Volunteers aid migrating salamanders along Vermont roads
In Vermont spring migration sees volunteers escort salamanders frogs and newts across highways to reduce deaths. The Otter Creek Audubon Society and University of Vermont students count livestock crossings and fatalities, while officials consider under-road tunnels and a $25 000 grant for a potential $350 000 project to protect amphibians.
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New Haven
Vermont
Philadelphia
Warren King
Otter Creek Audubon Society
Salisbury
University of Vermont
Kaitlin Friedman
Friedman
Long Island
New York
John Kart
Richmond
Monkton
Steve Parren
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Parren
Jackson
Semi-submersible drug boats emerge as new cocaine route
U S authorities crackdown on semi submarines used to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America. The craft hide heat signatures and evade detection, carrying multi ton loads before crews scuttle the vessels. Investigators warn the trend could move 60 cargoes this year with a potential 330 metric tons.
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Bogota
Colombia
Pacific
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
U.S
Mexico
Central America
Jay Bergman
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Nimmich
Adm
James Stavridis
U.S. Southern Command
U.S. Senate
Tammer Portocarrero
Luis German Borrero
Navy
Buenaventura
Borrero
Portocarrero
United States
Joseph Nimmich
Joint Interagency Task Force-South
Key West
Fla
Guillermo Barrera
Ceal America
Shionta
Bahia Malaga
Ash-spewing Mount Redoubt hums through Alaska
Residents cope with ashfall from Mount Redoubt as eruptions disrupt flights and shipments. Citizens wear masks and improvise air filtration while scientists track ash plumes and issue advisories. Airlines cancel hundreds of flights affecting thousands. doctors warn of respiratory risks and patients take precautions.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mount Redoubt
Brad Sandison
FedEx
Teresa Neeno
Allergy
Walters
Alaska Volcano Observatory
National Weather Service
Alaska Airlines
Joe Tacker
Monterey
Calif
Tacker
San Jose
Tucker
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