— “the federal government has agreed to a deadline of the end of next year for an endangered species review for wolves in southeast alaska” read article: southeast wolves to undergo endangered species act review
art ecology science & animals
Tagged The Endangered Species Act
HR 4256
— “unfortunately, not all laws are perfect, and in this case, the interpretation of the law is resulting in inaccurate data collection, potentially preventing healthy and growing species from being removed from the threatened or endangered list” read article: stewart’s endangered species act designed to protect species from extinction
IGNITED DEBATE
— “this is not a question of whether we can have industry or not,” rutledge said. “the mineral is being retrieved and the bird is being protected” http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/215814-vanishing-bird-ignites-debate-over-endangered-species-rules http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20140824/NEWS01/140829739/State’s-sage-grouse-protections-questioned-
NATIVENESS
— “a petition to the u.s. fish and wildlife service are focusing on genetics and research they say prove the horses are a native species. — “the nevada cattlemen’s association and the public lands council are among those arguing the petition is invalid because the horses aren’t native to north america” http://elkodaily.com/news/advocates-say-wild-horse-is-endangered-species/article_82477a8a-ffb0-11e3-a1e5-0019bb2963f4.html
SMALL FURRY PARACHUTE
— “an environmental group has sued the u.s. fish and wildlife service for failing to protect the small animals, which have disappeared from the mountains near idyllwild” http://www.pe.com/articles/fish-696389-san-squirrel.html
AGENT ORANGE HERBICIDE
— “herbicides put increasing pressure on monarch butterflies whose populations have dropped more than 80 percent while a plant they depend on, milkweed, has declined over 50 percent because of herbicides.” http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/o/2167/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15765
LOVEBIRDS
—”and their nest has already hatched” http://usfwspacific.tumblr.com/post/86341883175/plover-lovers-pair-of-the-threatened-shorebirds
THE ANNIVERSARY
(…) “experts weigh in on what has worked and what needs to change.” http://www.nature.com/news/conservation-the-endangered-species-act-at-40-1.14365
