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New rule allows dogs on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands for anti-rat duties

  • Yereth Rosen

For decades, dogs have been verboten on the Pribilof Islands under a rule imposed by the federal government to protect the world’s largest concentration of northern fur seals. Now, dogs are welcome — with important caveats. Under a new interim rule enacted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, dogs may be brought to the […]

Idaho

In Idaho, public health officials are trying to curb the rat infestation — with a $250K fund

  • Kyle Pfannenstiel

The board that oversees Idaho’s largest public health district on Friday approved a quarter million dollar fund to fight invasive rats.  The Central District Health board approved $250,000 in unspent reserve funds toward a “rodent abatement and prevention project.” The health district is still planning how to spend those funds, but some of it could […]