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This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with a game warden and a biologist from Vermont's Fish and Wildlife Department about human-bear encounters.
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Scientists face a challenge: A troubled species rebounds thanks to restoration efforts, only to make things worse for others by preying on them or outcompeting them for food and living space.
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The changes include new seasonal speed zones and mandatory speed restrictions when whales are observed or acoustically detected. The proposed rule would apply to vessels 35 feet in length or longer, but allow those less than 65 feet in length to deviate from the speed restriction under certain conditions.
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Part of a popular rock climbing area in New Hampshire is closed every year so peregrine falcons can nest. Some climbers think there’s a way they can help that would benefit both birds and adventurers.
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Two lady beetles that hadn't been seen in Vermont in decades made an appearance at Mills Riverside Park in Jericho last month.
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In this encore rebroadcast, host Mikaela Lefrak looks at the bee population in Vermont, and how everyone from gardeners to beekeepers can help bolster their populations amid a series of threats.
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While most birds are facing rapid population declines across the continent, a long-lived scavenger is gaining ground in Vermont. The first pair of black vultures known to nest in Vermont had a chick in a falling down barn in Burlington in the spring of 2020.
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A forest caterpillar that does millions of dollars worth of damage in the eastern U.S. every year also did damage with its common name, which contained a racial slur. Now that name has been changed.
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In January, a group of nordic skaters were on Lake Winnipesaukee when they came across something that shouldn’t have been there. Swimming on a small patch of open water were 10 loons. And they were stuck.
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Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the world.