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Wildlife rescue center proposed for San Francisco
- A local group that rescues orphaned mammals has started to search for land and funds in a bid to build a bird and wildlife hospital in avian-rich San Francisco.
- A local group that rescues orphaned mammals has started to search for land and funds in a bid to build a bird and wildlife hospital in avian-rich San Francisco.
Denil fish ladder closed in Patapsco Valley
- The Denil fish ladder at Bloede’s Dam in the Patapsco Valley will be not be opened this year, the state natural resources department announced.
Anglers, protect your fish
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries officials are reminding anglers that they can help reduce the spread of whirling disease affecting trout in western Maryland.
Arlington’s trout season opens Saturday
- Arlington County’s trout season kicks off at Bon Air Park at 9 a.m., Saturday. From Barcroft Park to Bon Air Park south, Four Mile Run will be stocked with brook trout for fishing. On opening day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., children only are welcome to fish along the stocked section of stream in Bon Air Park. After 1 p.m., all anglers may fish anywhere along the stream. Fishing is allowed daily from sunrise to half an hour after sunset. Arlington’s trout season lasts until all the fish are gone, about six weeks. Creel limit is six trout. The event is free and open to the public. Anglers over the age of 15 must have a Virginia State Fishing License. To obtain licenses, call 866-721-6911.
County: Feeding birds could hurt them
- The signs warn against it.
Sturgeon tracked in Bay rivers
- For decades, experts had thought the shortnose sturgeon — a primitive, bottom-dwelling fish — had vanished from the Chesapeake Bay’s rivers.
- For decades, experts had thought the shortnose sturgeon — a primitive, bottom-dwelling fish — had vanished from the Chesapeake Bay’s rivers.
District to launch wildlife protection plan
- The District has finally received permission from the federal government to implement a conservation strategy to protect of dozens of wildlife species from development and loss of habitat.
- The District has finally received permission from the federal government to implement a conservation strategy to protect of dozens of wildlife species from development and loss of habitat.