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Connecticut volunteers needed for owl research project

Researchers at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford, New York, are enlisting volunteers to conduct a survey of barred owls and Eastern...
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The cost of S.B. 994, Connecticut’s proposed ban on leghold and Conibear traps

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S.B. 994, An Act Concerning Leghold Traps, proposes to ban the use of leghold and Conibear traps in Connecticut. The original note on the fiscal...
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Conibear traps and S.B. 994, the proposed Connecticut trap ban

S.B. 994, An Act Concerning Leghold Traps, is making its way toward consideration in the General Assembly. It originated in the Environment Committee...
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Skunk cabbage: The first wildflower of a Connecticut spring

It’s not likely to become anyone’s state flower, but the Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) has a peculiar charm to go with its...
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Fishers in Connecticut: A return of the wild

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Some New Englanders call them fisher cats, but they’re not cats and they don’t usually fish. The fisher (Martes pennanti) is a member of...
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After the trapping season: Connecticut’s annual fur sale

Shortly after the March 15 close of trapping season, Connecticut’s fur trappers gather for one day to sell their furs. It’s the...
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Connecticut DEP testimony on the proposed ban on fur traps, S.B. 994

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) submitted testimony during the March 9 Environment Committee hearing on S.B. 994. If...
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BioBlitz 2009 to study Hartford’s Keney Park

On June 12-13, more than a hundred scientists and many citizen volunteers will descend on Keney Park with a singular mission: to find and record as...
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Using barley straw to control pond algae

Biologists call it “filamentous algae.” The folks at your local water-garden supply store probably call it “string algae” or...
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Beta testing S.B. 994, Connecticut’s proposed fur trapping ban: Part 2

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Continued from Part 1.The 1996 passage of Question One, which banned the use of leghold and Conibear traps in Massachusetts, led to a dramatic...
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