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Polar bear is listed as threatened species - May 15, 2008 Los Angeles TimesThe animal, whose habitat has been shrinking with the melting of Arctic sea ice, is the first to be designated as threatened with extinction mainly because ... US proposes listing polar bears as threatened species due to global … - Dec 27, 2006 ForbesWASHINGTON (AFX) - The United States today proposed listing polar bears as a threatened species, marking the first time the Bush administration singled out ... Bid to protect threatened species - Jun 6, 2005 BBC NewsLondoners are being asked to help protect threatened species with the launch of a wildlife campaign. The London Wildlife Trust warns that species such as ... US lists polar bears as threatened species - May 14, 2008 CBC.caA polar bear cub nuzzles its mother in Wapusk National Park on the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Man., Nov. 4, 2007. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) ... In pictures: Threatened species - Nov 3, 2009 BBC NewsThe Kihansi Spray Toad was listed as critically endangered in last year's Red List. This year it is categorised as extinct in the wild. ... Bald Eagle No Longer Threatened Species - Jun 28, 2007 NPRSecretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne is expected to announce that the bald eagle is no longer listed as a threatened species. The population has risen ... Gorillas, corals, dolphins on threatened species list - Sep 12, 2007 CBC.caEbola and hunting have decimated the world's population of the most common type of gorilla to "critically endangered" levels, according to the 2007 Red List ... One in four mammals at risk of extinction: report - Oct 6, 2008 National PostThe study confirms that the most threatened species are large, long lived, ... On a more positive note, at least 5% of currently threatened species, ... Turtles on threatened species list - Jan 18, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThe world's largest sea turtle has been placed on Australia's threatened species list by the federal government. Also added to the list are nine species of ... Concerns over listing polar bears as threatened species - Mar 6, 2007 HinduWashington, March 6 (AP): Environmental activists, hunters and oil industry representatives spoke at a public hearing on whether the US government should ... Polar bears, hippos among 16,000 threatened species - May 2, 2006 Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverPolar bears and hippos are among more than 16000 species of animals and plants threatened with global extinction, the World Conservation Union said today. ... Alaska sues US over polar bears' threatened-species status - Aug 5, 2008 CBC.caThe state of Alaska has filed a lawsuit against the US government, in an attempt to overturn the listing of polar bears as a threatened species. ... … reveals new plant and animal species | National Threatened Species... - Sep 6, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThe report, released to mark tomorrow's National Threatened Species Day, ... The threatened species program manager at WWF-Australia, Michael Roache, ... 'Surrogate sex' could save vulnerable species - Sep 13, 2007 New ScientistIf traditional methods to protect a threatened species - such as restoring ... He points out that most threatened species are not disappearing because they ... Polar bears to be considered for threatened species list - Feb 9, 2006 San Francisco ChronicleFederal wildlife officials are considering declaring the polar bear a threatened species as a result of growing evidence that rising Arctic temperatures are ... Vic threatened species protection flawed - Apr 1, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThe system intended to protect Victoria's threatened species is in disarray and needs a drastic overhaul, a report says. Threatened species were not being ... Threatened species to be 'bio-bank' assets in NSW plan - Aug 4, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldBy Tim Dick. Developers would be allowed to clear land containing endangered species if they paid money to a "bio-bank", under a NSW Government plan. ... Melting ice puts polar bears on list of threatened species - May 15, 2008 Fort Wayne Journal GazetteAP. AP photos. A member of the Alaska Wilderness League shows support for the Department of the Interior listing polar bears as a threatened species. ... Freshwater creatures and plants are most threatened species on earth - Jan 7, 2010 The GuardianExtinction rates for freshwater species such as turtles are 'four to six times higher than their terrestrial and marine cousins'. