Hunting

Animal Alliance of Canada strongly opposes Nova Scotia’s proposed spring bear hunt

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Hunting, Smell, Female, Biomass, Biodiversity, Cubs, Death, Conservation, Human, Hunger

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Alliance of Canada, on moral and ethical grounds, strongly opposes Nova Scotia’s proposal to open a spring hunt for black bears.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Alliance of Canada, on moral and ethical grounds, strongly opposes Nova Scotia’s proposal to open a spring hunt for black bears.
  • The province is Canada’s last not to have such a hunt, and has asked for public input on the idea of also hunting bears in the spring.
  • Best intentions notwithstanding, Conservation Officers lack resources to launch forensic investigations even if an illegally shot bear carcass is found.
  • “Most wildlife we once had on our planet are gone,” said Liz White, director of Animal Alliance of Canada.

Revolutionary Elephant iPSC Milestone Reached in Colossal’s Woolly Mammoth Project

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Biotechnology, Technology, Health, Environmental Issues, Environmental Health, Other Science, Research, Software, Genetics, Environment, Science, Hoechst, KLF4, CRISPR, Woolly mammoth, Multimedia, Cattle, Growth, Harvard University, Cell, Developmental biology, TP53, Gametogenesis, Colossal Biosciences, Factorization of polynomials, Life, Elephant, IPSC, MYC, Cat, Genome, Gene, OCT4, Rhinoceros, Publication, PCR, Biology, Cancer, Hunting

Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, announces today that their Woolly Mammoth team has achieved a global-first iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells) breakthrough.

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  • Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, announces today that their Woolly Mammoth team has achieved a global-first iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells) breakthrough.
  • This milestone advancement was one of the primary early goals of the mammoth project, and supports the feasibility of future multiplex ex utero mammoth gestation.
  • Invaluable for Colossal’s Woolly Mammoths, these cells can be multiplex-edited and differentiated to study cold adaptation traits like woolly hair growth and fat storage in cellular and organoid models.
  • “In the past, a multitude of attempts to generate elephant iPSCs have not been fruitful.

Tractor Supply Upgrades Neighbor’s Club Member Benefits

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Family, Defense, Sports, Consumer, Supermarket, Specialty, Food, Beverage, Fashion, Retail, Outdoors, Hunting, Online Retail, Other Consumer, Fishing, Department Stores, Women, Seniors, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pets, Men, Veterans, TSCO, Veteran, Tractor Supply Company, Club, Mail order

Tractor Supply will also offer active military, veterans and first responders special benefits starting later this summer.

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  • Tractor Supply will also offer active military, veterans and first responders special benefits starting later this summer.
  • We’re delighted to make it even easier and faster for customers to receive benefits, especially the heroes who serve our communities every day.”
    Neighbor’s Club is a three-tier loyalty program available at Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, both online and in stores.
  • In addition to these enhancements, Neighbor’s Club members with a Tractor Supply consumer credit card unlock all of the benefits of Preferred Plus status and earn 5% in rewards on purchases at Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply.
  • Neighbor’s Club members can also earn rewards with a Tractor Supply Visa credit card for their purchases outside of Tractor Supply or Petsense by Tractor Supply, with 3% in rewards on essentials like gas, groceries and veterinary services, and 1% in rewards on all other purchases.

California American Water Announces $20,000 State Strategic Impact Grant to Support Carmel River Steelhead Protection Efforts

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Professional Services, Utilities, Philanthropy, Environmental Health, Energy, Agriculture, State, Local, Natural Resources, Environment, Fund Raising, Foundation, Public Policy, Government, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), American Water, Foreign policy, Multimedia, American Water Works, Water, Carmel River, Water quality, Community, Research, Hunting

California American Water is proud to announce a $20,000 State Strategic Impact grant awarded to the Carmel River Steelhead Association from the American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S.

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  • California American Water is proud to announce a $20,000 State Strategic Impact grant awarded to the Carmel River Steelhead Association from the American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S.
  • The funds will directly support the association's ongoing efforts to conserve and restore the threatened Steelhead trout population in the Carmel River.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305135519/en/
    Josh Stratton, External Affairs Manager for California American Water with Steve Park, President of the Carmel River Steelhead Association (Photo: Business Wire)
    “This generous grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation will provide a significant boost to our steelhead conservation efforts,” said Steve Park, President of the Carmel River Steelhead Association.
  • “At California American Water, we are deeply committed to environmental stewardship and the communities we serve,” said Josh Stratton, External Affairs Manager for California American Water in Monterey.

Vista Outdoor Rejects Unsolicited Indication of Interest from MNC Capital

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Hunting, General Sports, Sports, Specialty, Outdoors, Other Sports, Water Skiing, Retail, Acquisition, Morgan Stanley, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Committee, Investment, CSG, Letter, Vista Outdoor, Foreign investment, Gibson Dunn, LLP, MNC, CFIUS, Failure, Management

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Vista Outdoor Board”), following consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has rejected an unsolicited indication of interest received on February 19, 2024 from MNC Capital (“MNC”) pursuant to which MNC expressed interest in acquiring Vista Outdoor in an all-cash transaction for $35.00 per Vista share (the “MNC Indication”).

