Distribution Of A Species Of Butterfly Predicted Using Geometric Variables Jul 19, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2008) Biologists have recently explored the distribution of the butterfly Iolana iolas, one of the endangered species in the Madrid region whose population dynamics are determined by its host plant ... 10, 2004) The global extinction crisis ignores thousands of affiliated species that are also at risk of being wiped out, making the list of endangered species much larger and more serious than originally ... (July 2, 2006) Multispecies habitat conservation plans that permit... (Science Daily)
Vet Reaches Into Shark's Jaws To Remove Hook Jul 19, 2008
Grey Nurse Shark Is Endangered Species ... The grey nurse shark is listed as an endangered species. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
UPDATE: Judge restores protections for Northern Rockies wolves Jul 19, 2008
BILLINGS (AP) - A federal judge in Missoula has ordered gray wolves in the Northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list, halting state hunting seasons proposed for this fall ... The predator was removed from the endangered species list in March, following a decade-long restoration effort ... We are pleased the court agreed with us that wolves are deserving of the protections of the Endangered Species Act. (Missoulian, MT)
Sacramento salmon at risk from water uses, ruling says Jul 19, 2008
U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger concluded that the major state and federal water projects will probably cause irreparable harm to salmon stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act. The Sacramento River fall chinook that represent most of the fish caught off Oregon are not listed, but encounter similar conditions as the fish that are. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Water projects put fish at risk, Fresno judge rules Jul 19, 2008
The Friday ruling is the latest in a series of decisions by Wanger involving the effect of state and federal water projects -- which are centered on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta -- on fish species that are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act ... Wanger has said that the Endangered Species Act contains an exception for human health and safety -- in other words, the need for the public to have adequate water for survival ... Wanger's decision comes three months after he... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Study Features U.S. Sheep Industry Changes Jul 19, 2008
- Changes in regulations and permits for grazing on public lands and endangered species regulations ... - Increasing predation problems in wildlife populations in many states indicate the need for sheep industry alliances to work closely with wildlife agencies and interest groups and with those involved with threatened and endangered species management programs. (Agri-View, WI)
OSU: County budget crisis will impact roads, services Jul 19, 2008
In 1993 Congress began to decouple the payments from actual harvest receipts, providing additional federal revenue under a safety net to counties affected by listing of the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. Congress passed the broader Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act in 2000 to provide payments to all counties with federal forest lands to compensate for declining timber harvests. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Illegal trade putting wild animals in danger Jul 18, 2008
Indonesia is struggling to take on a multi-million-dollar industry that is stripping the archipelago nation's vast forests of endangered species for enormous profit by selling them to buyers around the world. With corruption rife and authorities overwhelmed, conservationists say police and forestry officials have barely made a dent. (India Times, India)
California condors pass trial by fire Jul 18, 2008
The vulture was declared an endangered species in 1967, when its population estimated to be 50 to 60 birds at the time was in sharp decline because of poaching, habitat destruction and lead poisoning. In the 1980s, the U.S. government approved an ambitious and costly conservation plan that brought the last of the nearly two dozen surviving California condors into captivity for a captive-breeding program. (MSNBC -- Race)
Political dynasties: Bush the third? Jul 18, 2008
"It looks like the people of San Francisco are an endangered species, which may not be a bad thing. That's probably good news for the country.". On the people of San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Bush Family)
Record number of endangered butterflies released Jul 18, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A record number of Karner blue butterflies have been released in Concord, New Hampshire, as part of a project to restore the endangered species. The state Fish and Game Department released 1,600 butterflies in the Concord Pine Barrens, a sandy wooded area that features the butterfly's sole food source, the wild blue lupine. (Concord Monitor)
Volunteers Help Build New Red Wolf Sanctuary Jul 18, 2008
Joy McBroom, Ethicon Environmental Engineer: "And really what we're looking to do is get our company involved in bio-diversity activities and really bring awareness around rehabilitation and the preservation of endangered species.". And they're doing it with a sweat equity investment in the future. (WKRC.com, OH)
Deporting Plants and Animals to Protect Them from Climate Change Jul 18, 2008
