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For seven and a half decades, the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research (CWSR) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has pioneered groundbreaking research, conservation, and education in the field of wildlife sustainability. Founded in 1950 as the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, the program has undergone significant transformations, reflecting the evolving needs
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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) has sent a letter to various Michigan state agencies and organizations requesting clarification on the future of the Flat Rock Dam. The dam, located on the Huron River, is at the center of a complex issue involving environmental concerns, public safety, and recreational activities. Dingell expressed
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This fall, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys from late September to mid-October. These surveys are crucial for fisheries managers to determine the status of young walleye in lakes and make informed management decisions. Using electrofishing boats, crews will survey shallow areas
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The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM) is a vast marine protected area in the Central Pacific Ocean, covering nearly 495,000 square miles, roughly twice the size of Texas. Established in 2009 under the Antiquities Act of 1906, the monument is one of five U.S. marine national
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The Cambodian government's environmental protection efforts have paid off, as the Ministry of Environment successfully halted the discharge of over 11.9 million cubic meters of wastewater from factories and companies into public water sources between January and August 2025. This initiative, driven by the Ministry's
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced a final action imposing no additional wastewater discharge regulations on meat and poultry processing facilities. This decision was made after considering public comments and a comprehensive review of the 2024 proposal. The move aims to support a lower cost
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This fall, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of live webinars as part of the Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series. The webinars are designed to provide information and tips on various outdoor skills, including deer hunting, waterfowl hunting, and trail camera techniques. The live webinars take
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North Korea, notorious for its illicit trade in weapons and narcotics, has a new concern: the illegal trade in wildlife. A four-year study by a team of researchers in the UK and Norway, involving interviews with North Korean refugees, reveals that almost every mammal species in North Korea larger than
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Madhya Pradesh, dubbed the 'Tiger State' of India, is renowned for its rich biodiversity, but several native species, including the critically endangered Swamp Deer (Barasingha), are on the brink of extinction. The delicate balance between apex predators like tigers and leopards has been disrupted, threatening the overall health
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Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) is a systems-level approach that accounts for an ecosystem's physical, biological, economic, and social components. This approach aims to maintain ecosystems and their dependent fisheries in healthy, productive, and resilient conditions to ensure they can provide services to human and biological communities. The Congressional
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Researchers at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources have highlighted the importance of preserving genetic diversity in Nile tilapia populations for sustainable aquaculture and conservation efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study, focusing on the genetic diversity of Oreochromis niloticus, reveals that wild populations maintain higher genetic diversity compared
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a significant contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the quality of life for communities in Sierra Leone. The "Nature Nourishes Territorial Approach for Local Development (NN-TALD)" project will
