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Oysters, nesting birds face threat from Gulf of Mexico oil spill
As workers continued to try to stop and contain the oil spill off the Louisiana coast Monday, the Coast Guard was drawing up contingency plans in cooperation with Gulf Coast states from Louisiana to Florida.
"There are going to be significant marine impacts," said Aaron Viles, director of the New Orleans-based environmental group Gulf Restoration Network.
Concern focused on the Chandeleur and Breton barrier islands in Louisiana, where thousands of birds are nesting.
The Dallas Morning News - www.dallasnews.com [Source: Associated Press]
27 April 2010
Photo credit: Gerald Herbert/AP
27 April 2010
Photo credit: Gerald Herbert/AP
Scientists to Launch Massive Urban Wildlife StudyScientists at Lincoln Park Zoo are gearing up for a massive study of urban wildlife in the Chicago region.
. . . Magle and other researchers are putting cameras at more than 100 sites all over the Chicago region.
The idea is to track how and where animals move in urban areas.
Chicago Public Radio - www.wbez.org
26 April 2010
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26 April 2010
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DNR Study Confirms Threats To Native CrayfishA new study by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists finds that several of Maryland’s native crayfish species have declined due to the introduction and spread of invasive species.
This new study highlights the need for increased public awareness of invasive species issues and public participation and support to prevent the spread of problem animals.
“It’s been over 45 years since the last comprehensive study of Maryland’s crayfish, and a lot has changed in that time” said Jay Kilian, a biologist in DNR’s Resource Assessment Service and one of the authors of the study.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - www.dnr.state.md.us
26 April 2010
Image courtesy of Maryland DNR
26 April 2010
Image courtesy of Maryland DNR
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
Photo credit: M Ciaglia
Rabies confirmed in fox in Woodmoor area [Woodmoor, Colorado, USA - Map It 
]- DEP: Man Used Laced Hot Dogs To Kill Wildlife [Windsor, Connecticut, USA - Map It ]
- Gordy, 400-pound gorilla, dies suddenly at Como Zoo [St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - Map It ]
- Millions of Australian reptiles falling victim to mine shafts [submitted by Conservation Maven]
- Antarctic Seals Counted in New Sound Census
White-Nose Syndrome
- Indiana wildlife officials considering extending cave closure to protect bats from disease
- Fungus threatens state bats [Alabama, USA]