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  • Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Vista Outdoor Board”), following consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has rejected an unsolicited indication of interest received on February 19, 2024 from MNC Capital (“MNC”) pursuant to which MNC expressed interest in acquiring Vista Outdoor in an all-cash transaction for $35.00 per Vista share (the “MNC Indication”).
  • The Vista Outdoor Board also issued a letter to MNC which is reproduced below.
  • We are confident that this is the best path to unlock value for our stockholders.”
    The full text of the letter to MNC follows:
    I am writing on behalf of Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista”) in response to MNC Capital’s (“MNC”) letters dated February 19, 2024 and February 28, 2024, expressing MNC’s interest in pursuing a transaction pursuant to which MNC would acquire Vista in an all-cash transaction for $35.00 per Vista share (the “MNC Indication”).
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to Vista Outdoor and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal adviser to Vista Outdoor.

Vista Outdoor Confirms Receipt of Indication of Interest from MNC Capital

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Sports, Outdoors, Lifestyle, Specialty, Consumer, Hunting, Other Sports, Golf, Water Skiing, Fishing, Retail, Swimming, Surfing, Sailboarding, Gibson Dunn, Acquisition, CSG, Morgan Stanley, LLP, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Vista Outdoor, Financial adviser

Vista Outdoor’s Board of Directors remains committed to acting in the best interests of Vista Outdoor stockholders.

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  • Vista Outdoor’s Board of Directors remains committed to acting in the best interests of Vista Outdoor stockholders.
  • Vista Outdoor stockholders do not need to take any action at this time.
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to Vista Outdoor and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal adviser to Vista Outdoor.
  • Moelis & Company LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is acting as legal adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor.

SecurityScorecard Third-Party Breach Report Reveals Software Supply Chain as Top Target for Ransomware Groups

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Technology, Insurance, Consulting, Security, Business, Professional Services, Software, Data Analytics, Outsourcing Business, Hunting, Senior, Research, Multimedia, Risk management, SecurityScorecard, Digital, News, Intelligence, Disclosure, Health care, Organization, Ecosystem, Trust, Cryptocurrency

Using the world’s largest proprietary risk and threat data set, SecurityScorecard STRIKE threat hunters analyzed threat groups’ mass exploitation of supply chain vulnerabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Using the world’s largest proprietary risk and threat data set, SecurityScorecard STRIKE threat hunters analyzed threat groups’ mass exploitation of supply chain vulnerabilities.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240228143611/en/
    Technology supply chain vulnerabilities enable threat actors to scale their operations with minimal effort.
  • With BreachDetails, SecurityScorecard increased the level of breach data coverage by 50% compared to other breach notice providers by using AI to analyze news articles, ransomware notifications, and international sources.
  • Ryan Sherstobitoff, Senior Vice President of Threat Research and Intelligence, SecurityScorecard, said:
    “The supplier ecosystem is a highly desirable target for ransomware groups.

Avangrid Foundation Awards $140,000 to Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers

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Friday, February 23, 2024
Environment, Climate Change, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Philanthropy, Energy, Foundation, AGR, Bird, Multimedia, Triage, Investment, SOAR, Reptile, Animal, Chimney swift, National Marine Life Center, Mammal, HPAI, Knowledge, Rehabilitation, Hawk, Hunting

The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), today announced a record total of $140,000 in grants to 15 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.

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  • The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), today announced a record total of $140,000 in grants to 15 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.
  • Now in its eighth year, Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program has given a total of more than $650,000 in grants to centers nationwide.
  • “We are very proud to help combat these risks through the Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.
  • A big thank you to everyone at Avangrid and the Avangrid Foundation.”
    For more information on the Avangrid Foundation, click here .

2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: From Breakout to Breach in Under Three Minutes; Cloud Infrastructure Under Attack

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Online Privacy, Data Management, Security, Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Universe, Hunting, Identity, AI, Intelligence, Generative, Organization, Adversary, Democracy, Risk management

CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) today announced the findings of the 2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report , highlighting a surge in adversaries leveraging stolen identity credentials to exploit gaps in cloud environments and maximize the stealth, speed and impact of cyberattacks.

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  • CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) today announced the findings of the 2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report , highlighting a surge in adversaries leveraging stolen identity credentials to exploit gaps in cloud environments and maximize the stealth, speed and impact of cyberattacks.
  • In the 10th annual edition of the cybersecurity leader’s seminal report, CrowdStrike highlights activity from some of the 230+ prolific threat groups that it tracks today.
  • Key findings in the 2024 report include:
    Dramatic Increase in Attack Velocity: The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate.
  • Listen to the Adversary Universe podcast to glean insights into threat actors and recommendations for bolstering security.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports 2023 Diluted Earnings of $2.71 Per Share and Declares Dividend of 23¢ Per Share

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Other Manufacturing, Other Sports, Sports, Hunting, Other Retail, Specialty, Manufacturing, Retail, Outdoors, Diamond, Generation, Carbine, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Annual report, Interest, Investment, Transport, NICS, Ruger Mini-14, Colt AR-15, Patridge, Webcast, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Marlin, Public expenditure, LCP, Bank statement, Telescopic sight

For the fourth quarter of 2023, net sales were $130.6 million and diluted earnings were 58¢ per share.

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  • For the fourth quarter of 2023, net sales were $130.6 million and diluted earnings were 58¢ per share.
  • For the corresponding period in 2022, net sales were $149.2 million and diluted earnings were $1.06 per share.
  • This dividend varies every quarter because the Company pays a percentage of earnings rather than a fixed amount per share.
  • The Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2023 is available on the SEC website at SEC.gov and the Ruger website at Ruger.com/corporate .