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Alligator temporarily in care of West Springfield Animal Control (Facebook)

Alligator in Massachusetts River, Delivery Driver Accused of Stealing Service Dog in Helena, AL; K-9 Sniff Finds $100K in Dallas

Tue Dec 7, 2021 09:11 pm Cardinal News

An alligator that had been reported in earlier sightings in the Westfield River was captured and transferred to the Massachusetts Environmental Police. Helena police are investigating a case involving a FedEx driver who is accused […]

Grizzly bear encounter video captured at Yellowstone on May 10, 2021 and posted on Instagram (SOURCE: @darcie_addington)

Carol Stream Woman Charged in Yellowstone Case Involving a Grizzly Bear Spent 4 Days in Federal Custody

Tue Nov 23, 2021 07:50 pm Cardinal News

A failure to back off from a Grizzly bear on May 10, 2021 at Roaring Mountain in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming resulted in trouble with federal authorities for a Carol Stream woman. Acting United […]

Asian Giant Hornet trapped July 14, 2020 in Birch Bay, Washington

Bee Keeping Concerns: How Asian Giant Hornets Are Murder Hornets of Bees — Hunt, Slaughter, and Occupy

Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:12 pm Cardinal News

Join the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Dr. Samuel Ramsey, and Washington State University to learn about Vespa mandarinia and the threat they pose to honey bees (WSDA/October 6, 2021). YouTube Tips ⓘ An […]

Ghana, West Africa (Map data ©2021 Google, INEGI)

An Environmental Disaster Caused by Fast Fashion and the Accumulation of Used Clothes ICYMI

Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:50 pm Cardinal News

The dark side of the world’s fashion addiction involves much of our old clothes, being donated to charities, which end up discarded in textile mountains in West Africa, and the waste is creating an environmental […]

Lake County Bat Victim’s Identity Released; Lived in Unincorporated Spring Grove

Wed Sep 29, 2021 01:57 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the identity of a man who was bitten by a rabid bat and died as Thomas Krob, age 87, of unincorporated Spring Grove. Krob died at Northwestern Medicine McHenry […]

Lake County Man Dies with First Human Case of Rabies in Illinois Since 1954

Wed Sep 29, 2021 06:51 am Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first human case of rabies in Illinois since 1954. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 confirmed […]

Asian Giant Hornet Queen August 2021 (SOURCE: Washington State Department of Agriculture)

State of Washington Eradicates First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021 (VIDEO)

Fri Aug 27, 2021 08:33 pm Cardinal News

WSDA ASKS PUBLIC TO CONTINUE REPORTING SIGHTINGS Asian Giant Hornet observations and operations near rural Blaine, Washington 2021 or “Murder Hornet” (the controversial name). Video shows hornet tagging operation, hornet nest operation, eradication with vacuum […]

Asian Giant Hornet Nest found near Blaine, Washington at the base of a tree trunk on Thursday, August 19, 2021 (SOURCE: Washington State Department of Agriculture)

First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021: Hornet Controversially Named “Murder Hornet” Found Near Blaine, Washington

Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:22 pm Cardinal News

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), and USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 on Thursday, August […]

Asian giant hornet on paper wasp nest in 2021 (SOURCE: Washington State Department of Agriculture)

First Live Asian Giant Hornet Confirmed in Washington State in 2021 — Controversially Known As Murder Hornet

Fri Aug 13, 2021 08:48 pm Cardinal News

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed the first report of a live Asian giant hornet sighting in Washington in 2021. Residents in the area have been anxiously waiting to learn […]

Wildfire Smoke Drives People in Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears

Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:28 pm Cardinal News

Polluting smoke has been thickest in the Northwest, including Montana By Aaron Bolton July 22, 2021 MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula’s new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, […]

Illinois EPA Sampling Detects Elevated Metals in Groundwater Monitoring Wells in Rockton, Not Detected Before Chemtool Fire

Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:04 pm Cardinal News

Source of the contamination currently unknown; private well sampling being initiated SPRINGFIELD – State and local officials have confirmed the presence of elevated metals, including antimony, cadmium, chromium, and nickel, in groundwater monitoring wells located […]

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