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA ... In pictures: UK's threatened species - Aug 28, 2007 BBC NewsThe water vole is among the 1149 species listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for threatened species. Habitat destruction is one of the main ... World Wildlife Fund lists the 10 most threatened species in 2010 - Jan 19, 2010 Washington PostThe World Wildlife Fund has released its annual list of the most threatened species in 2010. It includes some of the most-loved animals on the planet. ... US could designate polar bears a 'threatened' species - Dec 28, 2006 CBC.caThe polar bears that are a famous part of Canada's North could soon be officially deemed a threatened species by the US government, it was announced ... Pygmy rabbits get threatened species review Predators and lost... - Jan 9, 2008 Eugene Register-Guard - Google News ArchiveBY NICHOLAS . SPOKANE The federal government said Tuesday It will consider endangered species protection for the pygmy rabbit, which is struggling to ... Will Obama Put More Species on Endangered List? - Newsweek.com - Apr 30, 2009 NewsweekA look at some of the country's most-threatened species. ... Just outside the list of endangered and threatened species is a roster of potential candidates ... Bans could send threatened species under - Jun 1, 2007 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auBANGKOK: Banning the trade in endangered wildlife can result in increased trade in the animals and their parts, says a report. ... Grizzlies around Yellowstone lose endangered status - Nov 15, 2005 USA TODAY - USA TodayGrizzly bears were declared a threatened species in 1975 because of dwindling numbers. They reproduce slowly, need large blocks of undeveloped land to ... Banking on survival of the species - Sep 15, 2006 Sydney Morning HeraldThe discovery of a threatened species on a development site can delay a project, ... Illegally removing rare or threatened species from building sites is so ... Gray wolves coming off list of threatened species - Jan 30, 2007 Seattle TimesOnce hunted to near extinction, gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and the northern Rocky Mountains have rebounded so successfully... ... Birds swell the ranks of critically endangered species - May 14, 2009 New Scientist...this year joined 191 other bird species newly added to the critically endangered list, the roster of the world's most threatened species. ... Polar bear listed as threatened species after US caves to pressure - May 11, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukBy Paul Eccleston. The US government has caved in to pressure from conservation groups and listed the polar bear as a threatened species. ... GUEST COLUMN Rethink state rules on threatened species . - Mar 31, 2005 St. Petersburg Times - Google News ArchiveThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is getting ready to move forward with rule amendments that ratify its flawed and misguided criteria ... California's green sturgeon listed as threatened species - Apr 7, 2006 San Francisco ChronicleThe federal government said Friday it will give protected status to California's green sturgeon, an ancient fish species that can grow to more than 7 feet ... Biologists say over 40,000 species at risk - Sep 13, 2007 ABC Online - ABC OnlineAccording to the list, the total number of threatened species dropped by 16 from 639 in 2006 to 623 this year, while those species considered to be near ... Environment department fails to protect threatened species - Jun 10, 2009 NEWS.com.auWA'S environment department is not doing enough to protect the state's endangered flora and fauna, an auditor-general's report says. ... Manitoba polar bears threatened species - Feb 7, 2008 CTV.caThey're a distinct part of northern Manitoba, and now the provincial government is taking steps to protect the polar bear. ... Tiger top of most threatened species - May 16, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukBy Paul Eccleston. Already endangered its situation could be worsened by China's attempt to have the worldwide ban on tiger products lifted. ... EDITORIAL: Species act reform needs to be modified. - Sep 25, 2005 Free with registration - Contra Costa Times - AccessMyLibrary.comMany environmentalists praise it as the nation's most significant piece of legislation to protect endangered and threatened species of animals and plants. ... Threatened species 'need help' finding cooler homes - Jul 18, 2008 New ScientistShould we help species that are threatened by climate change find new habitats? Let us know what you think in the comments below. ... Gov't sticks with Bush-era polar bear rule - May 8, 2009 The GuardianThe iconic bear was declared a threatened species because global warming is causing a severe decline in Arctic sea ice. But the Bush administration rules ... Threatened species - Dec 30, 2006 San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union TribuneAt first glance, the Bush administration's announcement this week that it is listing the polar bear as “threatenedâ€? under the Endangered Species Act appears ... Uproar over plan to delist Yellowstone grizzlies - Aug 18, 2005 msnbc.comIf the grizzlies are taken off the threatened species list, it would no longer be against federal law to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, ... New species found in Vietnam's Green Corridor - Sep 26, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukIt