Endangered Species

Endangered whales make a comeback, thanks to changes in shipping

Endangered whales make a comeback, thanks to changes in shipping North Atlantic right whales, the most endangered of New England’s whales, are making a modest comeback, according to New England Aquarium’s senior scientist Moira...

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Protection Sought for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Under the Endangered Species Act

Denver- The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit today challenging a June 13, 2007 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denying the Colorado River cutthroat trout protection under the Endangered Species Act. The...

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Kuchikomi › Lucrative market for exotic pets worth the smuggling risk

TOKYO — For 300,000 to 400,000 yen, pet dealers in Japan will sell you a Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang)—a nocturnal, tree-climbing primate native to Southeast Asia. Writing in Cyzo (November), Mai Endo talks to Tsuyoshi...

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Salmon plan is close, judge says

But the federal government must decide whether it wants to reopen the process to make sure Obama administration additions are legal. U.S. District Judge James Redden praised the White House's additions to a Bush-era dam and...

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Salmon plan is close, judge says

Salmon plan is close, judge says IdahoStatesman.com But the federal government must decide whether it wants to reopen the process to make sure Obama administration additions are legal. BY ROCKY BARKER -...

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Sushi DNA tests reveal fraud: Is it an endangered species, a fraud or a health hazard?

A biologist walks into a sushi bar and orders some tuna. What does he get? Escolar, a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, accompanied by a waxy intestinal discharge. It’s not a joke. It...

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Book Review: Hope For Animals And Their World By Jane Goodall

By Marilyn Dalrymple Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink (Grand Central Publishing/ 2009) by Jane Goodall with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson I am always eager to read...

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DNA tests find "extinct" Siamese crocodile

For nearly 20 years, the critically endangered Siamese crocodile ( Crocodylus siamensis ) has been considered nearly extinct in the wild, victimized by habitat loss and poaching. A small population was found in Cambodia in 2000...

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Loggerhead Sea Turtles at Risk of Extinction

Commercial Fishing, Coastal Development, Marine Pollution to Blame The loggerhead sea turtle faces severe future declines, a new scientific report warns. The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), which migrates hundreds of...

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Feds ban foreign sale of most Tennessee paddlefish and roe

An audit released this week says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission has been too lax in its protection of the state's paddlefish and sturgeon, resulting in the federal government stepping in.

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