Endangered Species

Environmentalists want new wolf recovery plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Environmentalists say the federal government's current plan for re-establishing the Mexican gray wolf in the wild is outdated and legally invalid and petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise it.

New population of endangered monkey found in northern Vietnam

A new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its unusual and distinctive up-turned nose, has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam.

Conservation group sues for walrus protection

This image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a Pacific walrus tagged with a satellite radio transmitter, shot onto the animal by USGS scientists using a crossbow in this March, 2006 file photo taken on the Bering Sea...

Whale songs drowned out by humans

The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday.

Makeover on the cards for Portugal’s cork forests

Lisbon, Portugal: The future of many cork oak forests, identified by WWF as an international conservation priority, has been freshened up by the launch of a new partnership in Portugal between WWF and one of the world’s leading...

Black-tailed prairie dog may pop up on protected list

HELENA, Mont. — The black-tailed prairie dog may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday in response to a petition by wildlife advocacy groups. The agency said it...

Congo's war-baby gorillas bring hope for endangered species

by Denis Barnett Denis Barnett – Sun Nov 30, 3:08 pm ET AFP/File – A baby mountain gorilla plays near another one and a female adult in a clearing on the slopes of Mount … BUKIMA, DR Congo (AFP) – High above the war-battered...

Endangered sawfish focus of national collection and recovery efforts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Distinguished by a long rostrum or "saw" that makes it a popular curio item and gives it its name, the sawfish has become a historical and cultural icon that is rapidly disappearing, said George Burgess, a...

Protecting Australia's Flatback Sea Turtle

Local Marine Turtle Species Benefits From Shared Nesting Beaches Human encroachment and overfishing are concerns but protection of nesting beaches for other sea turtle species may help the flatback turtle from becoming...

Ranchers using plan to help endangered species

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Federal officials have approved a habitat conservation plan that will let a group of southwestern ranchers improve and maintain their lands while helping several species considered threatened or endangered.

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