is one of the last remaining lowland wet evergreen forests, and supports significant numbers of threatened species. It also includes some of the longest ... Global warming: Are these the Top 10 species most at risk? - Dec 14, 2009 Christian Science MonitorThis majestic bird is, like the polar bear, among the most immediately threatened species due to the retreat of antarctic polar pack ice. ... Guppies sexually harass threatened species - Jan 23, 2008 New ScientistMale guppies may sexually harass females of another fish species to prevent them from reproducing, researchers suggest. They believe the guppies - which ... Polar bears to be made a threatened species? - Feb 8, 2006 Independent OnlineBy Dan Joling. Anchorage, Alaska - Amid concerns that global warming is melting away the icy habitats where polar bears live, the federal government is ... Winning Battles But Losing the War on Invasive Alien Species - Feb 4, 2010 Environment News Service..."While some threatened species on the IUCN Red List have improved in status as a result of successful control or eradication of invasive alien species, ... GUEST COLUMN Rethink state rules on threatened species - Mar 31, 2005 St. Petersburg Times - Google News ArchiveThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is getting ready to move forward with rule amendments that ratify its flawed and misguided criteria ... Lifeline for threatened species - Jul 11, 2007 NEWS.com.auAN AMBITIOUS plan to save all native species in South Australia from extinction was unveiled yesterday by the Government. In the past 170 years, ... Seed bank to protect threatened species - Nov 24, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia's botanic gardens are establishing a seed bank to protect plant species from the effects of climate change. The eight capital city gardens are ... Secret life of plants and animals vital in warming struggle - Sep 30, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldIt also found that the 1541 of Australia's species are now listed as threatened with extinction, making up 9 per cent of the all threatened species on the ... Florida removes manatees from state endangered species list - Jun 9, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to designate the manatee as a threatened species rather than endangered. ... Extinction on the Horizon for One-Fifth of All Bird Species - Jun 1, 2005 Environment News ServiceThis number is one fewer than last year's figure of 1213 globally threatened species, but when added to the number of near threatened species, ... Dingoes to the rescue of threatened species - Jul 10, 2007 NEWS.com.auBy Leigh Dayton. IT won't get the thumbs up in the paddock but a leading ecologist says it's time to reintroduce dingoes to national parks, ... 2010 Year of Biodiversity Tries to Rein in Runaway Extinctions - Jan 4, 2010 Environment News Service..."Several of the species highlighted in the report are already listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to other threats such as ... US moves to loosen rules that protect threatened species - Aug 11, 2008 OregonLive.comBy Len Reed, The Oregonian. The Bush administration on Monday gave federal agencies more leeway to decide whether development activities such as logging may ... CONSERVATION: Win Some Lose Some for Threatened Species - Dec 22, 2009 Inter Press ServiceBy Ranjit Devraj. BANGKOK, Oct 14 (IPS) - The great white shark, Irrawaddy dolphin, minke whale and the ramin tree were among the big winners at the ... Humans help endangered and threatened species survive drought - Jun 3, 2005 Seattle TimesBy Ananda Shorey. AP. MATT YORK / AP. SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY, Ariz. — Green and black spotted frogs loiter beneath the surface of a concrete pond's glassy ... Mass extinction rate 'faster than dinosaurs' - Jan 25, 2010 The GuardianPolar bears are on the list of threatened species, with animals believed to be going ... Polar bears and hippos have joined the ranks of threatened species, ... Agency Takes Species Off Endangered List - Oct 2, 2006 FOXNews...has been considered a threatened species in California since 1971. It was added to the federal list of threatened species in 1997. Wildlife Trusts warns over threatened species - Dec 30, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukSpecies such as dormice, bats and butterflies will need help moving to new habitats to survive the effects of climate change, the Wildlife Trusts has warned ... An inventory of threatened species - Oct 28, 2009 BBC NewsThe Center for Biological Diversity has published an inventory of 350 species threatened by climate change. The list includes the polar bear, ... … : Polar Bear Listed As A Threatened Species Under The Endangered … - May 22, 2008 Mondaq News Alerts - Mondaq News Alerts (Registration)On May 14, complying with a court-imposed deadline, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced a final rule listing the polar bear (Ursus ... New haven for threatened species - Feb 8, 2005 BBC NewsA new forest with 100000 trees has been planted to provide a save haven for a threatened bird species. The black grouse is one of the rarest birds in ... Enviros to sue EPA over pesticides - Jan 29, 2010 DesMoinesRegister.com - desmoinesregister.comToday's notice letter references 887 endangered and threatened species that may be hurt by pesticides Some examples include the Florida panther, ... US to list polar bears as threatened species - Nov 7, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle...