By noon, hunters were steadily rolling in and lining up at the station, waiting patiently for their turn to show the morning's harvest to biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Whitetail and mule deer does were plentiful at the checkpoint, with the first mature buck of the season - a four-point mule deer - credited to Brett Michels of Missoula. The buck was killed by Schaefer's hunting partner, and is one of many deer and elk passing through the check station on the opening day...

Article published Sunday, October 28, 2007 Climate issues have implications for religion By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR ANN ARBOR - After years of feeling as though she were talking to a wall, Mary Evelyn Tucker of Yale University said she is glad to report that religious groups are starting to respond to requests to get involved in global climate issues. toledoblade.com -- Climate issues have implications for religion. Article published Sunday, October 28, 2007 Climate issues have...

Three days of negotiations on the Paris Agreement on the conservation of gorillas and their habitats (the Gorilla Agreement) under the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) were held from 22 to 24 October 2007 in the Museum of Natural History, Paris, France. Three days of negotiations on the Paris Agreement on the conservation of gorillas and their habitats (the Gorilla Agreement) under the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) were held from 22 to 24...

Advertisement Advertisement "This time climate, ecology and stupid urbanisation have conspired to create the ingredients for one of the most perfect firestorms in history," wrote Mike Davis, the state's most prominent prophet of doom. Standing on a hillside in Ojai, north of Los Angeles, last week, as smoke from the Magic, Ranch and Buckweed wildfires turned the setting sun blood red, it was easy to succumb to the apocalyptic tones favoured by local media. Bush, hoping to prevent a repeat...

LOS ANGELES - Even as many of the wildfires in flame-ravaged Southern California died down and residents returned home, lingering dust and soot-laden air made it difficult for many to breathe even a sigh of relief Saturday. Satellite pictures showed thick smoke continuing to hang over the entire region, affecting schools, events and the health of residents all over Southern California. Children and people with heart and respiratory conditions were urged to stay indoors with the windows and...

There are lots of places where people can walk in Scotland, but there will not be lots of places that they can see animals in their natural habitat. His park will be modelled on South Africa's Shamwari game reserve, where animals killed off as a result of hundreds of years of human encroachment were successfully reintroduced. Mr Lister's aim eclipses two previous high-profile bids to exclude land from public access, by waste disposal magnate Euan Snowie and bus tycoon Ann Gloag. Mr Lister...

Ursula von Rydingsvard cuts and chisels huge planks of cedar to create sculptural pieces that are part textural feast and part homage to the spiritual qualities of Earth. The series, which begins Sunday, offers studio and site visits, as well as interviews that reveal how 17 noted artists think, work and respond to the world around them. The series' curator, Susan Sollins, this time out has divided Art:21 into segments on romance, protest, ecology and paradox, though in some cases the...

The $9 million project, 12 years in the making, is backed by federal and state agencies and a host of groups because it will both aid wildlife and increase the capacity of the Upper Klamath, Oregon's largest freshwater lake. He says loud booms will go off before the actual explosions to scare away fish and other wildlife. Water from the lake then will rush through the gaps to flood wetlands lost 50 years ago when the Williamson River delta was drained for farming. Earthmovers were still...

The former is a 25-year-old trying to follow in his parents' footsteps, and the latter is a ward alderman hoping to make the jump to a citywide position. Also, the race includes a former alderman hoping to recapture a seat on the board, a veteran trying to retain his seat and a former state legislator making a foray into local politics. He has said he's running for an at-large seat because while serving on the board and on the budget committee, he has been involved in issues that have a...