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In 2016, with deer-vehicle collisions at an all-time high, New York City adopted an "integrated, non-lethal, site-specific management plan" to deal with the island's exploding deer population. While Pinizzotto has it right that "you still have deer on the landscape causing problems", he neglects the fact that those problems will eventually vanish because, like all living things, sterilized deer eventually die. There was initial speculation that this resulted from more deer swimming from New Jersey, but it's now clear that it was almost entirely a function of deer fecundity in a predator-free, hunter-free environment. While White Buffalo still needs to sterilize about 30 male fawns born last spring and the male fawns that will be born in the spring of 2023, all indications are that the island's deer population will be cut to a natural and healthy level. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on a historic effort to conserve sagebrush habitat has kept the greater sage-grouse off the U.S. endangered species list.

The article discusses the stand of New Hampshire against the incursion of its land and water by highly capitalized multinational energy corporations particularly its fight against the Northern Pass, a corporate partnership consisting of Canada's Hydro-Quebec and Northeast Utilities, a private corporation selling electricity and natural gas. It notes how New Hampshire's residents, Forest Society and elected officials mounted a defense that Northern Pass had never encountered.

The article observes that wind energy has become surprisingly divisive within the environmental community as all wind projects kill birds and bats. It reports that advances in turbine technology have made bird- and bat-smart wind projects far more feasible than they were even a decade ago. It concludes that everyone committed to the planet's sustainability needs to promote wind power and must recognize that some wildlife mortality is inevitable with even the best projects.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of riding from the Alkali Lake Sanctuary in Audubon, North Dakota to the south of Jamestown to see the decreasing vital prairie pothole habitat as to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

The article discusses the failure of tests conducted by oil companies led by Royal Dutch Shell to determine if offshore oil operations can be safely conducted in Arctic waters. Topics addressed include the planned offshore oil operations in the Beaufort and Chuckchi seas, the proximity of Shell's Arctic oil leases to Audubon Important Bird Areas, and the ecological implications of an Arctic oil spill. Also mentioned is global warming's effect on the Arctic and its animals.

The article focuses on the efforts of the U.S. government in innovating longline fishing to reduce animal bycatch casualties. The need for cutting longlining bycatch of birds was addressed in the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), which was published by wildlife groups led by BirdLife International. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources imposed fishing rules that reduced bycatches like night fishing and applying weights on baits.

The article highlights efforts to conserve wild whooping cranes in Texas. In March 2010, the Aransas Project, an alliance of citizens, businesses and organizations including the Texas chapter of the National Audubon Society, filed a lawsuit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the destruction of habitat that sustains the birds. The court found the commission had violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to provide adequate freshwater inflow to the bird's habitat.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of aiding in conservation and releasing of birds into the wild.

The article focuses on the widespread use of second-generation rodenticides which are preferred by wildlife managers to restore native ecosystems to rat-infested islands. It cites pleas by New York City Audubon for the public never to use two second-generation rodenticides most toxic to birds and not to use others except as a last resort. It notes the need for safer alternatives such as the "better mouse trap" that killed 37 mice during its first deployment between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

The article discusses the implications of the proposed strip mine that would destroy the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. John Shivery, chief executive officer of the Pebble Ltd. Partnership is planning to mine copper, gold and molybdenum in the pebble deposit under the headwaters of the Kvichak and the Nushagak salmon rivers. Audubon Alaska executive director Nils Warnock says that the mines will put at risk 27 globally Important Bird Areas.

The article reports on a management plan for the use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on public land, particularly beaches, in North Carolina. It is noted that mismanagement of ORVs have affected sea turtles and birds at seashores in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Representative Walter Jones and Senators Richard Burr and Kay Hagan have introduced a bill to empower ORV drivers again.

The article reports that the U.S. Forest Service has agreed to the reassessment of the damage caused to endangered species by the Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha River in Florida, the only dam in the U.S. without an alleged purpose. The agreement for reassessment was made in response to a 60-day notice of intent to sue filed by Florida Defenders of the Environment (FDE) and the Florida Wildlife Federation in February 2012. The removal or breaching of the dam is the way to fix the damage.

