Louisiana sues California over alligator ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important Louisiana industry and ultimately could hurt the state’s wetlands. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Louisiana said the economy surrounding alligators has played a key role... Read More

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December 10, 2019

Feds agree to review grizzly protections in contiguous US

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials will review whether enough is being done to protect grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. states after environmentalists sued the government to try to restore the fearsome animals to more areas, according to a court settlement approved Monday. The review must be completed by March 31, 2021, U.S. District... Read More

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November 26, 2019

Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency will decide by September how much ocean and coast in northern Alaska will be designated as critical habitat for two ice seal species. The Center for Biological Diversity announced Monday it had reached an agreement with the Commerce Department for the Trump administration to issue a critical habitat... Read More

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November 15, 2019

After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again

SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick DePoe was in high school the last time his Native American tribe in Washington state was allowed to hunt whales. He was on a canoe that greeted the crew towing in the body of a gray whale. His shop class worked to clean the bones and reassemble the skeleton, which hangs... Read More

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November 4, 2019

Louisiana man gets probation in whooping crane death

A Louisiana man was sentenced to probation Friday for killing one of the state’s oldest whooping cranes . Gilvin P. Aucoin Jr., of Ville Platte, shot the endangered whooping crane in July 2018 in Evangeline Parish. In a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst, Aucoin changed his plea to guilty for a misdemeanor... Read More

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November 4, 2019

Animal rights activists sue biggest US foie gras distributor

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after the New York City Council voted to ban the sale of foie gras, animal rights activists sued the biggest U.S. distributor of the French delicacy for alleged inhumane treatment of ducks. Voters For Animal Rights, a New York-based nonprofit, filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court late Thursday.... Read More

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November 1, 2019

Plea, sentencing set for killing endangered whooping crane

A man accused of killing one of Louisiana’s oldest whooping cranes is scheduled to change his plea and be sentenced in the state where more of the endangered cranes have been killed than any other. Gilvin Aucoin Jr.’s public defender notified the federal court in Lafayette on Oct. 1 that Aucoin wanted to change his... Read More

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October 29, 2019

Man gets prison for stealing lemur from California zoo

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man who admitted stealing a ring-tailed lemur from a Southern California zoo has been sentenced to three months in federal prison. Aquinas Kasbar of Newport Beach on Monday was also ordered to pay more than $8,000 in restitution to the Santa Ana Zoo. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty in July... Read More

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October 24, 2019

Judge eases Christmas tree-cutting ban in fight over owl

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The scope of a tree-cutting ban across several national forests in the Southwest has been further narrowed to allow for Christmas tree permits and prescribed burns under a new order issued by a U.S. judge in an ongoing fight over a threatened owl. The order was filed late Tuesday, a day... Read More

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October 4, 2019

California man gets jail in death of protected mountain lion

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man who acknowledged shooting and killing a protected mountain lion that roamed the mountains near Los Angeles has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. The Ventura County district attorney’s office said Thursday that Alfredo Gonzalez must also perform community service and pay restitution. The 60-year-old pleaded guilty to the... Read More

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October 2, 2019

Man gets prison for smuggling rhino horn cup from US to UK

MIAMI (AP) — An Irish national has been sentenced to one year and two months in U.S. prison for trafficking a libation cup made from the horn of a protected black rhinoceros. Court records show that 50-year-old Richard Sheridan was sentenced Tuesday in Miami federal court after pleading guilty to transporting and concealing the cup.... Read More

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September 27, 2019

Tree-cutting ban in Southwest forests hurts heating needs

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — People who rely on wood stoves to heat their homes in the winter are scrambling to find other options after a U.S. District Court halted tree cutting on large swaths of national forests in the Southwest over concern about a threatened owl. “We have some elderly people that we have been... Read More

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September 26, 2019

Group sues US for details about impact of grazing program

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered species, an environmental group says. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Western Watersheds Project said the Interior Department is unlawfully withholding information from the public... Read More

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September 23, 2019

Man accused of killing woman’s dog with hammer gets 9 months

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing a woman’s puppy with a hammer has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Shearer, of Portage, learned his sentence on Friday. He pleaded no contest in May to the mistreatment of an animal causing death, disorderly conduct and contacting a victim after... Read More

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Louisiana sues California over alligator ban

Feds agree to review grizzly protections in contiguous US

Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals

After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again

Louisiana man gets probation in whooping crane death

Animal rights activists sue biggest US foie gras distributor

Plea, sentencing set for killing endangered whooping crane

Man gets prison for stealing lemur from California zoo

Judge eases Christmas tree-cutting ban in fight over owl

California man gets jail in death of protected mountain lion

Man gets prison for smuggling rhino horn cup from US to UK

Tree-cutting ban in Southwest forests hurts heating needs

Group sues US for details about impact of grazing program

Man accused of killing woman’s dog with hammer gets 9 months

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