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By John Ogunsemore 

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A pastor, George Olusanya Omoolorun, has died in a suspected hunting accident in Ondo State.

Omoolorun, a 60-year-old pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Idahun, Oba-Ile, Akure, reportedly shot himself while hunting an antelope.

It was learnt that on sighting the antelope, the victim took aim and fired his gun, which backfired and hit him in the stomach, causing his death.

It was further gathered that Omoolorun of Apeju Street, Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area, left his house in his car and headed to his farm.

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However, his wife raised the alarm after he failed to return home and the family mobilised a search party to the farm.

“By the…

By Laura Paddison, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/world/climate-feedback-loops-tipping-points-arctic-ice-intl/index.html

Published 11:00 AM EST, Fri February 17, 2023

Wildfires in Sakha, Russia, in August 2021. Losing forests is one feedback loop in a complex web of changes that can accelerate the impacts of the climate crisis.Ivan Nikiforov/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesCNN—

Dangerous climate feedback loops areincreasing global warmingand risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s current climate, according to a new study.

Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these feedback loops drive down warming, but others amplify it.

Take Arctic ice, for example. Warming temperaturescause sea ice to melt, revealing the dark ocean water beneath. As dark surfaces absorb more heat than reflective surfaces like ice, the ocean warms and more ice melts.

A group of international scientists from institutions including Oregon State…

Written by Judy Peters Friday, Feb 17 2023, 3:34 PM

https://steinbachonline.com/articles/hunters-caught-in-moose-closure-now-face-fines-possible-jail-time

Manitoba Conservation has now released some information regarding an investigation involving two people from Landmark and Winnipeg.

On Oct. 29, 2022, the two individualswere found hunting moose along the Steeprock Road in the Porcupine Provincial Forest, which isclosed to all moose hunting.

Charges of hunting moose within the moose closure were laid.

If convicted, a person can be fined up to $25,000 or receive up to six months in jail, or both.

Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development advises conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba’s natural resources through a variety of enforcement activities across the province including roadside check stops in key locations to ensure compliance with natural resource and public safety legislation.

The enforcement report issued on Friday included details about other investigations across the province.

On Nov. 25, 2022, an off-duty conservation officer from…

By Patrick Deaville

https://www.kplctv.com/2023/02/16/two-lake-charles-hunters-accused-deer-hunting-violations/

Published:Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:22 AM PST

Sulphur, LA (KPLC) -Two Lake Charles hunters have been accused and cited of deer hunting violations in Calcasieu Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).

Agents with LWDF say they cited Michael Joseph Spell, 33, on Feb. 11 for four counts of failing to tag deer, four counts of failing to validate deer harvest and taking over the seasonal limit of deer.

A citation was also issued to Brittany Pratt, 26, on Feb. 15 for failing to tag deer, failing to validate deer, and not possessing basic hunting and deer hunting licenses.

LWDF says their agents began investigating the incident after learning about subjects illegally trespassing on private property while hunting deer near Sulphur.

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Agents say their investigation showed that Spell harvested three antlered deer during the 2022/23 deer hunting season and did not…

Feds approve controversial Gila Wilderness plan

https://www.newser.com/story/331708/officials-issue-kill-order-for-new-mexico-feral-cows.html

A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. US Forest Service managers approved the plan Thursday to protect sensitive spots in the nation’s first designated wilderness area. The move sets the stage for legal challenges over how to handle unbranded livestock and other stray cows as drought deepens in the West, theAPreports. The Gila National Forest issued the decision amid pressure from environmental groups who raised concerns about nearly 150 cattle whose hooves and mouths…

Matt Andrews(Metdesk)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/17/weather-tracker-world-braces-for-sudden-stratospheric-warming-event

SSW phenomenon is linked to polar vortex, an area of low pressure across the North Pole

Fri 17 Feb 2023 04.38 EST

There has been keen interest over recent weeks in the much-anticipated sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event, which only began this week but is now well under way. The SSW phenomenon is linked to the polar vortex, an area of low pressure across the North Pole that forms within the stratosphere during autumn, as temperatures plummet in the absence of solar radiation.

SSW events are very common and occur two in every three winters. It remains unclear how climate change will affect these events in the future. As the vortex develops during autumn and into winter, westerly stratospheric winds increase in strength. But in the event of a SSW episode, stratospheric…

BY: JAMES BROOKS – FEBRUARY 15, 2023 5:17 PM

Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, discusses Senate Bill 10 on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. The Senate approved the bill unanimously. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

The Alaska Legislature is considering a plan to give disabled veterans and members of the Alaska National Guard free trapping licenses in addition to the free hunting and fishing licenses they already receive.

Senate Bill 10, by Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, passed the Senate in a 20-0 vote Wednesday and advanced to the House for consideration.

It’s the first bill passed by either half of the Legislature this year, but Kiehl said that status doesn’t mean much.

“I don’t want to race, I want to get things done,” he said.

Kiehl said he’s never been able to understand why disabled…

• Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
• Sep 21, 2022UpdatedFeb 15, 2023

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A 9-year-old boy was mauled by a brown bear and left seriously injured while hiking with a man in Alaska.

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According to the Alaska State Troopers perThe Associated Press, the boy and a 41-year-old man were hunting Tuesday evening in the Palmer Hay Flats in Alaska when they both found themselves near a bear.

The boy was mauled and left with serious injuries, according tothe AP. The man shot and killed the bear. The man also had minor injuries.

According tothe AP, both the boy and the man were taken to the hospital. The two are believed to be related, but troopers did not say how.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article272488077.html#storylink=cpy