Sentences with phrase «state wildlife areas»

The Central Valley's protected wetlands (federal wildlife refuges, state wildlife areas, and private lands) and certain types of agriculture (e.g. rice, alfalfa), provide nearly all of the habitat used by millions of ducks, geese, shorebirds, and other waterbirds every fall, winter, and spring.

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As humans rapidly develop the Massachusetts landscape, Mass Audubon is working with state officials and other organizations to protect important areas for wildlife and environmental health.

Mass Audubon is proud to have such an effective state wildlife conservation agency, which manages more than 160,000 acres of land, and we look forward to continuing to partner with them on areas of common interest.

Fracking would be banned in and around the city's watershed as well as within 500 feet of state aquifers and on state land, including parks, forests and wildlife areas — a significant reversal from its 2009 position.

That means that wildlife managers need to start thinking now about new ways to reduce human - bird conflicts in urban areas, says Madhusudan Katti, an ecologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who was not involved in the study.

But this past April the service largely succeeded, determining that enough wolves live in key areas and that they can be managed by most state wildlife departments.

For the American pika, found in mountain areas in 10 Western states, «spring creep» means not just hotter summers, but colder winters in some areas, said wildlife biologist Erik Beever.

(DeStefano and Stein shared a stage January 23 for a discussion of urban wildlife at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Mass.) Where the wily things are At the forefront of this research into coyote behavior is Stanley Gehrt, a wildlife biologist at The Ohio State University, who has studied coyote populations in the Chicago area for more than a decade.

Federal and state wildlife managers of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area recommended on Wednesday that U.S.

«I've been working, studying, and taking photos of the wonderful wildlife in the Chernobyl area for over 20 years and am very pleased our work is reaching an international scientific audience,» says Tatiana Deryabina from the Polessye State Radioecological Reserve in Belarus, a few miles from the site of the Chernobyl accident.

In a state like California, where personal injury lawyers outnumber wildlife by a 3:1 ratio in some areas, it's crucial to have this coverage.

Canine leptospirosis has been increasingly reported across the United States, especially in suburban areas where dogs are coming into ever closer contact with wildlife.1

However, it is now found in all 50 states, in Canada, and is spreading to new areas each year.2 The American Heartworm Society notes that uncared - for dogs and certain wildlife can be carriers of heartworms.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service reports that humans have overtaken vast areas of natural habitat, forcing out the nesting songbirds and other forms of wildlife on the endangered species lists.

He has continued his training through the Alabama Animal Control Association in the areas of animal cruelty, wildlife and state and local animal laws throughout the years.

DELAND — Because outdoor cats have become a major threat to native Florida wildlife, the state is asking counties to phase out area feral cat colonies in the next three years.

In the small, fairytale - like city of Carmel by - the - Sea lies Point Lobos State Reserve, a beautiful area to visit for wildlife - watching, water activities (such as kayaking and snorkeling), and, most of all, hiking.

Places of interest include Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve and the adjacent Austin Creek State Recreation Area, the Russian River with its meandering flow and wildlife, Johnson's Beach, which hosts the Russian River Jazz and Blues festival and provides summer swimming and boating, and the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean.

One of San Diego's most lovely eco-treasures, Torrey Pines State Beach offers visitors views of beautiful flowers, cliffs, magnificent sunsets and a peek at some of the area's wildlife.

ANILCA states that Katmai National Park and Preserve is to be managed for the following purposes, among others: to protect habitats for, and populations of, fish and wildlife, including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown / grizzly bears and their denning areas; to maintain unimpaired the water habitat for significant salmon populations; and to protect scenic, geological, cultural, and recreational features.

Ixtapa is located in the State of Guerrero, Mexico on the Pacific Coast in the area known as the Mexican Rivera, 200 Km north of Acapulco, is just 5 minutes drive from the fishing village of Zihuatanejo, 15 minutes from the endless virgin beaches of Troncones and about 30 minutes from the fabulous beaches and wildlife preserve lagoons at Barra de Potosi.

Lying within the state - designated Shaupeneak Ridge Biologically Important Area, the property further safeguards interconnected habitat networks on which many wildlife species depend.

Freshwater wetlands and a small stream are among the sensitive wildlife habitats located on the property, which lies within the state - recognized Shaupeneak Ridge Biologically Important Area.

The lake — the largest ever created by a state conservation agency — is stocked with bass, catfish and crappie, and is surrounded by two state wildlife management areas.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today that it has completed the first two phases of the world's largest digital aerial survey of offshore wildlife in a 16,000 - square - mile area off the Long Island coast.

He added, «The lack of scientific data on the potential damaging impacts to wildlife and our sensitive land areas must be addressed, especially when one considers how much of this industrial development is subsidized by state and federal tax dollars.»

The provision calls for an immediate full - scale disposal of «certain» public lands, without defining which lands it would apply to, leaving national parks, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and national forests apparently up for grabs and vulnerable to development, privatization, or transfer to state ownership.

In areas such as child foster care and wildlife management, Aboriginal programs have so out - performed state governments» that «non-Indigenous governments are now turning to the Indian nations for advice and counsel».