That history leaves at least one environmental group devoted to preserving endangered species opposed to the idea. "We do not under most conceivable scenarios support or encourage introduction of species to habitats outside of their historical range," says Matt Lewis, a spokesman for the species program of the Washington, D.C. based global environmental group, the World Fund. (Scientific American)
Wolf plan hearings draw few Jul 18, 2008
Montana's proposed rules would remove wolves from the state's endangered species list and reclassify them as a species in need of management. The rules reaffirm the state's commitment to wolves as a valuable part of the state's wildlife heritage and specify the nonlethal and lethal methods that can be used when wolves threaten people, livestock and domestic animals. (Missoulian, MT)
Philippines offers award for information leading to killer of endangered eagle Jul 18, 2008
"We will definitely file a case. We have to teach people the value of protecting this great bird,'' Mirasol said. Under Philippine law, those found guilty of killing endangered species can face up to 12 years in prison. The first eagle hatched in captivity by artificial insemination and released in 2004 was electrocuted a year later when it perched on an electrical post. Eighteen other birds have been bred by the foundation, but have not been released into the wilderness. Most Viewed Most... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Reagan returns to radio, and not a moment too soon Jul 18, 2008
-- Critiquing the Endangered Species Act in 1977, Reagan asks: "How much do you miss dinosaurs? Would your life be richer if those giant pre-historic flying lizards occasionally settled on your front lawn?" He continues: "We have contributed to the disappearance of some species by destroying habitat or hunting them down for food, fun, and feathers. . . But shouldn't we now and then remember nature's part in the elimination of some species and separate the serious from the silly in our own... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
China seriously fights against illegal ivory trade Jul 18, 2008
The standing committee overseeing the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) decided at a meeting Tuesday in Geneva to give right to China to import African elephant ivory under strict conditions. Members of the committee voted by a majority that China qualified for the import because it has dramatically improved its enforcement of ivory rules. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to import African ivory Jul 17, 2008
The vote, at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), gives China the right to buy ivory auctioned by four southern African countries, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Environmentalists claim that the entry of China into the market will provide a substantial opportunity for the laundering of illegal ivory, and provide the impetus for further poaching across Africa, where more than 20,000 elephants are illegally killed every year. (India Times, India)
Fame-courting biotech running short of cash Jul 17, 2008
The Worcester biotech firm said it was the first to clone an endangered species, an Asian bovine ... One of its most high profile claims came in late 2000, when ACT said it was the first biotechnology firm to clone an endangered species, creating a gaur named Noah at an Iowa research center. (Boston Globe)
About 33% of coral species threatened with extinction, study says Jul 17, 2008
Both are listed as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act. But it is the rich diversity of corals in the tropical waters of the West Pacific, a place called the Coral Triangle that includes Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, that presents the potential greatest loss of species. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Fire Camp Moved Closer To Blaze Jul 17, 2008
The facility has been used as a habitat for the endangered species and Ventana Wildlife Society workers made a plea Tuesday for help in the rebuilding process. Previous Stories. (KSBW 8, CA)
Southern Africa:Ivory Sale to China Likely to Go Ahead Jul 17, 2008
The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) says it is satisfied with China's ivory controls and markets. The 57th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee started in Geneva on Monday to decide whether China should be allowed to buy 108 tonnes of elephant ivory in a one-off sale by four SADC countries. (allAfrica.com)
A rare bird all but vanishes from Everglades Jul 17, 2008
The Fish and Wildlife Service has no authority to choose among endangered species,'' Lorian said ... For me, I am much more optimistic about the future of the snail kite and all these endangered species,'' he said ... A decade ago, the kite -- a founding member of the federal endangered species list in 1967 -- had seemed one of the success stories in the Everglades. (Yahoo News -- Environment & Nature)
20 years of coal-bed methane Jul 17, 2008
Controversy over the science used to study the grouse, pressure from environmental groups and ranchers to protect water and wildlife and a December deadline for the federal Fish and Wildlife Service to reassess the grouses status for possible listing under the Endangered Species Act is pushing the BLM hard and, with it, the countys coal-bed methane producers. - New technologies for drilling and water issues. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
* Government urged to map the seas to protect corals Jul 17, 2008
