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Colorado Parks and Wildlife highlights ‘Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week’

Aspen Times | 2026-02-08, 18:38

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and are emphasizing International Snowmobile Ride Day on Feb. 14 as part of Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week, Feb. 7–16. The designated week and day serve as a reminder, according to a

This vanishing Michigan prairie is so rare experts are racing against time to save it

Michigan Live | 2026-02-08, 18:38

BROWNSTOWN, Mich.Conservation experts say a 440-acre block of undeveloped land in Wayne County hosts a range of biodiversity and ecological richness worth more than any future construction project. The Michigan Land Conservancy has a $6 million campaign to

Staff shortage prompts PTR to train Bagh Mitras for wildlife rescue

The Times of India | 2026-02-08, 18:32

Pilibhit: Faced with a shortage of field forest staff to handle wildlife rescue and management, authorities at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) have finalised a two-day training programme for 90 Bagh Mitras (friend of the tigers) to strengthen response to

16 astonishing images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

Popular Science | 2026-02-08, 18:23

From a tender moment between a crane and her chick to a heartbreaking image of a polar bear cub’s final moments, the finalists for the Nuveen People’s Choice Award of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest stun. Photographers from 113 countries

Weather warning for rain issued as parts of the country look set to be soaked

London Evening Standard | 2026-02-08, 18:01

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts have been issued across England and Wales. ...

Sheikh Joaan attends competitions of the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games

The Peninsula | 2026-02-08, 17:49

Milan: H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, attended part of the competitions of the

Research reveals cost-effective food waste treatment through sewage systems

Phys Dot Org | 2026-02-08, 17:35

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative urban food waste management framework by analyzing food waste data from 29 large cities worldwide, including Hong Kong, Beijing, and New York. The study

Climate change scrutiny body to be set up

BBC News | 2026-02-08, 17:30

A Just Transition Commission ensures the transition to a low-carbon society is fair and inclusive. ...

Trump’s EPA reapproves contentious weedkiller dicamba for some GM crops

The Guardian | 2026-02-08, 17:28

Environmental groups said dicamba drift has damaged vegetable farms, trees and other critical plants

Cut to climate aid must be reversed | Brief letters

The Guardian | 2026-02-08, 17:28

Climate finance | US World Cup protest | Men behaving badly | Reaching out | Duvet coverage

Chalk Buttes forest land in southeastern Montana eyed for logging, controlled burns

no EC Independent Record | 2026-02-08, 17:05

The purpose of the Chalk Buttes project is to manage a fire-adapted ecosystem toward a diverse mosaic of forest, grasslands and woody draw vegetation. ...

Minister of Justice inaugurates 2026‑2030 Strategy of Cabinet's General Secretariat

The Peninsula | 2026-02-08, 16:55

Doha, February 08 (QNA) -The Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi has inaugurated the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Strategy 2026 - 2030. The inauguration ceremony

The world’s smallest sea turtle lives in a noisy ocean

Popular Science | 2026-02-08, 16:53

For the world’s smallest sea turtles, life in the ocean is getting pretty noisy. These relatively little turtles (on average they’re still 75 to 100 pounds) mostly found in the Gulf of Mexico already face fishing gear accidents, seacraft collisions, plastic

EPA enforcement declines in Trump administration, reports say

no EC Chicago Tribune | 2026-02-08, 16:46

Reports from separate environmental advocacy groups show that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement has decreased since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, and one former EPA official is worried about what comes next. “I feel

Nature: Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska

CBS News | 2026-02-08, 16:43

For all the romantics: This Sunday, we leave you in Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge - just 5 miles east of Valentine, Nebraska. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard ...

Climate change: Scrutiny body to be set up in Northern Ireland

BBC News | 2026-02-08, 16:41

A Just Transition Commission ensures the transition to a low-carbon society is fair and inclusive.

‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’

The Guardian | 2026-02-08, 16:16

Community organiser Jon Barrett says event, inspired by the tradition Solmōnaþ, aims to reconnect people with benefits of mud

How Big Bear’s bald eagles became social media stars

Redlands Daily Facts | 2026-02-08, 16:11

Marie Braasch has never stood beneath the towering pine tree that holds the nest of famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, but she visits it several times a day. The Chino resident’s day is bookended not by sitcoms or sports but by a silent nest.

Boateng 'delighted with the three points' as City overcome Forest Green test

York Press | 2026-02-08, 16:02

Hiram Boateng was proud of how York City stood up to the physical challenge of Forest Green Rovers on Saturday afternoon. ...

NFL Super Bowl LX pregame show, Green Day performance start timings, and how to watch

The Times of India | 2026-02-08, 15:58

The NFL announced Sunday that the legendary Green Day rock band, comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool, will kick off the Super Bowl LX with an Opening Ceremony on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. “We are

Italy's Prime Minister criticises protesters at Milan Winter Olympics

The Peninsula | 2026-02-08, 15:49

Milan: Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni criticized protesters who took part in riotous acts in Milan, coinciding with

Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate

Grist | 2026-02-08, 15:10

The world is poised to overshoot the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as for the first time, a three-year period, ending in 2025, has breached the threshold. And climate scientists are predicting devastating consequences, just as

'Rare moss species are fighting climate change'

BBC News | 2026-02-08, 15:06

An extinct moss is reintroduced across Yorkshire's moors in the battle against climate change. ...

These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters

The Guardian | 2026-02-08, 14:46

Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates

Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts

The Guardian | 2026-02-08, 14:46

Exclusive: Campaign group calls on institutional shareholders to vote against re-election of bosses overseeing net zero row-back

Party chief commends Public Security Intelligence on its 80th anniversary

Vietnam News | 2026-02-08, 14:26

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm called on the intelligence force to pursue strong innovation in thinking and organisation, enhance strategic vision and stay one step ahead as the country enters a new phase of development. HÀ NỘI — Party General