**FILE**In this Nov. 7, 2007 file photo, a polar bear mother and her two cubs walk along the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba near Churchill, Canada. ... ÂŁ5.5m to save England's most threatened species - Oct 6, 2008 IndependentBy Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent. Schemes to protect natterjack toads, fritillary butterflies and sharks are to receive funding as part of a ... Ontario polar bears officially threatened species - Aug 12, 2009 Toronto StarPolar bear populations in Ontario's north are on the decline, turning cautious concern for the animal's survival into planned action. ... Hundreds of Species Cling to Existence in Just One Place on Earth - Dec 13, 2005 Environment News ServiceProtection of these sites would conserve more than the individual threatened species that trigger them, the study's authors say. ... … National Park were listed as a "threatened" species in 1975 Now... - Apr 10, 2006 St. Petersburg Times - Google News ArchiveThe first Yellowstone grizzly bear I saw surprised me while I was soaking in a hot spring. I jumped up, nearly blacked out from the effects of the hot water ... More sharks added to threatened species list - World environment-... - May 22, 2008 msnbc.comJan. 23: According to the US Coast Guard, as much as 450000 gallons of crude oil spilled into a southeast Texas port after two vessels collided. ... Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Taken Off Threatened-Species List - Mar 26, 2007 FOXNewsAP. A grizzly bear moving through the brush of Yellowstone National Park in a 2005 file photo. HELENA, Mont. — Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone ... Threatened species concentrated in fraction of Earth's surface - Oct 28, 2009 The GuardianSeventy-five per cent of the most threatened mammals, birds and amphibians live in an area covering just 2.3% of the Earth's surface, and roughly half of ... … AWAY ; ALREADY A THREATENED SPECIES, THE BIRD FOUND ONLY … - Feb 7, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverA scrub-jay is shown in the Lyonia Preserve. It could be part of Florida's newest endangered species next year. PHOTOS BY BARBARA V. PEREZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL ... DAWN.COM | Sci-Tech | Leopard of endangered species found dead in … - Jan 5, 2010 DAWN.comIt is pertinent to mention here that the authoritative Red List of 'Threatened Species' compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ... 88 threatened bird species in India - May 22, 2008 HinduHYDERABAD: Presenting a depressing scenario of avian wealth, the much-awaited IUCN Red List 2008 released on Monday night features India prominently among ... Tracking threatened species - Nov 25, 2007 Boston GlobeEach year, the World Conservation Union in Geneva publishes the Red List of Threatened Species, which tracks species that face extinction worldwide. ... … development plan wouldn't hurt a sand fly; Threatened species, long... - Jan 22, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverSand dunes, not sugar, attract the endangered Delhi Sands flower- loving fly. Unfortunately for Colton, it has plenty of the former -- and it's costing the ... Regardless of Size, Location, Species Share a Threat: Man - Aug 17, 2008 Washington PostThis week, The Washington Post will profile 17 of the region's endangered and threatened species. Nine capsules appear today, and others will appear daily. One in three freshwater fish under threat - Nov 1, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukSome of the threatened species include the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, the only European fish which leaves to spawn at sea and which is now at just 5 ... Bloomberg Printer-Friendly Page - Mar 10, 2008 BloombergThe oil and gas industry has opposed designating the polar bear a threatened species, arguing the population is at historically healthy levels and that a ... Administration Has Two Weeks to Make Polar Bear Decision - Apr 30, 2008 Washington Post..."What has become clear . . . is that listing the polar bear as a threatened species is not about protecting the polar bear but rather advancing a particular ... Interior wants hand in emissions rules - Nov 20, 2008 Yahoo! NewsThe business community is already expressing serious concerns about strengthening the link between threatened species and emissions, which they say is an ... Souvenirs hit threatened species - Jan 24, 2007 BBC NewsBy Arthur Strain. The summer holidays may seem a long way off, but now is the time when