Dino Grandoni

6 days ago | adn.com | Dino Grandoni

In what could be one of the most significant actions the Trump administration has taken on the environment, officials have proposed redefining what it means to “harm” a plant or animal under the Endangered Species Act, excluding habitat destruction from activities deemed a threat to protected species. Officials said the move would reduce an unnecessary regulatory burden.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Dino Grandoni

Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’ (washingtonpost.com) Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’ By Dino Grandoni 2025041618401100 In what could be one of the most significant actions the Trump administration has taken on the environment, officials have proposed redefining what it means to "harm" a plant or animal under the Endangered Species Act, excluding habitat destruction from activities deemed a threat to protected...

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jonathan Edwards |Dino Grandoni

Salmon given antianxiety drugs take more risks, study finds (washingtonpost.com) Salmon given antianxiety drugs take more risks, study finds By Jonathan Edwards; Dino Grandoni 2025041617553400 Young salmon in central Sweden must endure a gauntlet to migrate from their freshwater spawning grounds to the Baltic Sea. Their 171/2-mile route along the Dal River is rife with danger, from northern pike and seabirds to hydropower dams.

1 week ago | publico.pt | Dino Grandoni |Melina Mara

De Santa Barbara a San Diego, os animais deram à costa da Califórnia às centenas, confusos e em convulsões. Leões-marinhos e elefantes-marinhos, mergulhões-de-bico-vermelho e pelicanos-castanhos – nas últimas semanas, membros de cada espécie e de outras apareceram nas praias ao longo da costa da Califórnia, nos EUA, gravemente doentes ou mortos após sofrerem convulsões. Alguns dos mamíferos marinhos doentes têm agido de forma agressiva, mordendo nadadores e surfistas.

1 week ago | adn.com | Melina Mara |Dino Grandoni

From Santa Barbara to San Diego, they have washed ashore by the hundreds, convulsing and confused. Sea lions and elephant seals, red-throated loons and brown pelicans - over the past several weeks, members of each species and more have shown up on beaches along the coast of California seriously ill or dead after suffering from seizures. Some sick marine mammals have acted aggressively, biting swimmers and surfers.