The article discusses the high risk for sharks of being endangered and the efforts to protect them. The value of sharks is high due to their fins, which are used in shark-fin soup. The shortcomings of the shark management plan of the U.S. are cited. Some U.S. efforts to protect sharks include setting quotas for large and small coastal sharks, imposing a shark finning ban and making routine approvals of overfishing illegal under the amended 1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act.

The article traces the history of oil company BP's involvement in the creation of Soda Lake in Casper, Wyoming. The author reveals that Soda Lake was originally created by the company as a repository for refinery waste, but it ended up becoming a natural habitat for the waterfowl, wading bird and shorebirds. He claims that the lake is shrinking and birds have been dying ever since BP shut off the pumps that maintain the lake, a decision made in 2008 as part of the firm's cost cutting measures.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of restoration of the Everglades ecosystem in Lake Okeechobee, Florida.

The article reports on legal and environmental issues affecting the preservation of lesser prairie chickens from extinction. The author mentions the sources of destruction and fragmentation of lesser prairie chicken habitat include wind power developments, gas and oil rush, and subsidized corn-ethanol production. He mentions designation issues concerning the creation of Globally Important Bird Areas at Yoakum Dunes Preserve in Texas. Information on the species' threats and status is provided.

The article discusses TransCanada's 1,661-mile long proposed pipeline that would pumped oil from Alberta to six states in the U.S. to refineries in Texas. According to the article, the U.S. Department of State is willing to give TransCanada a permit to allow the company to install a tar sands oil pipeline under Hardisty, Alberta to Sandhills of Nebraska to Texas refineries. An overview of the migration of sandhill cranes at the Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River is given.

The article comments on the effect of using lead ammunition and fishing tackle on different species of birds. According to the author, the ingestion of lead by wildlife can result to plumbism that can be rarely diagnosed. He adds that lead fishing gear has affected several fish-eating waterbirds that died of plumbism. The author urges lawmakers to create a bill to stop sportsmen from using gun, lead ammunition, and fishing gear.

The article discusses the greater importance of seafood guides in various parts of the world in March 2011, which include those from the Environmental Defense Fund, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Blue Ocean Institute. It says that seafood guides are undermined by the name games played by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the seafood industry. The author adds that these guides work in indirect and more subtle ways than simply influencing consumer demand. The need for public involvement in good fisheries management is also discussed.

The article discusses issues related to the management of feral horses in the U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced in October 2009 that these horses were out of control and he proposed aggressive action such as transplanting horses to large preserves in the Midwest and East. However, his initiative was opposed by feral horse groups. Ginger Kathrens, founder and director of the Cloud Foundation, emphasizes that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is masking the benefits of feral horses.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of joining the canned hunt at Lido's Game Farm in Taghkanic, New York.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's observations on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as well as efforts to contain the oil spill.

The article discusses the developments that affect the Great Salt Lake in Utah as of July 2010. It claims that the lake is one of the most important interior wetland for birds in North America, with its five major bays designated as globally Important Bird Areas (IBAs). It reports that associations, such as the Friends of Great Salt Lake, and their partner groups like the National Audubon Society, are opposing the plan of the Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp. (GSLM) to expand its operation by almost threefold.

The article discusses the environmental impact of natural gas recovery in Marcellus, Pennsylvania. It is said that the Marcellus shale formation contains one of the largest gas deposits in the U.S. but the extraction process will damage forests, waters fish and wildlife that may reportedly worth more than the energy recovered. New York and other officials in Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia have tried to put a moratorium on drilling until they come up with effective regulations to protect the environment but did not succeed.

The article discusses the untruthfulness in captive-wildlife photography. He mentions the increase in number of game farms in the U.S. where captive-wildlife photography is conducted. He criticizes the depiction of wild animals as healthy considering that some animals in the wild are injured and their situation is not pretty. He notes that a photograph of a tame animal does not constitute a lie if it is labeled as captive.

