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ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Akin had to bite his tongue. He was chatting with a neighbor about efforts to protect and grow the area’s red wolf population. The endangered wolves are equipped with bright orange radio collars to help locals distinguish the federally protected species from invasive, prolific coyotes. “If […]

Humans were instrumental in bringing the species near extinction, and subsequently bringing it back from the brink. Now, the cycle appears to be repeating.

ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — Jeff Akin had to bite his tongue.

There are only 13 red wolves in the wild. But in North Carolina, where wildlife experts hope to save the species, many landowners see them as a nuisance.

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique

The removal of flood rules around a section of the Maribyrnong River that discouraged building on the land allowed waters to hit the Avondale Heights retirement village.

The Metro Tunnel in Kensington is protected by a flood wall large enough to withstand a one-in-1000-year deluge. It’s just one of the projects built on flood-prone land along the Maribyrnong River.

The expert appointed to run an inquiry into October’s Maribyrnong River flood is facing calls to resign over his role in supporting planning changes that led to a riverside development’s expansion.

The head of the Maribyrnong River flood inquiry has quit after The Age revealed his previous role in supporting planning changes that led to development near the river.

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