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Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

More than 400,000 hunters are expected to participate in the Minnesota deer hunting season this year. Hunters can expect expanded testing for chronic wasting disease and restrictions on the movement of killed deer, all aimed at limiting the spread of the disease that is always fatal in deer.
by Dan Gunderson

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As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare

As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare

To adapt to the threats developing countries are facing from climate change, the United Nations says they'll need at least 10 times more money than the public funding they received in 2021.
by Michael Copley

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A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.

A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.

Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.
by Max Barnhart

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To control rabies in wildlife, the USDA drops vaccine treats from the sky

To control rabies in wildlife, the USDA drops vaccine treats from the sky

Every year, the USDA drops millions of oral rabies vaccines across fourteen states, mostly along the eastern seaboard. In urban and suburban areas, they use vehicles, but in rural areas, they drop the vaccines from planes.
by Regina G. Barber, Berly McCoy and Rebecca Ramirez

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Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Twin Metals, which has been blocked by the Biden administration in its efforts to build a $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn., now has the go-ahead to explore for minerals in the area owned by the state of Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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