Tag: Endangered Species Act
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USGS Climate Change Study Predicts Bleak Future for Birds and Reptiles in Southwest
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey paints a troubling picture for birds and reptiles in the Southwest. Scientists examined current and future breeding ranges for seven bird and five reptile species in the Southwest in the context of several key climate models. The findings, released this week, found that two birds—Williamson’s sapsucker and the pygmy…
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Rare Alaskan Wolves Considered for Endangered Species Act Listing
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolves may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of unsustainable logging in the Tongass National Forest and elsewhere in southeast Alaska. The agency will now conduct an in-depth status review of this rare subspecies of gray wolf, which lives only in…
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Report Showing Americans Support the Endangered Species Act Delivered to Every Member of Congress
Americans from every corner of the country support the Endangered Species Act and the protection it provides for the nation’s most imperiled animals and plants, according to a new report delivered today to every member of Congress. The 282-page report, A Wild Success, includes more than 200 of the letters and op-eds written by Americans over the…
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House Passes Trio of Damaging Anti-Environment Bills
By Mary Beth Beetham and Sandra Purohit The first week of February was a trying time for wildlife conservation. The U.S. House of Representatives literally waged a week-long war on wildlife and wildlands, passing three anti-wildlife bills. [caption id="attachment_321967" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The first bill, H.R. 3590, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreation Act, came…
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House Passes Trio of Damaging Anti-Environment Bills
By Mary Beth Beetham and Sandra Purohit The first week of February was a trying time for wildlife conservation. The U.S. House of Representatives literally waged a week-long war on wildlife and wildlands, passing three anti-wildlife bills. [caption id="attachment_321967" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The first bill, H.R. 3590, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreation Act, came…