Endangered species

They're clearing out a habitat for an endangered species of turtle. Alex DeMetrick reports. video.yahoo.com

Annika Heinle explains habitat fragmentation, endangered species, and road mortality in a way you will never forget! Also, we take a look at some ... www.truveo.com

By rss@youtube.com (xacu1) Reproducciones: 1677 Being based on the category of critical danger these they are the 5 threatened species but Crocodile of the Chinese: can be found in the low parts of the Yangtzee river in China. The greater threats for this lizard are the destruction of their habitat and its carried ou...

By rss@youtube.com (houstonzoo) The Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) was the first amphibian granted protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Critical habitat was designated in Bastrop and Burleson counties in 1978, in areas supporting the largest populations known at that time. Primary threats to this speci...

By rss@youtube.com (cradel3) Western Canada Wilderness Committee's Gwen Barlee describes the lack of protection for endangered species in British Columbia especially the Orca and why her group is taking the federal government to court to force them to designate critical habitat for the southern killer whales an...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed designating some 200,000 square miles of lands and waters along the north coast of Alaska as "critical habitat" for endangered polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ). In May 2008 the bears received limited protected status as a " threatened s...

Young European Hamsters nibbling Italian millet. European hamsters are an endangered species. Their natural habitat are fields. But specific ... video.tiscali.it

Clear cut logging is destroying habitat for a number of endangered species in British Columbia. This short documentary A Temperate Rainforest ... vimeo.com

By Jeremy Hance Frogs are on the edge. Blasted by habitat loss, pollution, and a terrible disease, the chytrid fungus, species are vanishing worldwide and those that remain are clinging to existence, rather than thriving. However, an interview with Pierre Fidenci, President of Endangered Species Int...

Please sign this petition of Americans urging the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service to place the Bald Eagle back on the Endangered Species List. You can find out more about Eagle Nature Foundation's efforts to save American Bald Eagle habitat at www.eaglenature.com

By Zo Zhou Indonesian and Malaysian rainforest, the habitat of rare and endangered species such as Orangutans, is often cleared to make way for palm oil plantations. The forest clearance also displaces indigenous communities. Hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforest are cleared each year fo...

The beetle's restricted habitat makes it a legitimate endangered species though whether it gains federal protection under the Endangered Species Act is ... and more »

Habitat loss is the number one threat to most endangered species in Ontario, so the identification and protection of all areas used by these species is ... and more »

 TX He was the on-the-ground-man during the pitched battles between environmentalists and ranchers over how to treat the habitat of the golden-cheeked warbler, which was declared an endangered species during the presidency of George HW Bush. ...

 MD There is some very good-looking habitat." Piping plovers are considered a state endangered species because the population is so low. Bailey and a team of volunteers monitor the population in the state throughout the breeding and nesting season and ...

  USA Samantha Woods, executive director of the North and South Rivers Watershed Association, said the parcel was important since it is designated as priority habitat for rare and endangered species by Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife. ...

 South Korea There are a total of 20 preserved wetland areas in the nation, which cover a combined 280000 square kilometers as of April 2008. ``We will register at least one endangered species habitat to the Ramsar wetland per year and strengthen the management of ...

 Canada Manitoba's native prairies provide valuable grazing, Kowalchuk added, and hay land, habitat for dozens of endangered species, support traditional plant and animal harvesting, draw eco-tourists and sequester large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. ...

The groups also sent the Bureau a 60-day notice of their intent to sue for violations of the Endangered Species Act regarding the impacts to endangered and threatened species in the region from continued oil and gas leasing in their habitat. ...

 WA 10 to 33 dollars per ton of carbon dioxide, conserving Indonesia's Borneo forests would be more profitable than palm oil development, preventing 2.1 billion tons of carbon emissions and preserving endangered species habitat, the study concludes. ...

 Trinidad and Tobago The Wild Fowl Trust is a habitat for approximately 120 species of birds and many more migratory species that visit seasonally. The main thrust of the organisation is to breed and release endangered species of birds back into nature. ...