The author deplores the conditions of state fish and wildlife management in the U.S. and relates that historically, the revenues of state wildlife agencies come from sales of hunting and fishing licenses, which makes them subject to the interests of sportsmen and corporations to the detriment of the environment. However, he cites the efforts of states such as Missouri and Minnesota to raise funds for fish and wildlife conservation as well as the Teeming with Wildlife Act of 2009 that aims to allocate 350 million U.S. dollars for state wildlife programs.

The article focuses on the threat faced by species of prairie dogs and the complicated ecosystem they sustain. It notes that in most of their range, black-tailed prairie dogs are reviled because they are thought to compete for grass with cattle. These prairie dogs are described as ground squirrels that sound and act like dogs, and they bark, sit erect, wag their tails, wrestle like puppies as well as exchange kisses with jaws agape. In 1998, the black-tailed prairie dog warranted listing was proclaimed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The article deals with the environmental impact of the increasing population of feral house cats in the U.S. It notes the population of feral house cats at the University of Hawaii. It presents information on Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR), the strategy used by the University of Washington in the 1980s to control the population growth of feral house cats. According to the American Bird Conservancy, about 150 million free-ranging cats kill 500 million birds annually in the U.S.

The article discusses the war on predators in Alaska under Governor Sarah Palin. The war on predators broadened and included bears, skinned wolf and carcasses. In March 10, 2009, Palin's Board of Game, which creates regulations and sets policy for the state Department of Fish and Game, authorized aerial gunning from helicopters. In 2007, Palin introduced her Active Management/Airborne Shooting Bill to legalize same-day airborne sport hunting of black and grizzly bears and the selling of tanned bear hides. Other Alaska governors who sought a wider war on predators are noted. Also mentioned is the surprise air strikes by Palin in the Upper Yukon-Tanana Wolf Control Area.

The article focuses on efforts to protect the forest bird palila from extinction. Hawaii has failed to adequately protect the habitat of the forest bird, which is critically endangered by feral ungulates, mainly sheep, brought by European settlers and established in the wild on the Big Island as well as Kahoolawe. In 1962, the state transferred wild mouflon sheep due to the belief that feral hybrid mouflons have less of a herding instinct than the mouflon, and thus would do less damage to the forest. The palila, the last finch-billed honeycreeper on the eight main islands from an original array of something like 20, is sustained mostly by seeds of the mamane tree.

The article focuses on the Clean Water Act enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1972 to make all waters of the U.S. fishable and swimmable by 1983, then end all pollution by 1985. The law authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set limits on pollution by awarding discharge permits. Under the polluter pays concept, industry was required to pick up the tab for treating its waste, but municipalities got huge grants to upgrade sewage plants from primary treatment to secondary. What the law has and has not done to the Blackstone River is noted. Amendments to the law are also discussed.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of searching for spotted owls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest's Cowlitz Valley Ranger District in Washington.

The article focuses on a conflict involving the geoduck aquaculture industry and environmental groups in Puget Sound, Washington. Geoducks, the world's largest burrowing clams, can live for more than a century, weigh 15 pounds and stretch their necks 39 inches through the mud. Environmental groups are worried about possible dangers to fish and wildlife and are calling for reasonable regulations. Because geoducks are not able to fit into their shells, they are obliged to bury themselves deeper than other clams. Since they cannot just be raked, aquaculturists have to liquefy the surrounding substrate with water from a high-volume hose, disrupting the centuries-old layering of sediments.

The article discusses the disadvantages of the use of large levees to enclose wetlands. The coastal wetlands of Louisiana have been disappearing at the approximate rate of 83,000 square feet per hour since 1932, 60 years after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set about protecting floodplain residents with large levees that constrict the Mississippi River. The levees have reversed an ancient process by which the river eased over its floodplain. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, most agencies have agreed that levees by themselves cannot protect people, and that barrier islands have to be rebuilt and wetlands restored.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience during his visit to the Rio Grande valley in South Texas.

