From December, 2019

HOTLINE

— “she praised the local community residents of the natural reserves, for their participation in monitoring and recording wildlife.” read : egypt announces hotline to report animal poaching

HOT WATERS

— the legal issue in the case concerns where the lack of action constitutes a “constructive submission” by the states that epa is required to act upon under the clean water act. the court held that it is. read : court says EPA must regulate river temperatures

TRANSBOUNDARY

— one analysis has projected that between 1.7 million and 3.7 million gallons of freshwater will be required to build every 5 miles of the new border wall through protected areas in the most arid reach of the sonoran desert. read : at the mexican border, the battle for endangered species is as much about water as about the wall

SCIENTIFIC RIGOR

— “while agencies have increasingly listed climate change as a growing threat to species whose survival is already precarious, many have not translated this concern into tangible actions, meaning a significant protection gap still exists.” read : nearly all america’s endangered species will struggle to adapt to climate crisis

WOLVES FATE

— “Colorado voters have made clear once again that they enthusiastically support restoring the natural balance to Colorado’s wild public lands.”   read : fate of predator will move out of the legislature and courts and onto a ballot