Endangered Species

                   

Study Reinforces Need to Protect Sonoran Desert Pygmy Owls Under U.S. Endangered Species Act

enn.com     21 hrs ago          

The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl population in northern Sonora, Mexico, has declined over the past nine years, according to an ongoing monitoring effort by University of Arizona researcher Aaron Flesch. The report’s dismal...                

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Arctic stage being set

wordpress.com     22 hrs ago   182 related          

"Before we can make decisions about our future use of oil and gas and related decisions about protecting endangered species, native communities and the health of our planet, we need to know what's out there," said USGS Director...                

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telegraph.co.uk: The skylark is one of the birds that will benefit from the measures under the Environmental Stewardship scheme telegraph.co.uk

Help for endangered farmland birds announced

telegraph.co.uk     21 hrs ago   4 related          

Help for Britain's endangered farmland birds has been announced by the Government. Now Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has accepted recommendations from an advisory group that a replacement for set aside - which provides the...                

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dailymail.co.uk: The harmless moon jellyfish: Beach goers have been urged to report their jellyfish encounters in an effort to find out more about the rare leatherback turtles that feed on them. dailymail.co.uk

Increased jellyfish 'blooms' in UK attract endangered leatherback turtles

dailymail.co.uk     21 hrs ago   2 related          

British beach visitors are being urged to report sightings of jellyfish as summer appearances get under way. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) wants to map where and when jellyfish species are seen to find out more about...                

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Banned drug pushes vulture population towards extinction

hindu.com     18 hrs ago          

“Banning the manufacture of Diclofenac Sodium has not solved the problem” CHANDIGARH: “Ninety-nine per cent of India’s vulture population has perished in the last 15 years owing to the anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac Sodium,...                

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Groups File Endosulfan Lawsuit Against EPA

beyondpesticides.org     17 hrs ago   4 related          

San Francisco, California – On July 24, 2008, a broad coalition of farmworker, public health, and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop the continued use of a hazardous...                

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Gray Wolf Returns to Federal Protection

critternews.blogspot.com     yesterday   4 related          

This is good news.Judge Donald Molloy of Montana ruled Friday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner when it removed wolves in the Northern Rockies Region from the endangered species list...                

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Save the Fraser River and Our Furture - Demand the Provincial and Federal Government Discontinue the

thepetitionsite.com     yesterday   1 related          

About the Pacific Gateway ProjectThe Pacific Gateway Project is a combination of the Provincial Gateway Project and Federal Deltaport Expansion as part of a Federal trade plan. It includes plans to build extensive road, bridges...                

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Conservation group seeks volunteers to count bats

gmnews.com     yesterday          

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is looking for volunteers to help protect one of the most endangered land mammal groups in the United States - bats. According to a press release, New Jersey is home to nine species of...                

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2nd population of critically endangered lemurs found

xinhuanet.com     yesterday          

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population of greater bamboo lemurs more than 400 kilometers (240 miles) from the only other place where the Critically Endangered...                

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