thousands of people will be making plans to head abroad for some sun ... Polar bear to be listed as a threatened species - Dec 16, 2009 News & ObserverWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday that the agency will list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, ... Spotted owls, logging & environmentalists - May 31, 2006 ESPNOn the US side, a combination of the Endangered Species Act, the protection of the spotted owl as a threatened species, and the individual citizen's right ... Preservation scheme for species - Feb 9, 2005 BBC NewsA scheme is under way to preserve three highly-threatened species of butterfly across Devon, Somerset and Cornwall. The Reconnecting the Culm project and ... Disappearing Biodiversity European Mammals under Threat - May 23, 2007 Spiegel OnlineEach year IUCN publishes its red list of threatened species. ... Also high on the list of most-threatened species are the Saiga antilope, the blue whale and ... Water zoning plan to save threatened species - Apr 3, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukBy Charles Clover, Environment Editor. Up to a fifth of British waters could be closed to fishing and oil exploration to protect threatened species, ... Bull trout to remain listed as threatened species in Lower 48 - Apr 29, 2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle Post IntelligencerBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS. AP. Bull trout should remain listed as a threatened species in the Lower 48, and some populations may be studied for additional ... 21 new species in danger of extinction, UN convention hears - Dec 6, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukSeveral species of sharks have been placed on the list of threatened species, including two families of Mako sharks in the Mediterranean whose population ... New, rare, threatened species found in Ghana - Dec 6, 2007 Joy OnlineScientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened ... Bugs to listen in on wildlife's most wanted - May 3, 2009 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auShe said knowing the fire thresholds for threatened species was essential for their ... There is a big gap in our knowledge of threatened species. ... Many endangered species stranded outside protected areas, study finds - Oct 22, 2009 The GuardianUnexpectedly, the maps of threatened species did not match up, ... "The fact that [threatened species] are not cropping up in the same places is worrying . ... Threatened species centre for Traveston - Oct 10, 2007 Brisbane TimesQueensland Premier Anna Bligh today defended her government's motivation for building a conservation centre for threatened species living at the site of a ... Polar bears get reprieve - Oct 24, 2009 The AgeThe US listed the polar bear as a threatened species in May last year, saying climate change has caused a drastic loss of Arctic sea ice, which is essential ... GOVERNMENT MUST INCREASE FUNDING AND REVIEW LAWS AS … - May 21, 2008 Tasmanian GreensMr McKim pointed out that Section 51 of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 provides an effective exemption for forestry and dam construction. ... Who's a lucky boy, then? Parakeet bucks trend - May 27, 2009 The GuardianCorals and seaweed have joined the ranks of threatened species, and more apes and reptiles are facing extinction. More than 180 species have been added to ... 200 more species face global extinction - Sep 18, 2007 Ha'aretzThis emerges from the latest report on threatened species published on the ... The report, known as the Red List of Threatened Species, which refers to the ... State declares longfin smelt a threatened species - Jun 25, 2009 Sacramento BeeBy Matt Weiser. The longfin smelt today was declared a threatened species in California, officially adding another imperiled fish to the long list of ... Warming Is Seen as Wiping Out Most Polar Bears - Sep 8, 2007 New York TimesThe report makes no recommendation on listing the bears as a threatened species or taking any action to slow ice cap damage. ... World rally leg 'threatens' NSW species - 06 Aug 2009 Sydney Morning Herald...cycle and erode the habitat of the giant barred frog, Fleay's barred frog, eastern bristlebird and spotted-tailed quoll - all threatened species. Former border agent sentenced for tortoise imports - 06 Aug 2009 Houston ChronicleA Justice Department statement said the tortoises were a threatened species. They were discovered in a box marked as though it were carrying scorpions at Wildlife find new homes in NW Ohio - 06 Aug 2009 Fremont News MessengerJeff Finn, a private lands biologist with the US wildlife service, said the work is part of a larger program to help migratory birds and threatened species. Florida students team with federal, state agencies to study coral ... - 06 Aug 2009 Chipley BugleStaghorn coral is classified as a federally threatened species. Although scientists have never documented the spawning of staghorn coral in the Florida Keys Sea turtle workshop to kick off at Lovers Key - 06 Aug 2009 The