 DC The entire scale and scope of the human economy has impacts on air quality, habitat for endangered species, and simply open space. But the 'just say no' answer that Pittman and Waite propose is really no answer at all. Mitigation provides the basis of ...

The good news is that there's a new baby girl at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va. — a rare white-naped crane that's an endangered species because of destruction of its native habitat, ...

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 FL Least terns are an endangered species; their populations are declining due to loss of nesting habitat on beaches and colony disturbance by people and/or dogs walking through their nesting areas. Terns tend to nest in sandy areas that have pebbles or ...

Conserving the forest at the same time would prevent 2.1 billion tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere and also preserve the habitat of orangutans, pygmy elephants and other threatened species. "Payments made to reduce carbon emissions from ...

 CA Does it contain rare, threatened or endangered species? Does it contain a rare habitat or is it a “Significant Ecological Area”? Is it stylish, trendy or otherwise cool? In other words, Is it likely to be developed at some point in the future? ...

 CA Conserving the forest at the same time would prevent 2.1 billion tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere and also preserve the habitat of orangutans, pygmy elephants and other threatened species. "Payments made to reduce carbon emissions from ...

 CA By Roger Phelps An agreement that could increase red-legged frog habitat in Amador County is now signed. East Bay Municipal Utility District will attempt to create new habitat areas for the frog and for two other endangered species on the 28000 acres ...

Business Wire (press release), CA Of the 163 miles of local streams used by Santa Clara for instream groundwater recharge, 129 miles are considered to be habitat for threatened or endangered species, including 32 species of plants, 50 species of wildlife, six amphibians, ...

calls an important step for the threatened species. The population of white-naped cranes in the wild has fallen to an estimated 5000 because of the destruction of their native wetland habitat in northeast China. As with other endangered species, ...

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There's no dispute that the Alabama sturgeon is exceedingly rare. Powell said only two have been captured since it was listed as an endangered species in 2000. That makes it impossible for scientists to attempt to breed more, he said. ...

 CA Designed by Brian Costello of JMP Golf Design Group, Inc., Callippe Golf Course was developed as part of a cooperative effort to create an 18-hole golf course, hiking and equestrian trails, endangered species habitat, wetland establishment, ...

 NJ The park-and-ride would compromise habitat for threatened species -- such as the bald eagle, wood turtle and bobolink -- and is in a Highlands conservation zone, she said. Nick Corcodilos, a former township mayor, railed against the plan. ...

  USA The list includes threatened and endangered species. The species of concern strategies replace a draft habitat conservation plan that had been used to supply protective guidelines. The revision retains many aspects of the original plan, ...

 OH The day begins with a presentation on Lake Erie Water Snakes (LEWS), providing insight into the history and conservation of this state endangered species. Learn about the habitat and identifying characteristics of the LEWS and then roll up your sleeves ...

 TX Independence Creek and its surrounding watershed provide important habitat for several rare and endangered species, including the black-capped vireo and the proserpine shiner. This actual 'desert oasis' will be open to the public for hiking, camping, ...

The Bush Administration promoted urban development and corporate interests at the expense of the natural environment and many plants and animals, including the flat-tailed horned lizard. In California, the lizards have lost almost their entire habitat to a growing metropolis.

 ME and extensive habitat — signed legislation to remove the bald eagle from the state's threatened species list. The move comes less than 22 months after the US Fish and Wildlife Service's removal of the bird from the federal endangered species list ...

There are between 2500 and 3000 black bears in Florida, and even though they remain listed as a threatened species, it is not uncommon to see bears as development encroaches upon their habitat. When a bear does appear in residential areas, ...

 UK All international trade in marine turtles is banned under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Already threatened by habitat degradation, accidental or opportunistic capture by fishermen and the ...

Aljazeera.net  GA After many months of inexplicable delay, Bush's Interior Secretary, Dirk Kempthorne, listed the polar bear as “threatened” due to vanishing ice in its Arctic habitat. Environmentalists are eager to use a possible endangered species listing as a tool to ...

