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Fargo

Fargo native to head National Wildlife Refuge System's Pacific region

Sarena Selbo, a graduate of Fargo South High School and the University of North Dakota, will soon be chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System in Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and the Pacific Islands, which include American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

October 24, 2022 05:07 AM

By C.S. Hagen

NewsMD

Adding more gardens and green spaces may help shrink the lifespan gap between rich and poor areas

New research shows that the health benefits of adding trees and other elements of nature to urban areas may help close the lifespan gap between people living in the most and least deprived areas. Viv Williams has details in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion."

October 19, 2022 05:00 AM

By Viv Williams

Every year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put out a call for people to report sightings of whooping cranes, like this pair spotted near Linton on March 29, 2018.

Northland Outdoors

North Dakotans asked to report whooping crane sightings

The endangered birds are expected to fly through North Dakota over the next few weeks as they migrate from Canada to Texas.

September 29, 2022 03:51 PM

By Forum staff

North Dakota

Raccoon brought to North Dakota bar tests negative for rabies

North Dakota Health and Human Services said the raccoon, which was killed after his visit to Maddock Bar, did not have rabies.

September 20, 2022 10:56 AM

By Forum staff

Weather

John Wheeler: Why some plants handle frost while others die

The differences in the way various plants deal with frost are rooted in their internal chemistry.

September 15, 2022 04:00 AM

By John Wheeler

North Dakota

Health officials issue rabies warning after raccoon visits North Dakota bar

Rabies "attacks the nervous system and causes swelling of the brain. There is no treatment and rabies is nearly always fatal," according to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services.

September 13, 2022 03:45 PM

By Forum staff

Northland Outdoors

Lawsuit seeks national wolf recovery plan

The Center for Biological Diversity says not enough is being done to get more wolves in more places.

August 23, 2022 12:56 PM

By John Myers

Lifestyle

'At first she acted like a dog:' Steele County family treats injured fawn

A family living outside Hope, North Dakota, have been enjoying a daily summer visitor. After finding an injured fawn on their farm, the family nursed it back to health, then let it become independent.

August 05, 2022 05:38 PM

By Kevin Wallevand

South Dakota

Bison are getting smaller. It’s another sign of climate change — and poses challenges for herds

Bison that lived 3,000 years ago were 37% larger than those living today because of a warming climate — a trend that will accelerate, with bison projected to become 46% smaller by the end of the century. Bison are shaggy sentinels of climate change on the prairie.

August 05, 2022 11:57 AM

By Patrick Springer