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U.S. Government Delivers Mixed Message on Polar Bear Protection
Net News Publisher | May 15th 2008 by Terry
Following a three-year legal battle to protect the polar bear from extinction due to global warming, three environmental groups won protection for the species with the announcement today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the polar be read more
Why Polar Bears?
All American Blogger | May 15th 2008 by Duane Lester
Polar bears are now a “threatened species” according to the Interior Department. The Associated Press reports, “This is the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impacts of global warmin read more
The border wall will drive jaguars to extinction in the United St…
No Border Wall | May 1st 2008 by noborderwall
The Center for Biological Diversity is bringing suit to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a recovery plan for jaguars in southern Arizona. Listed under the Endangered Species Act, the jaguar is one of the first species that will be read more
Froggi Contest, Boondocking in Shangri La, Galleys Aren’t RV Ki…
RV Romance | April 28th 2008 by Bess McBride
Glacier National Park Baby! Good evening, fellow romantics and travelers! A blog reader and fellow RVing woman, Froggi Donna, read yesterday’s blog about the renewed sanctioned, if indiscriminate, hunting and killing of the Yellowstone area gra read more
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Coastal cutthroat trout to be considered for…
The Conservation Report | April 22nd 2008 by Buck Denton
IMAGE of a Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Conservation ReportBy the Center for Biological DiversityPORTLAND, Ore.— The U.S Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the U.S. Fish read more
THE LACEY ACT: San Francisco man gets 2 months for selling endan…
The Conservation Report | March 29th 2008 by Buck Denton
IMAGE: The Asian arowana comes in different color morphs and all are treated as a single species.A San Francisco man has been charged and sentenced to federal prison with violating the Lacey Act for selling an Asian arowana, which is a CITES Appendix read more
Cold North Pole, Cold South Pole
WesternFront America | March 27th 2008 by Hans Gruen
I was suspicious when the Department of the Interior announced it was considering the listing of polar bears as an “endangered species”, particularly since the designation has nothing to do with the current, thriving population, but a computer mo read more
EPA Cutbacks Hurt Science, Unions Break with EPA Management, Pres…
Chemistry for a sustainable world | March 18th 2008 by James Bashkin
The EPA should be contributing to public health, sustainability, education on complex environmental concerns, and related issues. I know that its members work hard to do so, but they are often thwarted by management. Bob Grant of The Scientist.com read more
Oregon Wolf Discussion
My Yellowstone Wolves | March 18th 2008 by Defenders of Wildlife
I have some exciting news about wolves on the Oregon front. Last week I attended the first gathering of biologists, educators and conservationists since a young female wolf (B300) was documented in January in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area just... read more
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: Plotting the extinction of a much needed…
The Conservation Report | March 8th 2008 by Buck Denton
It is not a generalization or spin that some conservatives and republicans want to quash the Endangered Species Act or limit its use to flagship species like Bald Eagles or Blue Whales. The problem is that people arguing either of these points do not read more
ENDANGERED SPECIES: The first wolverine in 30 years for Californi…
The Conservation Report | March 6th 2008 by Buck Denton
The first wolverine in 30 years has been confirmed by photographic evidence in California and the first wild Eastern gray wolf in 160 years was confirmed in Massachusetts by DNA analysis. Is the evidence that carnivores are returning or is it too ear read more
We Call for a Moratorium on Border Wall Construction
No Border Wall | March 3rd 2008 by noborderwall
The No Border Wall Coalition announced today that they are joining together with other organizations across the country in a call for a moratorium on the construction of walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. The groups claim that the Department of Home read more
Gray Wolves No Longer Endangered?
Green Piece Blog | February 22nd 2008 by GreenPieceBlog
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is under constant political pressure by those who believe that it places more emphasis on protecting plants & animals than on encouraging property development & economic gains. (If you read my piece on Ecosyst read more
Members of Congress Urged to Support the Borderlands Conservation…
No Border Wall | February 12th 2008 by noborderwall
The No Border Wall Coalition has signed on to the following letter urging members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act. Signers include the Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, World read more
Federal Government Delays Protecting Polar Bear
Climate Of Our Future | January 9th 2008
Earth Justice Global warming continues to destroy polar bear habitat January 7, 2008 Juneau, AK — The Department of the Interior announced today that it will delay its decision whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the En read more
Polar Bears Unprotected - Again
Eye of the Dolphin | January 8th 2008 by dolphin
(Photo Credit: Minden Pictures) The polar bears were supposed to be put on the Endangered Species act tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan 9) but the government has decided to delay that for "further study." Evidence has clearly pointed to these bears being se read more
The Draft EIS for the Texas Border Wall must be rewritten to comp…
No Border Wall | January 2nd 2008 by noborderwall
The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of Tactical Infrastructure for the Rio Grande Valley Sector, Texas ended on New Year’s Eve. The Draft EIS is a fundamentally flawed read more
2008 American Bald Eagle Coins: See Their Designs
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | December 6th 2007 by Mike
Vibrant American Bald Eagle coins are one step closer to release. This week the US Mint pulled away the curtains to reveal the final designs for each of the bald eagle commemorative coins. A $5 gold coin, a $1 silver coin and a half-dollar clad co read more
Congress Urged to Act as Bush Administration Again Fails Pacific…
Climate Of Our Future | November 2nd 2007
Feds abandon only real salmon recovery strategy in new Columbia Snake plan October 31, 2007 EarthJustice Dam on Columbia River, Washington Photo by US Army Corps of Engineers Seattle, WA — Today the federal government relea read more
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