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NRW said the vehicles travelled over private land to the Moel Fferna peak, leaving "huge tyre marks and damage" in peat and blanket bog habitats, both of which are "rare and protected".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
This kept the DNA structure more tightly closed and protected the mice from becoming unusually sensitive to stress later in life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Historic gardens "must be protected and preserved", said Dillamore.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In her own telling, the HHS general counsel’s office then “provided extensive comments identifying legal issues,” and “some of the findings . . . about protected speech were removed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Unlike timber wolves, brush wolves are not endangered, not protected, and are trapped heavily.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
