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This Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 photo provided by Liz Smith of the International Crane Foundation, shows a whooping crane at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The coronavirus pandemic has canceled this year’s flights to count the only natural flock of whooping cranes — the first time in 71 years that crews in Texas couldn't make an aerial survey of the world’s rarest cranes. Liz Smith said she photographed the same crane several years ago, and it is probably at least 38 years old. (Liz Smith/International Crane Foundation via AP)
Virus outbreak cancels whooping crane count in Texas

By Janet Mcconnaughey Feb. 11, 2021 01:58 PM EST

Health workers backed by trade unions protest outside the Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The workers are calling for better working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic while defending the Spanish national heath service. (AP Photo/Paul White)
The Latest: Australia's 2nd largest city to begin lockdown

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 04:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2015, file photo, a black-footed ferret looks out of the entrance to a prairie dog tunnel after being let loose during a release of 30 of the animals by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo. In the summer of 2020, about 120 ferrets at Colorado’s National Black-footed Conservation Center were injected with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The endangered animals are feared to be highly vulnerable to the disease. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 in Colorado

By Jonel Aleccia Dec. 25, 2020 10:10 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2020 02:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ May 12 The Winston-Salem Journal on...

Washington Republican asks feds to reopen wildlife refuges

May. 02, 2020 12:44 PM EDT
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state congresswoman says the federal government should reopen national wildlife refuges to the public. ...