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Today in eco-history: Wild Kingdom host Jim Fowler born

April 9, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Naturalist Jim Fowler was born today. He was part of the groundbreaking wildlife television show called "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" from 1963-1988.

East Coast to be overrun by billions of cicadas

May 8, 2013 By Seth Borenstein

Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast.

Reader’s voice: Stop killing owls!

May 1, 2012 By Len Yannielli

Some Interior Department biologists claim that shooting thousands of barred owls will save the spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest, but there are many reasons to oppose this owl kill program.

Killing owls to save them: What would Darwin say?

August 15, 2011 By Len Yannielli

Should we sacrifice barred owls under the cover of saving spotted owls so timber companies can "thin" old-growth forests?

Saving Bragg Nature Center: Another Obama success story

September 29, 2010 By Tim Wheeler

The construction crews were hired thanks to a $3 million grant under President Obama's economic stimulus package - one of hundreds of projects across the nation that are creating millions of jobs.