Wildlife Protection

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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Taiwan donates funds for global bird conservation

In a move to contribute to global wildlife conservation, Taiwan has again donated funds to Bird Life International (BLI) , a London-based organization working to protect the world's birds. Chang Siao-yue, Taiwan's...

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EPA gets support in Yazoo project lawsuit

The Associated Press • November 20, 2009 GREENVILLE — Environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi levee board over the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto of a $220 million flood control project...

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Sierra Club petitions for panther habitat protection north of Caloosahatchee River

In filing a petition to the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Sierra Club joined the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in its fight to get the government to protect land for panther habitat.

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Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs should get protection under Marine Act

Last modified: 12 November 2009 Visitor enjoying view of Seaford Kittiwake colony. Visitor enjoying views of the Seaford kittiwake colony - Jacquie Cooper The passing of a Marine and Coastal Access Act this week has been...

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Farm environment campaign launched

THE most ambitious project ever launched in Britain to meld together the often opposing demands of modern farming and the latest environmental protection measures will take its first steps next week with two “brain-storming”...

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UT hosts Great Lakes water conference

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009 Speakers from across the country, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak of Menominee, gathered at the University of Toledo for the ninth annual Great...

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The ESA, U.S. Endangered Species Protection

Endangered Species Act Protects America's Depleted Animals, Habitats Threatened and endangered species in the United States rely on the provisions of the Endangered Species Act for protection and conservation of their habitats....

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19. German campaign to protect Malaysian rhino from extinction

Sabah's pigmy rhinoceros is becoming something of a mascot for Malaysia's tropical forest in Germany, given the intense interest in saving the highly endangered species from extinction and with it the tropical forest.

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Tories reveal 'conservation bank' plans

The Conservative party plans, which would fund nature protection through the sale of conservation credits to developers, have been met with caution by wildlife groups Developers would be forced to buy credits from "conservation...

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