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A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (682+ words) The kiwi gives New Zealanders the name by which they're often known. It's a shy and odd-looking bird with underdeveloped wings and a whiskery face. Spiritually significant for many New Zealanders, the kiwi's image appears everywhere, including on the tail…...
Bald Eagles draw photographers to region
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (398+ words) BRAD REIDER/FOR THE EXPRESS A bald eagle perches on a tree stump near Tylersville on March 29. Allen will also go as far as New York and Maryland to capture the creatures on camera, citing the Conowingo Dam along the…...
Friends of the Bald Eagle Valley Trail hold semi-annual work day
1+ week, 2+ day ago (97+ words) | News, Sports, Jobs - The Express'lockhaven. com Friends of the Bald Eagle Valley Trail hold semi-annual work day American Legion Riders to hold Scholarship Ride May 17 Conservation district to hold tree sale, plant shopping days through April 25 Bucktail students take part…...
Don't just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future
1+ week, 2+ day ago (901+ words) Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prologue, many of those planted trees won't survive. And if…...
Citizen "Frog Patrol" helps amphibians survive a dangerous road journey
2+ week, 6+ day ago (640+ words) As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away. The females carry the…...
Bellefonte names Elk of the Year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (170+ words) | News, Sports, Jobs - The Express'lockhaven. com Bellefonte names Elk of the Year Bellefonte Elks Lodge #1094 Exalted Ruler Lorna Spearly announced the selection of Greg Garner as Elk of the Year for Lodge Year 2025-2026. This award recognizes Greg's dedication to Elks…...
Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) On Tuesday, two southern white rhinos from a private ranch in the East African country were reintroduced into Kidepo Valley National Park in the country's northeast. Two more rhinos in metallic crates arrived there on Thursday. There have been no…...
Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (595+ words) The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic…...
Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) The mesmerizing display, about an hour after sunrise, was over almost as soon as it began. The birds circled a few times and then headed out to neighboring farm fields, seeking unharvested grains and other sustenance on their epic annual…...
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (127+ words) The state Department of Environmental Conservation said recently that the incident happened on Feb. 21 in the hamlet of East Durham, about 127 miles (204 kilometers) north of Manhattan. The agency said customers at The Market Place had spotted "something extremely lifelike" on…...