President Joe Biden will sign a Proclamation restoring protections to the
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first marine
monument in the Atlantic Ocean. This monument, administered by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System,
protects unique geological features and habitats for whales, puffins,
turtles, and deep-sea corals.
Some signs of climate change are subtle, such as shifting precipitation
patterns or altered migration patterns, but some signs are dramatic, with
monster storms hammering coastal communities and droughts and wildfires out
west. While we know climates are shifting and changing, these signs are
becoming more and more obvious as the years pass and the damage compounds.
The Biden Administration formally announced the revocation of the rule
finalized on January 7, 2021 that severely limited the scope of the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and exempted industry from punishment for
causing deaths or harm to migratory birds. Begun as a treaty with Canada in
1916 and since codified into law, the MBTA originally protected migratory
bird species from the feather trade.
In 2007, when Pune-based Kapil Patwardhan was 16 years old, he came across a puppy that was severely dehydrated and without any shelter. When he approached it, Kapil found that it was infested with parasites and needed urgent treatment. Kapil took the dog into his home, cared for it, and
From the 3rd to the 11th of September, Wildlife ACT attended the World Conservation Congress, held by the International Union…
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