The controversial Barry Diller - funded Pier55 park had its permit yanked
by a Manhattan federal judge — who
ruled the Army Corps of Engineers should never have allowed it to be built in a
wildlife sanctuary.
Disapprove Alaska Predator Control
Rule — Vote Passed (225 - 193, 12 Not Voting) The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Interior Department on Aug. 5, 2016, that prohibits certain predator control practices in national wildlife refuges in Alaska (such as the taking of mother bears and their cubs, the killing of wolves and their pups at den sites, and aerial shooti
Rule — Vote Passed (225 - 193, 12 Not Voting) The joint resolution would disapprove the
rule issued by the Interior Department on Aug. 5, 2016, that prohibits certain predator control practices in national wildlife refuges in Alaska (such as the taking of mother bears and their cubs, the killing of wolves and their pups at den sites, and aerial shooti
rule issued
by the Interior Department on Aug. 5, 2016, that prohibits certain predator control practices in national
wildlife refuges in Alaska (such as the taking of mother bears and their cubs, the killing of wolves and their pups at den sites, and aerial shooting).
There are mixed feelings: some have suggested treating Mars as a
wildlife preserve, while others argue that existing planetary protection
rules are too strict and could even hamper the hunt for life
by making the most interesting destinations the hardest to explore.
Best known for their unique
wildlife (and as the inspiration for Charles Darwin's groundbreaking research on natural selection and evolution), the Galápagos Islands are a protected area governed
by strict
rules and regulations meant to protect the delicate ecosystem.