Wildlife Protection

DEFRA's web managers embarrassed by the department

libdemblogs.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

As a free market, climate change sceptic liberal, I've never been a fan of DEFRA - the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. No other Government department champions state interventionism and regulation with such...                    

Status of new pet laws in Sacramento

ibabuzz.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Here’s the status of 2008 CALIFORNIA ANIMAL LEGISLATION in Sacramento, California. If you like, or dislike any of these laws, write your legislators and the governor and tell them how you feel about it. The address for...                    

Trapping of wolverines continues in Montana

nwsource.com     Aug 17, 2008          

By SUSAN GALLAGHER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER HELENA, Mont. -- Montana is hanging on as the only state besides Alaska that allows trapping of wolverines, an elusive mountain dweller rejected for protection under the federal...                    

New permit system could harm state’s bald eagles

jsonline.com     Aug 17, 2008          

With bald eagles no longer protected by the Endangered Species Act, federal authorities are developing a new permit system for landowners that could cause the deaths of some eagles that live near developments and construction...                    

Suzanne Asha Stone: It's smart to move slower on delisting

idahostatesman.com     Aug 17, 2008          

July 18 was a historic day for wolf conservation in the Northwest. Judge Donald Molloy of the U.S. District Court in Missoula, Mont. granted a preliminary injunction placing Northern Rockies wolves back under federal protection.                    

Horns of a dilemma

hindu.com     Aug 17, 2008          

The rhino saw contrasting fortunes in Nepal and India in 2007. Recent news from the two strongholds of the Asian Rhino, the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and the Chitwan National Park in Nepal presents an intriguing...                    

Land near Allerton Park to remain untouched after state buys it

news-gazette.com     Aug 16, 2008          

MONTICELLO – The state has bought 151 acres of forest near Allerton Park and intends to do essentially nothing with it – to the benefit of hunters, canoeists and wildlife. The University of Illinois hadn't been doing anything...                    

Critical Habitat Designation Threatens Endangered California Dandelion and San Bernardino...

enn.com     Aug 15, 2008          

Continuing its campaign against endangered species and the environment, the Bush administration today announced final critical-habitat designations that shirk protections needed for two endangered California plants — the...                    

The dangerous last gasps of an expiring presidency

thenewstribune.com     Aug 15, 2008   10 related          

What a shame that Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne had to conduct his hastily called press conference about a proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act by telephone earlier this week. Had he appeared in person,...                    

Folks co-exist well with wildlife

thestar.com.my     Aug 14, 2008          

KINABATANGAN: A decade ago, there was hostility between villagers at Kampung Sukau along the banks of the Kinabatangan River and the wildlife, especially elephants, which frequently destroy their crops. This transformation was...                    

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