News-PressLovers Key State Park, a nesting site for the loggerhead sea turtle, will host a program discussing this threatened species. Adults and children can learn DNR reports swans killed by vehicle, not shot - 06 Aug 2009 Dexter LeaderThey are listed as a threatened species in Michigan and protected under both state and federal laws. "These swans have been on this corner for at least four Three more giant sable antelopes relocated to Cangandala National Park - 06 Aug 2009 AngolaPressThe giant sable antelope is evaluated as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Cangandala National Park, in northern Malanje Killers of Endangered Grizzly Bear Finally Facing Felony Violations - 06 Aug 2009 EcoWorldlyIn 1975, The US Fish and Wildlife Service listed the grizzly bear as a threatened species in the Lower 48 states, under the *Endangered Species Act. In Federal Monies Back Salt Pond Flow Project - 06 Aug 2009 Milpitas PostPond A8 of the Alviso Slough Restoration Project, which is meant to increase the habitat of endangered or threatened species in the San Francisco Bay. 6 Turtle-Killing Fish - Aug 5, 2009 Daily GreenHow buying these six fish is encouraging the death of hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles, a threatened species. By Dan Shapley Bought any summer flounder, Freshwater crabs 'feel the pinch' - Jul 27, 2009 BBC News...produced the first International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species for the 1280 known species of freshwater crab. Red List Evaluating Conservation of Species May Incorrectly ... - Jul 24, 2009 Science Daily (press release)...group (accounting for 90% of the almost 4000 endemic species in the Canary Islands), are not covered by Red List criteria for threatened species. Wild Michigan Rattlesnakes and Fox Snakes Studied by Potter Park ... - Aug 4, 2009 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is a species of special concern but is under consideration to become a nationally threatened species. Mississippi Animals 101: What kind of threatened species lives in ... - Jul 24, 2009 Examiner.com...the State endangered fish, the Southern red belly face. The forest also provides a habitat for another threatened species in Mississippi - the black bear. Toronto Man Sentenced to Jail Under Species at Risk Act - Aug 5, 2009 Earthtimes (press release)...provide for the recovery of endangered or threatened species, and encourage the management of other species to prevent them from becoming at risk. Federal Court Decision Interpreting Species at Risk Act May Create ... - Aug 4, 2009 Linex Legal (subscription)SARA requires the federal Minister of the Environment to develop recovery strategies for all endangered and threatened species. The recovery strategy must In Our View, Aug. 5: No 'Winner' Needed - Aug 5, 2009 The ColumbianBut what happens when those two advocacies collide, when wind turbines kill birds, especially birds of a threatened species? The answer: We remain staunchly Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania - Jul 28, 2009 Science Daily (press release)Loss and degradation of habitat is the largest single threat to land species, including 80 percent of threatened species. More than 1200 bird species have Palin, politics and polar bears - Jul 13, 2009 Examiner.comEnvironmental groups have been lobbying for some years to place the polar bear on the “threatenedâ€? species list, under the Endangered Species Act. Enacted All Rights Reserved - Jul 21, 2009 The Cherokeean HeraldThe HCP will be designed to avoid and minimize impacts to endangered and threatened species associated with wind energy development. Picture gallery: Future dim for threatened species - Jul 14, 2009 Deutsche WelleThat is the pessimistic conclusion of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (UCN), author of the yearly "Red List of Threatened Species. Clearer Skies for Clouded Leopard Conservation - Jul 20, 2009 Voice of AmericaBecause of this, many zoos and animal parks try to devote as much space as they can to threatened species, such as clouded leopards. Threatened horny toads get home at El Paso Zoo - Jul 26, 2009 El Paso TimesIt's classified as a threatened species in Texas, even though it is the state's official lizard. Meet the the horny toad, or horned frog, officially known Save the Habitat, Kill the Turtles - Jul 31, 2009 Lew RockwellTwenty years after the tortoise received an “emergency listingâ€? as a threatened species in 1989, they're still trying to establish a “baselineâ€?? More than 90 per cent of UK's threatened habitats in poor shape - Jul 17, 2009 Surfbirds NewsThe first assessment of more than 1000 threatened species and hundreds of threatened habitats across 25 members of the European Union shows much of the Government publishes its Protected Species Recovery Plan - Jul 11, 2009 Royal GazetteThe Queen Conch is now the first subject of a series of action plans to conserve Bermuda's marine and terrestrial threatened species. Owning large reptiles just got harder in NC - Aug 4, 2009 News ChiefBurmese