It is very likely that corals will be categorized as a new appendix II item in the CITES [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora] by 2010, Pei said. Under CITES regulations, an international agreement under the World Conservation Union (IUCN), an appendix II organism can only be obtained and traded under a non-detriment circumstance to its species as well as the environment, Pei said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Abandoned panda adopted by a cat iQp Jul 17, 2008
Red pandas, which are only slightly larger than domestic cats, are an endangered species. Theyre found mostly in the eastern Himalayas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tigers Disappear From Himalayan Refuge Jul 17, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 16, 2008) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. The recent survey of April 2008 showed a population of between 6-14 tigers, down from 20-50 tigers in 2005. (Science Daily)
Knightdale man wins wildlife award Jul 17, 2008
Wilson was presented with the award and a plaque at the agency's business meeting on July 9 by commissioner Chuck Bennett, chairman of the Habitat, Nongame and Endangered Species Committee. "Randy's leadership in the formative years of the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program was critical to the development of our current, nationally acclaimed program," Bennett said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
WAN Ad Campaign Mocks Newspaper Doomsayers Jul 17, 2008
The ad joins a campaign that includes a quotation from a 2006 cover story in The Economist -- "Newspapers are now an endangered species" -- with other quotes it says are some of the "silliest things" people have ever said. One quote attributed to the actress Brooke Shields, for instance: "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost an important part of your life.". (MediaWeek.com)
Free weekend at state parks for loon plate holders Jul 17, 2008
Those departments use the proceeds from conservation license plates, which feature an image of a loon, toward improvements at state parks and historic sites and to manage rare, threatened and endangered species in Maine. On Saturday and Sunday, all occupants of vehicles carrying the conservation plates will be admitted free of charge. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
China gets OK to buy elephant ivory Jul 16, 2008
GENEVA - Saying Beijing had improved enforcement against the illegal wildlife trade, the U.N. agency that monitors endangered species decided Tuesday that China may import tons of elephant ivory in a one-off sale from African government stockpiles. At a conference attended by delegates from dozens of nations, a panel for the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, voted to authorize the purchase. (MSNBC -- International)
China gets ivory imports go-ahead Jul 16, 2008
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) voted in favour of China's request during a meeting being held in Geneva. China joins Japan as approved buyers of government-owned ivory from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. (BBC News)
GREGORY CLAY: Jesse Jackson - Mr. Irrelevant Jul 16, 2008
Jackson's poverty politics suddenly could become an endangered species. And where does that ultimately leave Rev. Jackson. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
'Crittercam' Has New Star To Study – Snapping Turtle Jul 16, 2008
Luginbuhl hopes people understand the importance of snapping turtles to the ecosystem, even though they're not an endangered species. "Snappers control the geese population, which has been tied to West Nile virus, and they eat dead animals and bottom plants," Luginbuhl said. (FOX61, CT)
UN lets China import African ivory Jul 16, 2008
The standing committee overseeing the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, voted 9-3 with two abstentions that China qualified for the exception needed for the one-time auction because it has dramatically improved its enforcement of ivory rules. Ivory trade was banned globally in 1989, but reviving elephant populations allowed African countries to make a one-time sale a decade later to Japan, the only country which had previously won the right to import. (Globe and Mail -- International)
China Gets Permission to Import Ivory From Africa Jul 16, 2008
"China was accepted as a trading partner to import ivory from the four authorised countries in southern Africa," said Juan Carlos Vasquez of CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. To gain permission, Beijing had to prove it had the capacity to fight illegal domestic trade in ivory, which is used mainly in jewellery and carvings. (Planet Ark, United States)
4th Street Launch permits awaited Jul 16, 2008
They spawn in freshwater and were recognized as an endangered species in the United States in 1967. If the sturgeon are present, construction may be postponed until the fall, after the spawning season ends. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
OSU: County budget crisis will impact roads, services Jul 16, 2008
In 1993 Congress began to decouple the payments from actual harvest receipts, providing additional federal revenue under a safety net to counties affected by listing of the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. Congress passed the broader Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act in 2000 to provide payments to all counties with federal forest lands to compensate for declining timber harvests. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Automobile sales in Sask. stay strong Jul 16, 2008
