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The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia, backed up with an international force that…

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Environmental Groups Petition For Rocky Mountain Grizzly Bear Protection

Environmental groups push for Rocky Mountain grizzly bear protection amid rancher concerns. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces deadline.

Top News · Dec 12, 2024

New approach to Rocky Mountain grizzlies sought ahead of the second Trump presidency

Environmental groups are asking the U.S. government to do more to protect grizzly bears in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Kentucky Senate panel votes to move the Fish and Wildlife Resources Department

Reorganization bills are typically a part of any Kentucky legislative session. But one drawing emotional committee testimony involves moving the Fish and Wildlife Resources Department to the Department of Agriculture.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2024

21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says

The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.

WEKU · Oct 18, 2023

KY Fish and Wildlife seeking $12,000-plus in civil penalties against two deer poachers

Kentucky’s Fish and Wildlife Resources Department wants two men who were convicted in deer-poaching cases last year to pay a total of more than 12-thousand dollars in civil fines.

WEKU · Oct 5, 2023

Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant' help, study says

A long-awaited viability study says the endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but it's going to take “substantial management efforts beyond many of those currently implemented.”

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way — humans

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

California's wily, surfboard-stealing sea otter evades capture again

Nobody in this quintessential beach town can say exactly why a sea otter began harassing surfers and stealing their boards a month ago, but officials can tell you that California's most-wanted sea mammal is definitely refusing to surrender quietly.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023