CALGARY – The already endangered population of whooping cranes may be in further jeopardy if the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affects the birds’ winter habitat and food systems, says an expert with the Calgary Zoo. As BP works to stem the […]
Updates from June, 2010
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Boards oppose suit on managing rivers
June 17th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsThe boards of the San Antonio Water System and San Antonio River Authority have voted to petition as interveners in the federal lawsuit filed by the Aransas Project. This winter, the nonprofit sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its management of the San […]
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Boards oppose suit on managing rivers
June 1st, 2010 | TAP In The NewsThe boards of the San Antonio Water System and San Antonio River Authority have voted to petition as interveners in the federal lawsuit filed by the Aransas Project. This winter, the nonprofit sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its management of the San […]
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Counting Cranes
June 1st, 2010 | Related PressNearly grazing the treetops, a tiny red plane swoops in dizzying circles over the bogs and forests of Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park. As pilot Jim Bredy banks hard for another pass, he and his two passengers press their faces against the glass, squinting to […]
Tar balls found ashore, but no threat to ANWR from oil spill yet, says USFW; Lone crane remains at refuge
June 1st, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. Only one crane is still left at the refuge, and the effects of the oil spill are starting to show along the […]