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Environmental Issues: Wildlife

Invasive Species Threaten Native Ecosystems
Overview: Some of these things just don't belong here -- invasive species are living pollution that can hurt fisheries, degrade water quality and otherwise disrupt nature's balance.

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Wildlife Killing Exposé Goes on the Road: posted by Melissa Waage, 6/18/13
National Wolf Delisting: Too Much, Too Soon: posted by Sylvia Fallon, 6/7/13
Protecting Eagles While Working to Guide Wind Development: posted by Katie Umekubo, 5/20/13