The Ontario government announced it will transfer 64 hectares of ecologically important lands to Parks Canada for Windsor’s long-awaited Ojibway National Urban Park.
Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks David Piccini made the commitment to hand over Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve during an event at Ojibway Nature Centre on Monday.
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/feds-province-make-announcements-about-proposed-ojibway-national-park
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming she lacks the educational background required to run the agency despite securing Senate confirmation last year.
The concerns over the credentials of service Director Martha Williams were outlined in a letter from 100 scientists sent Wednesday to President Joe Biden and U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
https://apnews.com/article/fish-wildlife-service-director-removal-dc52f3156751ff995919f33f73071ddf
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona, according to wildlife officials. The Arizona-Utah population moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, using the landscape within Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, the Kaibab Plateau, and surrounding areas. To date, the virus has not been detected in the other condor populations in California or Baja California, Mexico.
On March 9, The Peregrine Fund, which manages the Arizona-Utah condor flock, first observed a bird in the wild exhibiting signs of illness, initially suspected to be lead poisoning. Crews continued to monitor this bird and others showing similar behavior. On March 20, they collected the deceased female below her nest, which was the first bird confirmed positive with HPAI.
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/04/avian-influenza-confirmed-cause-three-condor-mortalities-arizona