The article focuses on the effectiveness of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in dealing with hobbyists who kill raptors that prey on the pigeons they raise. All across the U.S., raptors are being killed by the thousands by people who do not like them. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, the act of killing these birds is a Class B misdemeanor. A fine of $15,000 is given to a person who killed a raptor that is not listed under the Endangered Species Act. According to some wildlife law enforcement officials, courts do not take Class B misdemeanors seriously.

The author comments on the illegal destruction of wetlands in Florida due to uncontrolled regional developments in the area. The author cites several wetlands in the region, including the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW), the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, and the Big Cypress National Preserve. The author blames various developments that led to the destruction of the area, followed by the possible extinction of animals.

The article focuses on the movement against the proposed construction of a 600-megawatt, pulverized-coal plant in Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environmental attorney Rick Addison and the four duck-hunting clubs he represents are administratively opposing the proposed construction at the site, which is near some of the best fish and wildlife habitat in the U.S. Addison argued that the there should not be a moratorium on coal-fired power plants but instead, there should never be another plant construction.

The article focuses on the Lake Erie in Ohio, which was contaminated with alien species and chemicals, such as E. coli and petroleum by-products. But, Lake Erie has been transformed to become the most ecologically diverse and productive of the Great Lakes, supplying more fish to commercial and recreational fishermen. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has attempted land grab of the exposed and always publicly owned lake bottom to cash in on the most impressive and costly pollution-control project. ODNR holds that the state has the obligation to allow the public to conduct activities upon the waters and shores of their Great Lakes and oceans and the right of public use of Lake Erie is a fundamental element of the public interest in the great bodies of water in the U.S.

The article clarifies a variety of issues related to tree planting. In response to the problems associated with climatic change and carbon pollution, various tree planting projects were launched in the U.S. and globally. The real purpose of tree-planting projects is to address the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the public does not understand the environmental consequences of ill-considered tree planting. The author argues that planting alien and native trees monocultures will not restore the forests but it will negatively affect them.

The article discusses the importance of preserving the natural soundscapes of national parks. According to the article, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not require flight operators to report the number of flights they have or the routes they take. The lack of record-keeping deprives the National Park Service funds to help restore the natural quiet of national parks. The Grand Canyon is one of the 91 parks that is bombarded with approximately 55,000 tour flights a year but the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act to restore quiet in Grand Canyon is reported to be unlikely to happen. According to Don Barger of the National Parks Conservation Association, when the Park Service impairs natural resources, it fails to provide the enjoyment required by law.

The article discusses the dispute over the legislation against preserving wolves in Idaho and Wyoming by the Anti-Wolf Coalition and politicians. Wolves have been held responsible for livestock depredation. However, in Montana, Governor Mark Racicot supported the movement to preserve wolves by appointing a Wolf Advisory Council in 2001. The objective of the agency is to increase the population of wolves in places where wolves will not interfere with human activities. In Yellowstone, Montana, wolf watching provides $70 million worth of revenue according to a study made by John Duffield, an economist at the University of Montana.

The author addresses the water allocation problem in Las Vegas, Nevada. He accuses the city of devastating the desert ecosystem by grabbing water resources from its own and distant basins. He traces the history of unsustainable groundwater pumping in the city. He mentions the attempts made by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to remedy the water allocation problem.

The article discusses the impact of off-road vehicles (ORV) on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. Such vehicles have affected nesting attempts by colonial waterbirds as well as threatened piping plovers, sea turtles and visitors who travel by foot along the barrier beaches. Allowing ORV to be driven along the beaches appears to be against the new park policy of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, which claims to favor the protection of natural and cultural resources over recreation.

The article argues that the proposal of the U.S. Navy to build an airstrip or an outlying landing field (OLF) in eastern North Carolina will threaten not only endangered birds and wolves but its own carrier pilots. The Navy plans to build the OLF so its carrier pilots based at its Oceana Field near Norfolk, Virginia can practice landing their F-18s or Super Hornets. Local residents and environmentalists oppose the presence of Super Hornets for they consider them as the noisiest planes in the Navy's inventory.