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Stranded orca dies, now there's an effort to save calf, B.C. marine group

Stranded orca dies, now there's an effort to save calf, B.C. marine group

ZABALLOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A British Columbia marine research group says a female killer whale died Saturday after being stranded in shallow water near the Village of Zeballos on the west side of Vancouver Island.
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Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The search for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in a rain-swollen southeastern Pennsylvania creek has become a recovery mission rather than a rescue mission, authorities said Sunday.
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Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she said. "It's not just an environmental issue.
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Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory's fragile ecology an
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Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation.
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Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is planning its first-ever moose hunting season this fall.
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In Uganda, bamboo has government's backing as a crop with real growth potential

In Uganda, bamboo has government's backing as a crop with real growth potential

ALONG RIVER RWIZI, Uganda (AP) — Along a stretch of bush by a muddy river, laborers dug and slashed in search of bamboo plants buried under dense grass.
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Mountain lion kills 1, injures another in California

GEORGETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion in Northern California killed one man and injured another while the two were out hunting for shed antlers, authorities said Saturday.
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Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Rio de Janeiro state, 4-year-old rescued after 16 hours under mud

Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Rio de Janeiro state, 4-year-old rescued after 16 hours under mud

PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people, authorities said Saturday, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud.
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Thunderstorms delay flights at Miami airport, suspend music festival and disrupt tennis tournament

Thunderstorms delay flights at Miami airport, suspend music festival and disrupt tennis tournament

MIAMI (AP) — Severe thunderstorms in South Florida delayed departures at the Miami International Airport during the busy spring break season, suspended a popular electronic music festival and disrupted matches at a high-profile tennis tournament.
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