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By Kathy Reshetiloff / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
When it comes to conserving land and America’s wildlife, farmers and hunters have been at the forefront. Being outdoors much of the year, they often are the first to note changes …
A total of 11 bald eagles, one great horned owl and two foxes were found poisoned by carbofuran on a farm in Chestertown in 2019 – a property that is, in part, used as a regulated shooting area, according to …
While carbofuran, a federally banned and toxic pesticide, has been used repeatedly on Eastern Shore farmland to kill wildlife, including at least 30 bald eagles between 2009 and 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) refuses to provide addresses …