He’s currently free on $6,300 bond. Stampede, trampling likely caused deaths of 131 young walruses on Alaska’s northwest coastANCHORAGE, Alaska — Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses forced onto the northwest coast of Alaska by a loss of sea ice, according to a preliminary report released Thursday. Disney family museum gives behind-the-scenes peak at 20th century animation geniusSAN FRANCISCO — Walt Disney’s relatives greeted the first wave of visitors as a new museum designed to showcase the personal world of the legendary animator opened Thursday. Just call him Rudolph: Mule deer wanders Montana with Christmas lights dangling from antlersHELENA, Mont. — Call it a case of Christmas creep. A young mule deer in Montana is ushering in the holiday season early. Oldest hominid skeleton found, pushes back history of humankind a million yearsWASHINGTON — The story of humankind is reaching back another million years as scientists learn more about “Ardi,” a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a human ancestor. Class ring makers join boycott of gold from proposed Alaska mine, citing threat to salmonANCHORAGE, Alaska — The growing list of jewelers vowing to boycott gold from a proposed Alaska mine now includes major manufacturers of class rings. Turning point for Klamath River dams, plan to help salmon came in 2008 in Shenendoah ValleyMEDFORD, Ore. — The turning point toward removing four Klamath River dams in Oregon and California to restore struggling salmon runs came in the little Shenandoah Valley town of Shepherdstown, W.Va. 2 kangaroos from Belgrade zoo dead, 1 of them run over after apparent escapeBELGRADE, Serbia — Two of the Belgrade Zoo’s kangaroos died Wednesday, one of them a baby that got loose in downtown Belgrade and was killed by an apparent hit-and-run driver, police said. Underwater ceremony planned to release new stamps featuring life in the kelp forestWASHINGTON — The post office is taking a dive for its latest postage stamps. Police: 2 kangaroos from Belgrade zoo dead, one of them run over after apparent escapeBELGRADE, Serbia — Two of the Belgrade Zoo’s kangaroos died Wednesday, one of them a baby that got loose in downtown Belgrade and was killed by an apparent hit-and-run driver, police said. Utility company PacifiCorp agrees to removal of Klamath dams to help salmon in Calif., Ore.MEDFORD, Ore. — The utility that owns four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third-biggest salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce water. Conservation groups say EPA violating federal laws with registration of prairie dog poisonKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two conservation groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for its decision to register pesticides that curtail prairie dogs. Kenya, Ethiopia authorities seize massive piles of bloody elephant ivory at airportsNAIROBI, Kenya — Authorities in Ethiopia and Kenya have seized more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kilograms) of bloodstained ivory from about 100 illegally killed elephants at airports, the head of Kenya’s Wildlife Service said Wednesday. Correction: Russia-Snow Leopards storyMOSCOW — In a Sept. 21 story about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin releasing leopards into a wildlife preserve, The Associated Press misidentified the species of leopard. The animals were Persian leopards, not snow leopards. Bangladesh awards farmer who killed 83,000 rats, launches culling campaign to save cropsDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded a farmer who killed more than 83,000 rats and launched a monthlong campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports. Mokhairul Islam, 40, won a first prize of a color television for killing some 83,450 rats in the past nine months in Gazipur district near the South Asian country’s capital, Dhaka. He collected their tails for proof. Connecticut judge grants probation for 18 men accused in bird-fighting operationDERBY, Conn. — A Connecticut judge has granted probation to 18 of 19 men arrested in connection with a bird-fighting operation. Power utility agrees to terms for removing Western river dams to help salmonMEDFORD, Ore. — The utility that owns four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third biggest salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce water. Key agreement reached toward removing Western river dams to help salmonMEDFORD, Ore. — The utility that owns four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third biggest salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce water. 20 hospitalized in Turkey after bees swarm following road accidentANKARA, Turkey — An official says a van stacked with beehives has crashed into a truck, killing one person and causing the bees to swarm and attack five injured crash victims and their rescuers. A glance at moose populations in selected statesHere’s a look at some significant moose populations in the U.S. according to officials from wildlife agencies in those states. Experts caution that making accurate population estimates is difficult. Feds, environmental group settle on dates for decisions on listing ice seals as threatenedANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether spotted seals, which depend on sea ice off Alaska’s coast, should be listed as a threatened or endangered species. Drought is fueling more smelly and dog-killing blue-green algae in parts of Upper MidwestWAUSAU, Wis. — Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly blue-green algae that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened people. Migrating raptors take flight at Pa.’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, celebrating its 75th birthdayKEMPTON, Pa. — Peering through binoculars, Arlene Koch spies something tiny and dark on the horizon. Though it’s still a few miles away and difficult to see even with magnification, she can identify the shadowy figure by its shape and the characteristics of its flight. 1,400-pound bull escapes slaughterhouse, drags cops during 10-block run down NJ city streetsPATERSON, N.J. — Police say a 1,400-pound bull that escaped from a northern New Jersey slaughterhouse dragged officers with a lasso down a street and ran 10 blocks before being captured and sedated. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsAnimals
Latest Friend FeedsAnimals
|