Buckle doesn't expect that traditionally popular half-tons, minvans, or sport-utility vehicles are endangered species in Saskatchewan, despite record-high gas prices, however. "Saskatchewan is a tough province for that to really have an effect on (sales) because we're such a rural province. We do have to drive in this province and, if you're living in rural Saskatchewan, there are a lot of gravel roads and a lot of small vehicles aren't made to drive on gravel roads," she said. (Canada.com)
Are men on verge of extinction? Jul 15, 2008
Are men the latest endangered species. Yes, insists a leading Aussie expert, who says men are much ahead in the queue of becoming extinct. (India Times, India)
Groups plan wolverine lawsuit Jul 15, 2008
Last March, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials decided the wolverine did not warrant federal protection under the Endangered Species Act ... The groups contend the Fish and Wildlife Service violated the terms of the Endangered Species Act when it refused to protect wolverines in the United States -- just because a healthy population still persists in Canada ... In response to a court ruling in 2006, the Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a "status review" to determine whether the species... (Casper Star-Tribune)
Political dynasties: Bush the third? Jul 15, 2008
"It looks like the people of San Francisco are an endangered species, which may not be a bad thing. That's probably good news for the country.". On the people of San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Bush Family)
REGION: Toll road hearing may be canceled Jul 15, 2008
The state commission concluded that construction would push some endangered species to the brink of extinction and warned that the road's presence would alter the flow of cobbles in San Mateo Creek that are considered the primary source of Trestles' world-class waves. The road-building agency dismissed those concerns, and emphasized the four-lane road would take pressure off busy Interstate 5 in southern Orange County. (North County Times)
China demand for ivory tops talks Jul 15, 2008
The standing committee of the UN's Convention on Endangered Species (Cites) is meeting in Geneva. Key measures for the protection of endangered plants and animals will be decided at the five-day meeting. (BBC News -- Science)
Paradise lost Jul 15, 2008
These actions contravene both local and international laws under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) ... Breeding and rehabilitation of endangered species, especially of large carnivore species such as the tiger, needs to be based on systematic, scientifically controlled management of the captive populations. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Efforts on 2 fronts to save a population of ferrets Jul 15, 2008
A much-publicized endangered species in the 1970s that had dwindled to 18 animals, the black-footed ferret had struggled to make a comeback and had been doing relatively well for decades. But plague, always a threat to the ferrets and their main prey, prairie dogs, has struck with a vengeance this year, partly because of the wet spring. (International Herald Tribune)
Daily Briefing Jul 15, 2008
"Alabama Power has cut releases from its hydroelectric dams to the minimums required to protect fisheries, endangered species, water quality, and critical municipal and industrial uses," the company said last Friday on its Web site. The company's 14 hydroelectric dams normally provide 5 percent of Alabama Power's annual supply, Ellis said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Chip R&D on its last legs? Jul 15, 2008
The announcements come amid continued debate on whether semiconductor Rn endangered species or is successfully evolving to adapt to changing realities. The IC industry still pours billions of dollars annually into R in recent years, as costs have skyrockted, chip makers have been more of their Rirements--with implications for intellectual-property control--to consortia, silicon foundries and third-party vendors. (EETimes)
Coal plant draws opposition Jul 14, 2008
"For two years in a row, one of America's most popular urban beaches has played host to a species ranked as threatened on both the Massachusetts and the federal Endangered Species Lists," said Ian Bowles, state secretary of energy and environmental affairs. "This is positive news for renewal of our historic coasts.". (Boston Globe)
Mich. DNR adopts updated wolf management plan Jul 14, 2008
Wolves were hunted to near extinction in the Upper Peninsula by the mid-20th century but mounted a comeback after being placed on federal and state endangered species lists in the 1970s. The DNR's latest census put the state's wolf population at 520. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Turtle copes with 1 less flipper Jul 14, 2008
He first spotted the turtle, already a member of an endangered species, about a year ago while snorkeling in water off South Maui. "He or she holds its own. ... It's amazing," he said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Rare butterfly re-appears on devasted heathland Jul 14, 2008
Sir Martin Doughty, Chair of Natural England said: Wildlife in England has become increasingly fragmented and National Nature Reserves provide crucial refuge for endangered species, acting as pockets of biodiversity from which nature can grow. When Thursley, a nucleus of threatened species, went up in flames we thought our worst fears had been realised. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Mount St. Helens returns to normal (417) Jul 14, 2008
