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Plant Protection and Animal Health
Plant Protection and Animal Health: an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health. APHIS is the lead agency for collaboration with other agencies to protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and diseases. APHIS is the National Plant Protection Authority for the U.S. government, and the agency's head of veterinary services is Chief Veterinary Officer of the United States.
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FEB 24, 2021Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Washington’s Puget Sound is famously home to resident and transient orca pods. However, during their yearly migrat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2020Immunology
Canadian researchers have made a breakthrough for children with peanut allergies: immunotherapy that when taken daily fo ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 10, 2020Plants & Animals
"Murder hornets," more commonly known as giant hornets, might be new to North America, but in their native ran ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 12, 2020Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Since the late 1960s, conservationists and researchers have worked to save gorillas from extinction. A new study by the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 04, 2020Plants & Animals
Voeltzkow’s chameleon was recently rediscovered after disappearing for more than 100 years. According to an articl ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 07, 2020Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 24, 2020Plants & Animals
For the past few decades, polar bears have been harbingers of climate change. However, not every polar bear subpopu ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 24, 2020Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 16, 2020Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO- ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
FEB 24, 2021
Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Washington’s Puget Sound is famously home to resident and transient orca pods. However, during their yearly migrat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have made a breakthrough for children with peanut allergies: immunotherapy that when taken daily fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
"Murder hornets," more commonly known as giant hornets, might be new to North America, but in their native ran
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Since the late 1960s, conservationists and researchers have worked to save gorillas from extinction. A new study by the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
Voeltzkow’s chameleon was recently rediscovered after disappearing for more than 100 years. According to an articl
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
For the past few decades, polar bears have been harbingers of climate change. However, not every polar bear subpopu
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
Marine mammals are uniquely adapted to dive to incredible depths. New research from Duke University Marine Laboratory do
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet