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Salazar reviews 'midnight' endangered species rule (AP)

Salazar reviews 'midnight' endangered species rule

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether to overturn a controversial Bush administration regulation that limits the reach of the Endangered Species ...





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A polar bear cub seeks the attention of its mother on the frozen tundra

Obama reverses Bush rule changes on endangered species

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

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.


Man indicted in death of Hawaiian monk seal

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a 78-year-old Kauai man in the shooting death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in May.


Feds to reconsider protecting mountain plovers

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created Aug 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal officials will reconsider whether a bird that breeds in Colorado and neighboring states and summers in California should be protected.


Longfin smelt not endangered in California, regulators say

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay-Delta do not warrant protection under the federal endangered species law, regulators said Wednesday.


US to reconsider species protection for wolverines

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created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Species Act.


World's most endangered gorilla fights back

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created Dec 05, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In the wake of a study that documented for the first time the use of weaponry by Cross River gorillas to ward off threats by humans, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today new field surveys to better protect this ...


$14M effort announced to save rare Hawaiian bird (AP)

$14M effort announced to save rare Hawaiian bird

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created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal wildlife officials say they plan to spend more than $14 million to prevent the extinction of the Hawaiian crow, one of the rarest forest birds in the world.


Rare vine in Hawaii designated endangered species

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created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A rare Hawaii vine has been added to the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday.


Poisoned, wounded Calif. condor treated at LA Zoo (AP)

Poisoned, wounded Calif. condor treated at LA Zoo

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created Mar 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A California condor captured because it appeared sickly was found to not only be suffering from lead poisoning but also had been shot, animal experts said Friday.


Pikas in peril in the Rockies

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created Jan 15, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Center for Biological Diversity added the mountain-dwelling pika to the animals that should be listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.



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