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nationalpost.comWashington State Man Charged With Throwing Rock at Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
Federal prosecutors filed charges against a Washington state resident accused of throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal. The tourist's lawyer said the man has faced online harassment and threats after the incident.
forbes.comKansas Dealership Holds Ford Truck After Finding Protected Bird Nest
Workers at a Ford dealership in Olathe, Kansas, discovered a nest containing newborn robins on a tire of a new truck. Federal law protects the nest, preventing the vehicle from being moved or sold.
NewsweekU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds Atrazine Does Not Threaten Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed a court-ordered review of the herbicide atrazine on Friday. The findings state that the chemical does not pose an extinction risk to any threatened or endangered plants or animals.
The BbcFarming Family Fined £20,000 for Damaging Protected Plants
A farming family operating as Jenkins Ty Hen Limited was fined £9,000 plus costs for damaging rare plants on a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion. The family pleaded guilty to spreading fertiliser, slurry and herbicides on field margins without permission over eigh…
theinertia.comWashington Man Charged With Harassing Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
Federal authorities arrested a 38-year-old man from Covington, Washington, on charges of harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in Maui. Prosecutors said the man threw a rock at the seal known as Lani on May 5, nearly striking the animal.
orlandoweekly.comHouston Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Bald Eagle
A 42-year-old Porter resident admitted in federal court to shooting and killing a bald eagle, a protected species under federal law. The conviction triggers mandatory federal sentencing guidelines that include possible prison time and fines for violations of the Bald and Golden E…
dailykos.comWashington Man Charged With Throwing Rock at Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, faces federal charges for hurling a large rock at the head of Hawaiian monk seal Lani on May 12 2026 in violation of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The case triggers mandatory federal penalt…