In battle against invasive bugs, plants, some predators become pests, threaten native speciesSAN FRANCISCO — Imported insects have been deployed as foot soldiers in the fight against invasive bugs and plants that cause billions of dollars in damage each year. But some of those imports are proving to be pests themselves that upset the balance of nature and threaten native species. American Indian cultural leader Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner dies in MontanaHELENA, Mont. — Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner, an American Indian historian who pressed for repatriation of ancestral remains to tribes, has died. He was 64. A rejected kangaroo joey becomes a constant companion for La. wildlife attraction’s managerFOLSOM, La. — Christina Cooper has been wearing a kangaroo lately — a foundling named Skippy, who was rejected by his mother at a wildlife park in eastern Louisiana. House votes to protect wild horses from slaughter, give them more acres to roam out WestWASHINGTON — Galloping to the aid of the nation’s wild horses and burros, the House voted Friday to rescue them from the possibility of a government-sponsored slaughter and give them millions more acres to roam. House votes to expand grazing range for wild horses and burros, ban their slaughter by gov’tWASHINGTON — The House has voted to expand the range of the nation’s wild horses and burros by millions of acres and to block a plan to kill thousands of the animals to prevent overgrazing. House to vote on saving wild horses from slaughter, giving them more acres to roamWASHINGTON — The nation’s wild horses would be protected from slaughter and given millions more acres to roam under legislation moving toward passage Friday in the House. Man says he fends off lion with chainsaw in Wyo.CODY, Wyo. — A man says he used his chainsaw to fight off a starving mountain lion that attacked him while he was camping in the Shoshone National Forest. Ex-Marine Dustin Britton of Windsor, Colo., says he raised the chainsaw he had been using to cut brush and inflicted a six- to eight-inch gash on the 100-pound lion’s shoulder. Former Georgia Sen. Miller says Obama should be glued to his seat to stop his overseas travelsATLANTA — Former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller criticized President Barack Obama’s recent travels overseas, telling a group of mostly Republican lawmakers Thursday that the White House Chief of Staff needs to put “Gorilla Glue” on Obama’s chair to keep him in the Oval Office. Wildlife officials perplexed by increase in killings of black bears in Utah this summerSALT LAKE CITY — Utah wildlife officials say people have killed five black bears in the last two weeks, mostly bruins that wandered into campgrounds or were found eating livestock. Kenya seizes shipment of ivory, rhino horn heading to Asia on cargo planeNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya seized more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of illegal ivory and black rhinoceros horn — some of it still bloody — on a cargo plane headed to Asia on Tuesday, wildlife officials said. Last running of the bulls leaves 4 injured, no one goredPAMPLONA, Spain — The final chapter in this year’s running of the bulls in Spain left four people injured with fractured bones and a head blow Tuesday, but no one was gored. Survivors of 1918 flu seem immune to swine flu, which thrives more in lungs than regular fluWASHINGTON — The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds. Biking _ and whale-watching _ in Washington’s magical San Juan IslandsSAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. — Bicycle touring is a whale of a good time on the magical San Juan Islands. Orangutan escapes enclosure at Australian zoo; rope provides creature brief taste of freedomSYDNEY — Officials at an Australian zoo say a clever orangutan used a rope to swing out of its enclosure and enjoy a brief taste of freedom. When it comes to controlling wily coyotes without deadly force, simple answers remain elusiveMILLVILLE, Utah — Coyotes are often unwelcome guests, whether they’re prowling city parks, stalking the prairies or roaming the modern American suburb. Usually they forage for food, snarf down a rodent or two and disappear into the night. 4 runners gored, 2 seriously, on 6th day of Spain’s running of the bulls in PamplonaPAMPLONA, Spain — Bulls gored four runners, seriously injuring two of them, during a packed running of the bulls on the sixth day of the San Fermin festival on Sunday. Federal grant aims to retrieve some of the thousands of fishermens’ lost crab potsNEWPORT, Ore. — During his 35 years as a commercial fisherman, Jeff Feldner lost his share of crab pots when storms blew them out of position, a passing boat propeller sheared off the buoy, or a bank of kelp overwhelmed everything and dragged it away. Federal project to help Ore. fishermen retrieve lost crab pots, but thousands more will remainNEWPORT, Ore. — During his 35 years as a commercial fisherman, Jeff Feldner lost his share of crab pots when storms blew them out of position, a passing boat propeller sheared off the buoy, or a bank of kelp overwhelmed everything and dragged it away. 5 slightly injured in fifth day of running of the bulls in Pamplona, but no one goredPAMPLONA, Spain — A packed running of the bulls swollen by weekend crowds at Spain’s San Fermin festival left five people with minor injuries Saturday, but there were no gorings the day after the first fatality for 14 years. Hippo hunt: One of Colombia’s biggest fugitives _ literally _ felled by bounty huntersBOGOTA — One fugitive hippo down, two to go. Pamplona running of the bulls marred by first fatal goring since 1995PAMPLONA, Spain — A man was gored to death Friday at Pamplona’s running of the bulls — the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly messy and dangerous chapter of the tradition. 1 man dead at Pamplona’s running of the bulls, first fatal goring since 1995PAMPLONA, Spain — Organizers of Pamplona’s running of the bulls say a man has been gored to death — the first such fatality since 1995. 4 people gored in running of the bulls in PamplonaPAMPLONA, Spain — At least four people were gored in a dangerous and messy chapter of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Conservationists ask for federal inquiry into deaths of endangered wolf pups in NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Conservation groups asked the federal government Thursday to investigate the deaths of three endangered Mexican gray wolves found dead in southwestern New Mexico. Running of the bulls leaves 5 injured, but no one gored, at San Fermin festival in PamplonaPAMPLONA, Spain — A lightning-fast running of the bulls in Pamplona has left five people slightly injured but no one gored. Experimental drug helps rabbits, monkeys survive anthrax infections; may aid people in attackNEW YORK — An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in a series of studies, suggesting it could be useful in case of another anthrax attack. ID, Mont. ready for first open wolf hunts in lower US after endangered status liftedBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the lower 48 states after the animal’s removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies. Enviro group takes formal step to sue EPA over pesticide pollution affecting polar bearsANCHORAGE, Alaska — An environmental group said Wednesday that it plans to sue the federal government to stop approving pesticides that end up in food eaten by polar bears. UN says fighting between tribes in southern Sudan increasingly targets women and childrenKHARTOUM, Sudan — Fighting between tribes in southern Sudan has increasingly targeted women and children and likely killed more than 1,000 people since January, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one goredPAMPLONA, Spain — Thrillseekers have sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls. |
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