While in Wyoming he developed and tested habitat suitability models for pronghorn antelope, evaluated factors in declining populations of bighorn sheep, and compiled a database and literature review for over 300 rare, threatened and endangered species ...

John Baldacci today will sign legislation to remove the bald eagle from Maine's list of endangered and threatened species. The majestic bird, decimated by loss of habitat and exposure to DDT and other chemicals, was added to the list thirty years ago. ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Alameda Creek Alliance signed an agreement in December 2008 with Oliver de Silva, Inc. that will dramatically change the Apperson Quarry project, protect and enhance endangered species habitat, ...

Since the mid 1980's, mining, logging, and deforestation toward economic development has devastated the habitat of Lemur, and other large and small endangered species of mammel indigenous and unique to Madagascar. This petition is to plead with the Malagasy government to create or a...

In a disappointing move, the Obama administration has left polar bears poorly protected from one of the gravest threats to this endangered species – global warming. Yet global warming is at the very heart of the threat to the polar bear. Scientists say that global warming and habitat loss c...

Among the creatures circling the drain toward extinction in California is a black salamander with yellow spots that figured in the downfall of a Bush administration official who oversaw the US Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species program. ...

 UK The pygmy hog is a highly sensitive indicator for its grassland habitat, which is crucial for the survival of a number of other endangered species such as the swamp deer, wild buffalo, hispid hare and Bengal florican. The Pygmy Hog Conservation ...

No protected habitat exists for the Florida panther, the only big cat east of the Mississippi. And fewer than 100 individual panthers remain, making the Florida Panther one of America's most endangered species. The Interior Department has the ability under the Endangered Species Act to...

“With today's decision, they will retain the protection they do have and have a shot at much more protected habitat.” The Center brought the lawsuit as part of a larger campaign to overturn politically tainted decisions concerning endangered species by ...

By Buck Denton The panda is an endangered species, but according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species the giant panda’s population is increasing: “At least until recently there has been a general population decline, although there is hope that this has been reversed by general habitat improvem...

 UK - Now that in itself may not mean anything to the mobile phone user, but when you consider the coltan mines are actually the habitat of an endangered gorilla ...

By Andrea Nocito The ruling finally begins to halt habitat destruction by reducing pumping overall and apply a complex operational system that details when pumping can occur and under what conditions. The opinion also requires a portfolio of water supplies in order to reach California’s water needs.

By Patt Morrison For 35 years -- since the Nixon administration -- the feds have required that such projects as dams, power plants, timber projects and the like also get the input from government scientists, to assess how any project could affect endangered species and the habitat they depend on to survi...

The spotted owl was declared a threatened species in 1990 primarily because of heavy logging in old growth forests. Lawsuits from conservation groups led to the creation of the Northwest Forest Plan, which cut logging on federal lands by more than 80 to protect habitat for the owl, salmon...

By mweiser@sacbee.com (Matt Weiser) But trout are at risk as well. The inland species face threats including pollution and loss of habitat from land development, logging, cattle grazing, mining and competition by foreign species. Among the threatened species is the state's official fish, the California golden trout.

There are just over 500 Amur tigers in the wild and it is listed as critically endangered on IUCN’s red list of endangered species. The main threats to Amur tigers in north-eastern China are habitat degradation, poaching, fragmentation of tiger habitats and a small prey population to fee...

By Barbara Durlacher Due to loss of habitat, the use of agri-chemicals, veterinary medicines and pesticides, numbers of all vulture species have been showing a serious decline in recent years...

By Carl Pope Allow destruction of all restored habitat within critical habitat areas; Prevent critical habitat areas protecting species against disturbance, pesticides, exotic species, and disease; Severely limit the listing of new endangered species;

For many decades, lynxes, wolves and bears have been very rare in the Czech Republic. Over the last 20 years their numbers have been decreasing even more rapidly. One of the obvious reasons is disappearing habitat through the clearance of woodlands. However, these three wild species have t...