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America250 Legacy Grants awarded to 5 Coast organizations
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (314+ words) America250 Legacy Grants awarded to 5 Coast organizations'WLOX BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Monday, America250 Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council announced where the first round of Legacy Grants is being awarded to. The local organizations receiving the $20,000 grant are: Jackson-George Regional Library System…...
Coast Life: Passion for saving trees leads Gulfport man to create the Live Oak Project
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (70+ words) Coast Life: Passion for saving trees leads Gulfport man to create the Live Oak Project'WLOX Coast Life: Passion for saving trees leads Gulfport man to create the Live Oak Project Waveland board approves new radars for police department Diamondhead partners…...
Five endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles released into Gulf waters
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (301+ words) BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Five Kemp's ridley sea turtles returned to Gulf waters Sunday morning after months of rehabilitation at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. The IMMS team released the turtles near Cat Island in deeper, warmer waters along their…...
16 sea turtles flown from Massachusetts to Gulfport for recovery
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport received 16 Kemp's ridley sea turtles from Massachusetts on Monday for continued rehabilitation care. Each year, sudden drops in temperature in the Northeast cold-stun hundreds of sea turtles migrating…...
Graphic: Nearly 50 birds crushed to death by truck, officials say
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (74+ words) National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome talks to CNN about what Hurricane Melissa's FEET of rain and storm surge will do to Jamaica. Graphic: Nearly 50 birds crushed to death by truck, officials say Nonprofit works to ensure Coast children…...
MSU students use Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to assist research on ocean life
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (306+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is much more than just a fishing competition. For Mississippi State University, it's that time when the rodeo paves the way, allowing the sampling of hundreds of fish. Wildlife, Fisheries, and…...
3 bald eaglets die when storm blows nest out of tree at National Conservation Training Center
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (Gray News) " Three bald eaglets at the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia died after their nest fell to the ground during a storm. According to the NCTC, a sudden windstorm on April 19 blew the bald eagle's…...
Gulfport High STEM students construct eagle nest box for Wild at Heart Rescue
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WLOX) - The avian raptor flight enclosure at Wild at Heart Rescue is currently home to two eagles and a Florida Sandhill crane, all of which are undergoing some form of rehabilitation that requires strengthening their flight muscles. A…...
900-pound dolphin lands in small fishing boat
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (399+ words) No one was badly hurt when the 11-foot bottlenose dolphin jumped aboard the open-top boat Friday, said Dean Harrison, the owner of the nearly 16-foot vessel. EN ESPA'OL: D'a tranquilo de pesca termina con delf'n de 900 libras cayendo dentro de…...
Mississippi River Basin Panel visits IMMS to learn more on state’s marine environment
11+ mon, 12+ hour ago (252+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - 35 members of the Mississippi River Basin Panel visited the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies on Wednesday to learn more about South Mississippi's marine environment. The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to…...