The Chinook and steelhead are protected by the Endangered Species Act. The agency says the dams and other parts of the basin s flood control project keep the fish out of their historic spawning grounds upstream and damage their habitat downstream. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Wild Elephant Kills Four in Bangladesh Jul 14, 2008
Elephants, an endangered species in Bangladesh, have killed 15 people on average annually in recent years in this South Asian country, where their forest habitats have shrunk due to encroachment by the rising human population. One of the world's most densely populated nations, Bangladesh has forest cover of only 17. (Planet Ark, United States)
Dutch h00004000ouse cat adopts orphaned red panda Jul 14, 2008
The red panda is an endangered species that lives in China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Burma. It has a striped tail like a raccoon and is only distantly related to the much larger giant panda. (Xinhuanet, China)
Manatee deaths spike across Florida Jul 14, 2008
Manatees are endangered species. they are protected under two federal laws: the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the state Legislature passed the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. (Florida Times-Union)
About 33% of coral species threatened with extinction, study says Jul 13, 2008
Both are listed as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act. But it is the rich diversity of corals in the tropical waters of the West Pacific, a place called the Coral Triangle that includes Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, that presents the potential greatest loss of species. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
With CRP effectively gutted, USDA releases report on its Jul 13, 2008
The CRP has proven to be a dynamic and flexible program in achieving a wide variety of conservation goals, including helping protect sources for New York City's drinking water supply; providing habitat for game birds, endangered species and other wildlife; and preserving ground and surface water supplies in western states. This report demonstrates how participation in CRP helps preserve our nation's resources. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Political dynasties: Bush the third? Jul 13, 2008
"It looks like the people of San Francisco are an endangered species, which may not be a bad thing. That's probably good news for the country.". On the people of San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Bush Family)
What's Killing The Bats? Jul 13, 2008
"One of the most common species that's being affected is called the little brown bat. Also, there 000031E4 's an endangered species as well that's called the Indiana bat that's also been unfortunately dying in the caves. So what it is is that they've got a fungus that's growing on their nose or ears or wings, but not all the bats do," Mies told The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith. Speaking about the white fungal growth found around the nostrils of affected bats, Mies said, "What's really... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Wood bison: giant blast from the past Jul 13, 2008
Television mogul Ted Turner kicked in $100,000 through his endangered species fund ... Things get complicated if the bison are placed in those areas and considered an endangered species ... "While we support the general notion of reintroduction of wood bison in both places, we don't support reintroduction currently when there are Endangered Species Act implications," said Jim Mery, Doyon vice president of lands and natural resources. (Anchorage Daily News)
20 years of coal-bed methane Jul 13, 2008
Controversy over the science used to study the grouse, pressure from environmental groups and ranchers to protect water and wildlife and a December deadline for the federal Fish and Wildlife Service to reassess the grouses status for possible listing under the Endangered Species Act is pushing the BLM hard and, with it, the countys coal-bed methane producers. - New technologies for drilling and water issues. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Coral Grief: Warming Climate Threatens Reef Destruction Jul 13, 2008
The U.S. government did, however, take the unprecedented step in 2006 of listing two species of coral (Acropora palmata) and Staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This means that both Caribbean reef-builders face a significant risk of extinction within the next 30 years. (Scientific American)
Wolverines merit protection, activists say Jul 13, 2008
are not protected by the federal Endangered Species Act ... - Nine environmental groups said Tuesday they plan to sue the federal government if wolverines aren't granted protection under the Endangered Species Act within 60 days ... She said an analysis of threats to wolverines did not support Endangered Species Act protection. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Peregrine falcons return to valley shore Jul 13, 2008
As a result, the falcon was placed on the Endangered Species list in 1973 and not to be seen in Connecticut for almost 50 years before a couple were spotted nesting at the Travelers Tower in 1996. Today the birds' population has managed to grow to a more healthy number as there are 2,000 nests located throughout the country, up from just 324 nests back in 1975. (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
