1. African lions losing battle in natural habitat
(World/International)

... centers with a high risk of going extinct. “The word savannah conjures up visions of vast open plains teeming with wildlife. But the reality is that massive land-use change and deforestation, driven ...

2. 'The Guilt Trip' stars Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen never left Malibu
(Entertainment/Movies)

... never sang. But she did regale him with stories, like the time she smoking pot with actor Peter Sellers and the day Marlon Brandon took her on a short road trip to the dessert to admire the wildlife. When ...

3. NJ Black Bear Hunt
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

So Sad that the NJ State and Wildlife has no regards for our wildlife and our voice means nothing. I use to live in Sussex County and hike and mushroom forage in Stokes all the time and came across Bears ...

4. Stop the bear hunt!
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NJ says that killing an animal is Animal Cruelty. And that is exactly what hunting is. Killing wildlife that can't fight back is nothing to brag about. Many hunters have stopped hunting after finally ...

5. Bear Hunt
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Mary De Santis of Palisades Park NJ is so right about not having a bear hunt. Hunting is ANIMAL CRUELTY. In New Jersey, the Definition of Animal: Includes the whole brute creation. Statute Summary: ...

6. No stopping N.J.'s bear hunt; aim to kill next year’s
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY PAT SUMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY This Monday marks the start of New Jersey’s six-day black bear hunt. Part of the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife’s “Comprehensive Black Bear Management ...

7. Coalition needs your support to keep N.J. green
(N.J./State)

... 900 wildlife species Our citizens understand these benefits and want New Jersey to continue its long tradition of popular and bipartisan support for open space, farmland and historic preservation. ...

8. N.J. bear hunt is a 'bait and shoot,' argue protesters
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Division of Fish & Wildlife in New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection brought back the black bear hunt on a limited basis in 2003 to control the ...

9. Night sky holds timeless wonders for Jersey ‘Star Watches’
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... go to www.go-astronomy.com/astro-clubs-state.php?State=NJ. The International Dark-Sky Association is a non-profit organization working to preserve the starry night - and protect wildlife, cut energy ...

10. Christie declares State of Water Emergency, Authorizes DEP to Take Steps to Prevent Water Shortage
(N.J./State)

... waterfalls, and reflecting pools is prohibited, except to preserve or support wildlife *         Use of water for municipal street sweeping is allowed only with ...

11. N.J. bill allows cranberry bog expansion, putting wetlands and pinelands at risk
(Opinion/Commentary)

... input from Fish and Wildlife and Interior Department is also needed. When cranberry bogs are created through the destruction of wetlands usually white cedar swamps; cedar trees are cut down, stumps ...

12. Florida beachgoer finds giant eyeball among seashells
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... reported that Covacci notified police, and then contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who put the eye on ice. No one is certain where the eye came from at this point, but guesses ...

13. N.J.'s natural, public lands can provide local economic value
(Opinion/Commentary)

... It’s in our own best interest to preserve natural lands - in this state we’re in and beyond. Protected watersheds, viable wildlife and fish populations, clean air and places to get away from crowds, roads ...

14. The Great Barrier Reef: 1 of 7 Wonders of the World in danger
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... crown-of-thorns starfish is to reduce fertilizer runoff, Nick Heath, a spokesperson for the World Wildlife Fund Australia, said. “The debate is over. This latest research demonstrates that more decisive ...

15. Rutgers ecology team works to reintroduce American chestnut tree at Duke Farms in Somerset County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the local wildlife – created gaps in the forest. “Forests are full of oaks and hickory where the chestnuts were,’’ Kaunzinger said. “They have grown in and you don’t want to cut down native trees to ...

16. Plastic or paper? The choice could cost N.J. shoppers
(N.J./State)

... plastic bag use by 60 percent within weeks. This not only reduces unsightly litter, it can also reduce the lethal impact on wildlife.” No state has passed a statewide ban, fee, or tax on plastic carryout ...

17. Weird medicine: Spider lived in ear of Chinese woman for 5 days
(Health/Healthquest)

... “All insects are cold-blooded, so in extreme heat they develop quicker,” Jim Fredericks, an entomologist and wildlife ecology expert with the National Pest Management Association said, according to CNN. ...

18. Midwestern fish kill: Overheated streams to blame, say scientists
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the greater redhorse fish, according to the Associated Press. The Fishery program supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwestern Region, Aaron Holdt, told NPR that while fish kills are ...

19. Helping New Jersey bats, our natural bugzappers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... says MacKenzie Hall, a biologist with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, a nonprofit whose mission is to protect rare and endangered animals. As of 2008, for example, there were about 30,000 ...

20. Killing birds is not the answer
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... for airports (http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/let-the-killing-end-flightturf-is-bird-strike-solution/). The fact is, less than 1% of air incidents come from birds; a full 45% of air incidents, ...