"Japan's Nuclear Dilemma: What To Do With All That Nuclear Waste?"
"Japanese citizens are balking at the lack of information and supervision of waste stored in public places, such as playgrounds."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/06/2012
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Feds Tell Native Alaskan Artist He Violates Migratory Bird Treaty Act
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years, Natives of Southeast Alaska have paid artisans to create tools, clothing and ceremonial regalia adorned with feathers."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 10/18/2012
"Feds Finalize Tribal Eagle Feather Policy"
"FRISCO, Colo. -- Federal officials say that, after consultation with Indian tribes, they’ve clarified a national policy addressing the right of Native Americans to possess or use eagle feathers for cultural and religious expression."
Source: Summit County Voice, 10/16/2012
"Toxic Bufo Toad Kills Dog In Florida, Poses Danger To Other Animals"
"Officials in Temple Terrace, Fla., are cautioning residents that heavy rains have brought out the toxic, invasive Bufo marinus toad, a huge amphibian that secretes a toxin powerful enough to kill unsuspecting dogs, cats and other animals."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/10/2012
"Avian Malaria in Alaska: The Climate Change Connection"
"A team of biologists has just announced the first documented case of bird-to-bird malaria transmission in Alaska. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, they've shown that this frequently fatal avian illness, which is normally associated with the tropics and temperate areas, may be expanding its range. Fortunately, avian malaria doesn't affect humans, co-author Ravinder Sehgal of San Francisco State University said, but the findings are particularly significant from a bird conservation as well as a climate change standpoint."
Source: Climate Central, 09/21/2012
"Pesticide Violations Cost Scotts Miracle-Gro $12.5 Million"
"Lawn product company Scotts Miracle-Gro Co will pay $12.5 million in criminal fines and civil penalties for illegally including insecticides in bird food products and for other violations, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 09/10/2012
"Spared From Old-Growth Logging, Spotted Owl Faces New Threat"
"ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Bureau of Land Management biologist Rob Horn carries a foot-long cylinder full of mice into a lush forest searching for northern spotted owls."
Source: Greenwire, 08/14/2012
"Flu That Leapt From Birds to Seals Is Studied for Human Threat"
"Four times in the past century, a new strain of flu has emerged that can spread quickly in humans. One of those strains, which emerged in 1918, killed an estimated 50 million people."
Source: NY Times, 07/31/2012
"Diseases From Animals Hit Over Two Billion People a Year"
"LONDON -- A global study mapping human diseases that come from animals like tuberculosis, AIDS, bird flu or Rift Valley fever has found that just 13 such diseases are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths a year."
Source: Reuters, 07/05/2012
"The Trouble With Turbines: An Ill Wind"
"With turbines threatening some bird and bat populations, researchers are seeking ways to keep the skies safe for wildlife."
Source: Nature News, 06/22/2012
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