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HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to co
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HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to co
Spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, defoliated 855,406 acres in Pennsylvania last year, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said in a press release.
The Service listed oil and gas development, water scarcity and agriculture activities like grazing as threats to the species.
Federal law compensates ranchers for 75 percent of the value of cattle killed by wolves. The WOLF Act would cover 100 percent of losses.
Only 6.1 percent of public lands in New Mexico were protected for wildlife management, the study read, compared with 12.6 percent nationally.