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Elko Home Show coming up this weekend
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (182+ words) As spring arrives in Elko County, everyone is invited to come to the Elko Convention Center this weekend and get inspired at the 47th Annual Elko Home Show. Bristlecone Audubon's next meeting will be at the Nevada Department of Wildlife Elko…...
Hyslop: The graceful swallows of summer
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (143+ words) Normally, I am a careful driver, except when the first swallows of summer are swooping and circling above me. Watching the graceful, swooping flight of swallows is a summer pleasure. Whether they are circling high in the sky or skimming…...
USA-ENVIRONMENT/WOLVES
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (150+ words) Elko Daily Free Press Javascript is required to use this website. Mexican gray wolf cubs, an endangered native species, are seen July 2, 2020, in their enclosure at the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Mexico. From arson to indecent exposure: Felony and…...
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
3+ week, 4+ day ago (117+ words) SAN DIEGO " Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. Eelgrass sways in the current in San Diego's Mission Bay, Dec. 2. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab in…...
Photos show the dramatic dawn flight of migrating snow geese
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) Early rising birders await sunrise March 9 at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. Snow geese take to the sky at sunrise March 9 after a stopover at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. Snow geese take…...
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. WASHINGTON " The warming world has disrupted the…...
Elk often meander from Nevada onto Duck Valley Reservation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (152+ words) ELKO " Nevada wildlife officials say elk movements near the Nevada-Idaho border are creating challenges for managing the herd and meeting hunting objectives in northern Elko County. Elko police Lt. Shane Daz said detectives and the department's crime suppression unit teamed…...
Hyslop: A common bird few people like
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (129+ words) Elko Daily Free Press People are also reading" - Felony and gross misdemeanor arrests from Feb. 23 to Feb. 28 - 11 teachers could be impacted in Flag View plan; board vote March 10 - Flag View plan gets mixed reviews from school district trustees - Felony and…...
Nevada Land Trust secures conservation easement near Spring Creek
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (142+ words) Elko Daily Free Press People are also reading" - Keith Kohn: ECSD administrators lead kids to mediocracy - Recreation center grand opening set for Jan. 29 - "Dances with Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse's child sex abuse trial begins - Elko police dog helps arrest…...
2025 bird count matches record, logs rare winter sightings
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (155+ words) Elko Daily Free Press People are also reading" - Costs drop below $2 a gallon in West Wendover's battle of pump prices - Felony and gross misdemeanor arrests from Dec. 13 to Dec. 20 - New company formed to purchase Tuscarora District in Elko County - $2 a…...