4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (463+ words) New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard on Friday signed an executive order that bans all new uranium mining projects on the more than 13 million acres of state trust lands she oversees. Garcia Richard, a Democrat who has…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (518+ words) Peek Outdoors is an outdoor gear company based in Boise, Idaho that specializes in selling trail cameras. For years, the store has shared rare wildlife footage on its YouTube channel, giving viewers a glimpse into animals’ lives in their natural…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (549+ words) Every year, more than 500 moose and 3,000 deer are hit by vehicles in Maine, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. Maine’s Aroostook County holds first place for the highest number of moose collisions between 2005 and 2014, making it a priority area…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (596+ words) Ever since 2002, nonprofit 9/11 Day has led an annual effort to honor the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks through acts of public service. Each year, tens of millions of Americans take part in volunteering and acts of kindness to mark…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (352+ words) In early September, the Nebraska Humane Society Animal Control responded to an unusual call: Employees were clocking in to work at an office building in Omaha when they saw a small bat crouched on the floor of their office space....

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1104+ words) Squinting through my binoculars, I scanned the dense branches of a black spruce, trying my best to catch a glimpse of the thin legs of a small black, white, and yellow songbird. I was on the hunt for a yellow-rumped…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (470+ words) The United States Coast Guard is at it again. First responders from the Coast Guard have supported sea turtle rescues off the coast of Florida multiple times this summer. And last Thursday, they came to the rescue again. Coast Guard…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1239+ words) Sonya Passi founded her nonprofit, FreeFrom, in 2016, with a mission to “end gender-based violence by building economic freedom and safety with survivors.” One of the main efforts of the organization is to give direct cash transfers to survivors of GBV…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) Incarcerated individuals at La Moye Prison in Jersey, United Kingdom have been hard at work helping some of the smallest members of the community. Inmates have given Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group 20 feeding and nesting boxes made out of reclaimed pallet…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (689+ words) The ocelot, a spotted, medium-sized wild cat, used to be prominent along the American Southwest. But now, fewer than 100 individual wild ocelots remain in the United States. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to industrial development, agriculture, and roads have become…...