Coast Guard: Pipeline spills 18,000 gallons of crude in wildlife refuge south of New Orleans

About 18,000 gallons of crude spill in La. refuge

One whooping crane’s story of survival offers hope for the endangered species’ fight for life

Plucky whooping crane gives wildlife experts hope

Spain begins to flood dried out national park that had underground peat fire

Spain begins to flood park with peat fire

MADRID — Hoping to save a dried Spanish wetland from an underground peat fire, the government has unleashed floodwaters onto an expanse of the marsh now under threat due to past water mismanagement.