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June 22, 2011
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Highlights From the Archives
Bid to Undo Bush Memo on Threats to Species
President Obama ordered a review of a Bush administration rule that exempted officials from having to consult with wildlife experts before taking actions that might harm endangered species.
March 4, 2009scienceNewsA Conversation With Stuart L. Pimm
Asking ‘Why Do Species Go Extinct?’
Stuart L. Pimm has made one of the grimmest topics on earth — extinction — his specialty.
November 4, 2008scienceInterviewARTICLES ABOUT ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES
The Vegas Valley Leopard Frog Is Endangered, but No Longer Extinct
The Vegas Valley leopard frog, last seen in 1942 and declared extinct in 1996, has turned up in the form of the Chiricahua leopard frog, researchers reported.
June 17, 2011Russia Seizes Animal Parts
A dog alerted border guards to elk lips, bear paws and mammoth tusks hidden in a truck.
June 15, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: ANIMALS, BEARS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WORLD MARKET, ELK, WOOLLY MAMMOTHS, SMUGGLING, RUSSIA, CHINA
France Is Scolded Over Care of Great Hamster of Alsace
The European Union’s highest court ruled that France had failed to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace, the last wild hamster species in Western Europe.
June 10, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: FRANCE, EUROPEAN UNION
U.S. Declines to Grant Endangered Status to Bluefin Tuna
Some environmental groups criticized the administration’s decision, while others said coordinated international action was preferable.
May 28, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: FISHING, COMMERCIAL, TUNA, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Restoring the Tradition of Quail Hunting
Bobwhite quail are one of the most studied wildlife species in the United States, yet conservationists have yet to halt the declining populations.
May 19, 2011Deal on Species Protections Is Delayed
A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold a settlement that would require the government to speed its decision-making on granting protection to imperiled species.
May 18, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, OBAMA, BARACK, SULLIVAN, EMMET G
Treks Through Kauai, Exotic and Bittersweet
Vanishing species congregate in Kauai, making it a birder’s wonderland.
May 15, 2011
Where to View Endangered Species
From New England cottontail rabbits to killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, where to find the rare wildlife near you.
May 15, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: TRAVEL AND VACATIONS, NATIONAL PARKS, MONUMENTS AND SEASHORES
Settlement Reached on Endangered Species Decisions
The Interior Department will make rulings on 251 species over the next six years.
May 11, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: SUITS AND LITIGATION, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, KESSLER, GLADYS
Indonesia: Tigers Spotted in Forest Where Paper Mill Saws Are Coming
Motion-sensing cameras on the island of Sumatra captured video of two families of endangered tigers in a lowland forest scheduled for destruction.
May 10, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: NATIONAL PARKS, MONUMENTS AND SEASHORES, INDONESIA, ASIA PULP AND PAPER
Bones Indicate Tasmanian Tiger, Now Extinct, Ambushed Its Prey
A study that examined the elbow joints of dozens of predators concluded that “Tasmanian tiger” is an apt name for a creature that became extinct in the last century.
May 10, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA
T. Bataar Skeleton Is Found in the Gobi Desert
In life, the specimen weighed less than 70 pounds, compared with the six-ton weight of a full-grown T. bataar.
May 10, 2011Some Wolves Lose Protection
Federal protections for gray wolves in Montana and Idaho end Thursday under legislation passed by Congress last month that removed them from the endangered species list.
May 5, 2011Attitudes Shifting on Shark Fin Soup
A recent survey shows people in Hong Kong say it is acceptable to leave shark fin soup off banquet menus.
April 25, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: SHARKS, SOUPS, FISHING, COMMERCIAL, FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE, HONG KONG, CHINA
A Hole in the Endangered Species Act
A tiny rider in the budget bill elevates politics over science and threatens the gray wolf.
April 22, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: EDITORIALS, FEDERAL BUDGET (US), LAW AND LEGISLATION, WOLVES, MONTANA, UNITED STATES, IDAHO, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIMPSON, MIKE, TESTER, JON, SALAZAR, KEN
Endangered Species Listings Stall Amid Flood of Petitions
The Fish and Wildlife Service is struggling with an avalanche of petitions and lawsuits over the endangered species list.
April 21, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: ENVIRONMENT, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
How Healthy Are Our Fisheries?
Readers respond to an Op-Ed about the stability of fish stocks.
April 21, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: FISHING, COMMERCIAL, FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE, HILBORN, RAY, SINGER, PETER
A Good Law for Fisherman and Fish
It is disturbing that two New York senators want to weaken a law protecting important fish stocks in Atlantic waters.
April 21, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: EDITORIALS, LAW AND LEGISLATION, FISHING, COMMERCIAL, FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, SENATE, LOCKE, GARY, BURR, RICHARD M, HAGAN, KAY R, GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN, GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E, SCHUMER, CHARLES E
What Stories These Lice Can Tell
Were there many bird and mammal species while dinosaurs still lived? A study on fossilized lice suggests the answer is yes.
April 19, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: PALEONTOLOGY, MAMMALS, EDITORIALS, DINOSAURS, LICE, BIRDS, RESEARCH, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGY LETTERS, ROYAL SOCIETY, SMITH, VINCE
Some Dinosaurs Were Nocturnal, Eye Bones Show
The eye structure of the creatures shows that some functioned capably in the dark, contrary to popular belief.
April 19, 2011MORE ON ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES AND: PALEONTOLOGY, DINOSAURS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EYES AND EYESIGHT
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Counting Species in Peru
Douglas Stotz of the Field Museum and Nigel Pitman of Duke University took a biological inventory of a vast roadless area in Peru’s northern Amazon.
A Gallery of Species Lost and On the Brink
A few of the tens of thousands of species that scientists say have gone extinct or become critically endangered over the past 30 years.
African Wings, With Nowhere to Fly
On the Kinangop Plateau in Kenya, birds that have adapted to life at high altitudes are coming under new threats from global warming and destruction of their habitats.
Scene City: Cupcakes for a Cause
The Endangered Species Coalition served up sweets and concern at a party to help endangered species a the Little Cupcake Bakeshop.
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