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Bald Eagle Population Continues to Grow in Arkansas

27Nov

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Environment and Wildlife

Bald Eagle Population Continues to Grow in Arkansas

The bald eagle population in Arkansas continues to grow, with an estimated 236 nests documented in 2023. This is a significant increase from the 184 nests that were documented in 2022. The growth of the bald eagle population is a testament to the success of conservation efforts in Arkansas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to Stock Lakes with Rainbow Trout The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will stock several lakes in Arkansas with rainbow trout this winter. The stocking will begin in December and continue through February. The trout will be stocked in lakes that are known to have good water quality and habitat for trout. Arkansas Ducks Unlimited to Host Youth Waterfowl Hunting Event Arkansas Ducks Unlimited will host a youth waterfowl hunting event on December 2nd at the Wapanocca...

Environmental Groups Sue to Protect Arkansas’s Water and Wildlife

Groups challenge EPA's decision to allow poultry companies to continue dumping waste into waterways. A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to allow poultry companies in Arkansas to continue dumping waste into waterways. The groups argue that the EPA's decision violates the Clean Water Act and will harm the state's water quality and wildlife. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas by the Arkansas Sierra Club, Audubon Arkansas, Buffalo River Stewardship Council, and Earthjustice. The groups are asking the court to vacate the EPA's permit and require the agency to issue a new permit that complies with the Clean Water Act. The EPA's permit allows poultry companie...

New Course in Fall 2023: Natural Protection

The Worldwide and Worldwide Examinations Program is satisfied to declare that Cadi Fung, educator of geology, will show another seminar on Ecological Protection and Society: Extraordinary Subjects in Global and Worldwide Examinations, in fall 2023 (this course is recorded as INST 4003 and furthermore cross-recorded in topography). The course is an interdisciplinary investigation into the physical and sociocultural elements of ecological protection endeavors all over the planet. Understudies will investigate verifiable and contemporary foundations of current ecological issues, sociocultural impression of nature (greenery, fauna and scenes) and human relations (counting struggle) with the common habitat, ecological protection developments and speculations, key figures in these preservatio...