pythons are on the threatened species list because of hunting and loss of native habitat. The North Carolina bill adds provisions to a law that At-risk birds taken under our wing... - Aug 4, 2009 The StarThe most threatened species will be monitored to see what difference woodland management makes. Underpinning the project is the Bird Conservation Targeting Endangered plants in Derbyshire identified in "red" list - Aug 4, 2009 Derby Evening TelegraphThe list of threatened species, known as the Red Data List – so named because the first books that named internationally rare and endangered species had red Wildlife hinders wind farm strategy - Aug 2, 2009 The ColumbianSince 1992, it has been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, mainly because of loss of its old-growth forest habitat. The tough life of the Verde trout - Aug 3, 2009 Camp Verde BugleOn a scale of 1 to 10 with one being the most threatened species, the roundtail chub is an 8, according to Humphreys. The only reason the roundtail chub was Yellowstone bear lawsuits going to federal court - Aug 1, 2009 Billings GazetteNow that mediation has failed, the government's decision to take Yellowstone's grizzly bears off the list of threatened species will be decided in federal Limits on Logging Are Reinstated - Jul 16, 2009 New York Times...which oversees the forests, had failed to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service about the logging's impact on endangered and threatened species. Marbled Murrelet remains on threatened list - Jul 14, 2009 Oregon Natural Resources ReportThe Marbled Murrelet sea bird remains on the threatened species list under the Endangered Species Act thanks to a recent US Fish and Wildlife Department Urgent action needed to save protected species - Jul 17, 2009 Royal GazetteThe Queen Conch is the first in a series of action plans to conserve the Island's marine and terrestrial threatened species. A preliminary list recognises News half good for turtles in Lee County - Aug 1, 2009 The News-Press..."Whatever the reason, the consequences are that hatchlings from endangered or threatened species meet their demise before they ever reach the ocean. State officials seek comments on grizzly bear management - Aug 3, 2009 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle...have increased from an estimated 136 bears in 1975, when they were listed as a threatened species, to more than 500 bears today, according to FWP. Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN - Jul 18, 2009 RTThe latest analysis of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which is published every four years by the International Union for the Conservation of Many DEIS reviewers still unsatisfied - Jul 24, 2009 WatertownDailyTimes.comDEC also commented on Acciona's plan for Blanding's turtle, a state-listed threatened species. The statement said it would avoid hurting the turtles by not Rare fish make a home in Northeast Georgia - Jul 12, 2009 Gainesville TimesOfficials with the US Fish and Wildlife Service are turning their attention to 23 endangered and threatened species in the Southeast. Montana's cats: a story of adaptation, survival - Jul 17, 2009 West Yellowstone NewsThat may be why today there are an estimated 600 million housecats in the world and Canada lynx are a threatened species. All domestic cats descended from a Biologist finds rare garter snakes in California - Aug 3, 2009 The Associated PressA Northern California biologist says he has found a population of giant garter snakes, a federally threatened species that many thought had vanished. Nobu caught out by tuna protester with bike lock - Aug 5, 2009 This is LondonThe restaurant responded by adding this warning to its menu: "Blue fin tuna is an environmentally threatened species. Please ask your server for an Proposed wind project could imperil murrelet - Jul 28, 2009 The ColumbianThe murrelet, listed as a threatened species in 1992, nests in old-growth forests within 50 miles of the sea and forages in marine waters and near the Meet Cai and Liang - Scotland's twin red panda cub sensations - Jul 27, 2009 Examiner.comRed pandas are endemic to the Himalayas and are among the world's most threatened species with only a few thousand are left in the wild. Multiplying like bunnies? Not this jackrabbit - Jul 22, 2009 The Associated PressAfter the review, the agency will decide whether the rabbit warrants protection as an endangered or threatened species. In New Mexico, the rabbit has been Habitats report shows sorry state of EU biodiversity - Jul 14, 2009 The EcologistIt makes for sobering reading: only six per cent of threatened habitats and 23 per cent of threatened species in the UK were found to be in 'favourable' Hampstead bypass ready to open - Aug 4, 2009 Carroll County TimesThe bypass project was stalled for years after the bog turtle, a federally listed threatened species, was discovered to live in wetlands near the bypass. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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