Tag: population

Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023

The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year before, environmental associations said Thursday, urging the French government to lower its quota for the number of the animals which can be killed each year. The drop in the predator’s population is the first in almost ten years, […]

Fort Collins population flat, Windsor, Timnath numbers continue to soar

Windsor’s population grew by 23.3% over the past three years, making it one of the fastest-growing larger municipalities in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Windsor, which straddles the Larimer/Weld county line, saw its population grow from 32,712 on July 1, 2020, to 40,349 as of July 2023. That ranked as the 23rd-fastest […]

Oahu homeless population census jumps 11.6% from 2023 count

May 15—1/3 Swipe or click to see more JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM A homeless encampment is seen, Tuesday, in Honolulu. 2/3 Swipe or click to see more STAR-ADVERTISER A homeless encampment along Lualualei Beach Park is seen the day before a planned city “enforcement” action, in July 2022. The number of homeless people on Oahu […]

Legislators look to establish Rural Population Revitalization Commission

Apr. 30—WILKES-BARRE — Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, Rep. Dan Moul and Sen. Gene Yaw, on Tuesday hosted a news conference to unveil their legislative efforts to establish a Rural Population Revitalization Commission. The commission would report on rural population changes and make recommendations for attracting and retaining residents in rural Pennsylvania. Sen. Judy Schwank has […]

California’s population grew in 2023 for first time since 2020

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The population of California grew last year for the first time since 2020, thanks to a drop in mortality and a rebound in legal foreign immigration, the state’s Department of Finance said on Tuesday. The population rose by 67,000 people or 0.17 percent in 2023 to a total of 39,128,162, the […]