Endangered Species Act
hideThe Endangered Species Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. § 136, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) or ESA is the most wide-ranging of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s. As stated in section 2 of the act, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation."
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News tagged with endangered species act
Look-alike sturgeon may get protection
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Good news for shovelnose sturgeon may be bad news for this region's commercial fishermen, who sell them to make caviar.
Fed judge says grizzlies still threatened
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal judge in Montana restored protections Monday for an estimated 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, citing in part a decline in their food supply caused by climate change.
Feds review mountain-dwelling pika for threatened-species list
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Pikas don't ask much. With brave squeaks, belted out from atop their rock piles, they defend their realm in the talus slopes way up here in the mountains, more than a mile in the sky, far from anyone, anywhere.
Groups try to block Idaho, Montana wolf hunts
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Conservation groups are asking a federal judge in Missoula to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.
Wolf release in Mexico sparks concern in US
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- American wildlife officials and ranchers are raising questions over a plan to release a rare North American gray wolf to its historic range in northern Mexico: Will it stay south of the border and ...
Multiplying like bunnies? Not this jackrabbit
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Rabbits are certainly known for their propensity to multiply, but one species of jackrabbit is having trouble keeping up. There are an estimated 150 white-sided jackrabbits left in the United States, and federal ...
Protection sought again for giant, spitting worms
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.
Blue whales re-establishing former migration patterns: research (w/Video)
May 11, 2009 |
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Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965.
Gov't faces weekend deadline on polar bear rule
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A decision involving the iconic polar bear could determine whether protecting endangered species might also help save the earth from global warming.
Feds to reconsider critical habitat for 2 fish
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can reconsider the critical habitat designation of two threatened fish species in New Mexico and Arizona after a probe found political interference likely ...
Grey wolf withdrawn from US endangered list
May 04, 2009 |
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The grey wolf was Monday taken off the US list of endangered species, making a comeback 35 years after it virtually disappeared and can now be hunted in most US states, officials said.
President Obama Working to Reverse President Bush's Environmental Legacy
May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S., there is a tradition followed by outgoing presidents: Enact as many new policies as possible -- especially if you think that the incoming president would disapprove. This practice ...
Obama reverses Bush rule changes on endangered species
Mar 03, 2009 |
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday restored rules requiring assessment by wildlife experts on the impact of government projects on endangered species, revoking the policy of the former Bush administration.
