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Revised Florida gopher tortoise goals proposed

Proposed changes in Florida's gopher tortoise management plan are aimed at restoring its population so it'll no longer need threatened species protection. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking public comment and plans to consider the proposal in September. The existing goal is to restore and maintain viable ...

FILE - In this June 2, 2004 file photo, a Bengal tiger cools off in a small pond of water at Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal. Maharashtra, a western Indian state, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife. About half of the world's estimated 3,200 tigers are in dozens of Indian reserves set up since the 1970s. (AP Photo/Prakash Hatvalne, File)

Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight

A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife. The government in Maharashtra says injuring or killing suspected poachers will no longer be considered a crime. Forest ...

Group threatens suit over reptile protection

An environmental group threatened Tuesday to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not moving quickly enough to protect 25 amphibian and reptile species across the Southeast that it believes are in danger of extinction. Officials at the Minneapolis-based Center for Biological Diversity said they hoped the threat of ...

Center threatens lawsuit over southeastern species

An environmental group has threatened a lawsuit against federal authorities for not moving more quickly to protect 25 amphibian and reptile species found in the southeast. The Center for Biological Diversity sent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a letter Tuesday saying it would sue if the agency does not ...

Search called for off for boaters missing in Gulf

The search for five missing boaters in the Gulf of Mexico has been called off with no signs of a boat and no reports of missing persons in the Tampa area. Authorities had been looking for two adults and three children since a Pasco County man told them he overheard ...

Ohio boys share school, Cub Scouts, cancer battles

Alex Carman is 100 percent boy. The 8-year-old was constantly climbing, digging, swimming, playing — always moving. Then, weeks went by before Alex could go outside. He was a patient at Toledo Children's Hospital, his window overlooking offices and a roof, as the weather warmed. His mother worried how her ...

Man pleads guilty to killing Fla. panther

A 45-year-old Naples man has pled guilty in federal court to shooting and killing a Florida panther, which is a violation of the Endangered Species Act. According to federal prosecutors, Todd Alan Benfield knowingly killed the feline in 2008 with a bow and arrow. He later on moved the panther's ...

EPA: Mining could affect quality of water, fish

The possible failure of a dam holding waste from a large-scale mine near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries in Alaska could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a draft watershed assessment released ...

News briefs from around Tennessee at 3:58 p.m. EDT

State says Monroe man killed in house, not car MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state prosecutor says Monroe County Election Commissioner Jim Miller was killed in a house, not in the car where his body was later found. According to The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/KYMW6Ahttp://bit.ly/KYMW6A ), the assertion by prosecutor ...

Woman whose fetus died after suicide try gets bail

An Indiana judge set bail Friday for a Chinese immigrant who has spent more than a year in jail on charges that she murdered her 33-week-old fetus by eating rat poison, in a closely watched case that has potentially broad implications for women's rights. The $50,000 bond Judge Sheila Carlisle ...

Patas monkey on the run in north Florida

Florida wildlife officials are looking for a monkey that's been running loose in the Gainesville area for at least a month. The Gainesville Sun (http://bit.ly/J5ERLb ) reports the monkey was first spotted in April behind some houses in the city's Duval neighborhood. A few days later, a monkey sighting was ...

Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah

Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase. Division of Wildlife Resources officers tried to corner the wandering bull moose on Wednesday morning when the animal ran away. It was stopped when conservation officer Mark Burgess shot it ...

Workshops set for gopher tortoise conservation

Wildlife officials will be conducting regional workshops for gopher tortoise conservation. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made the announcement Wednesday. The workshops will present information on the management plan and permitting guidelines for gopher tortoises. The goal is to identify ways local governments can participate in protecting one ...

Polk Co. confirms 6th positive rabies case

Polk County has confirmed its sixth positive rabies case this year. A Fort Meade resident found his two dogs with a dead raccoon. The raccoon was tested for rabies, and it was confirmed positive for rabies by the state laboratory on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the Sheriff's Office ...

Injured manatee returns to ocean after 4 months

An injured manatee poisoned by toxic algae has been successfully rehabilitated and released into the water. Kayakers found Breva four months ago in southwest Florida. Her body had toxic levels of algae in her blood and intestines and she suffered from tremors and facial seizures. The eight-foot, 880-pound Rodriguez received ...

South African police seize 10 rhino horns

A South African police spokesman says officers tipped off by an anonymous informer forced their way into a Johannesburg apartment where they found 10 rhinoceros horns and an elephant tusk and arrested a Vietnamese man. Spokesman Vish Naidoo said Wednesday the man will appear in court on Friday on charges ...

Military families to get free national parks pass

Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. An annual pass will be made available to members of the ...

Report: Amid problems, US fish stocks rebound

A record number of fish populations have been rebuilt in U.S waters, even as problems continue to threaten the future of the high-profile New England fishing industry, according to a federal report released Monday. Six species that were once considered overfished have rebuilt to optimal population levels in waters from ...

2 turtles returned to South Fla. wildlife center

Two turtles have been returned five days after being snatched from a South Florida wildlife center. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (http://sunsent.nl/LB3fFW) reports Zippy and Florida the turtles were anonymously returned to the Flamingo Gardens in Davie on Friday. They were left at the sanctuary in a blue pillowcase and in ...

Ohio widow of suicidal animal owner pays taxes

An Ohio widow facing foreclosure has paid back taxes on the rural property where she and her husband once housed dozens of exotic animals before police were forced to shoot and kill most of them last year. Marian Thompson had owed $14,000 for her 70 acres in eastern Ohio near ...