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Video: Bald Eagles are making a comeback in New JerseyOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, May 28
By rss@youtube.com (tvjersey) Author: tvjersey Keywords: tvjersey star ledger new jersey nj bald eagle eaglet endangered species protection cumberland county comeback baby fish wildlife threatened Added: May 28, 2009
Video: Cute baby spotted deer at Newquay ZooOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Mar 4
By rss@youtube.com (Nzoocornwall) A new endangered species has arrived at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall,... Author: Nzoocornwall Keywords: cute baby deer philippine spotted newquay zoo cornwall wildlife conservation endangered animals bambi Added: March 4, 2009
Video: Happy Thanksgiving Collaboration - Please Watch and SupportOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Nov 27
By rss@youtube.com (Chilldogg) One in four mammals are at risk for extinction. This Thanksgiving we give thanks for the animals and all of the hard working people who have dedicated their lives to saving endangered species. Last October we traveled to the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco to interview Rebecca...
Video: Endangered species part 2Original at YouTube
• Sat, Nov 22
By rss@youtube.com (crebsC) Author: crebsC Keywords: endangered species animal human nature environment wildlife activism passion extinct biology ecology extinction evolution Added: November 22, 2008
Video: Part 3 Whale Shark Gypsy of the DeepOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Nov 19
By rss@youtube.com (StorytellerMedia) Author: StorytellerMedia Keywords: shark whale-shark fish ocean sea endangered Exmouth Philippines Taiwan Seychelles giant Australia animals wildlife nature environment conservation bio-diversity Added: November 19, 2008
Video: Distinguished field biologist George B. Schaller rOriginal at Grouper
• Wed, May 14
By info@crackle.com (MultiVu) Tags: recipient across indianapolis world since named field receives pursuit Endangered globe award save animal prize leading pre multivu Distinguished schaller Alcatraz George lifetime environmentalist conservation wildlife Recognition Bio...
Discordant decisions: A protected habitat is proposed for endangered polar bears, while oil drilling is approved nearby
Original at Scientific American
• Fri, Oct 23
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...
VIDEO: Zoologist and wildlife photographer Mark Carwardine “assaulted” by critically endangered kakapo parrot
Original at The Conservation Report
• Sat, Oct 3
By Buck Denton Posted in Animals, Biology, Comedy, Conservation, Environment, Nature, People, Science, Video, Wilderness Tagged: Aves, Bird, Birds, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Flightless Parrot, Kakapo, Mark Carwardine, Parrot, Recommended YouTube, Shagalicious...
Anthony Marr, Champion of the Bengal Tiger - pt. 2 of 2
Original at vids.myspace.com
• Thu, Oct 1
featuring selected wildlife preservationists who devote their lives to saving endangered species from extinction. It is aired on Discovery Channel ... vids.myspace.com
animals | וידאו יהודים נט | סרטים כשרים | שיעורי...Original at video.yehudim.net
• Mon, Sep 28
some of the top 100 animals on the endangered species list, all thanks to mankin... endangered,wwf,earth,animals,whale,panda,wildlife,top ... video.yehudim.net
Dave Salmoni interview; Lion VS Tiger = Lion WinsOriginal at video.tiscali.it
• Fri, Sep 18
with wildlife in Africa, and his research has encouraged breeding programs for endangered species in zoos around the world. He specializes in ... video.tiscali.it
Sheikh goes from collector to conservationist in effort to save the world's rarest parrot
Original at Mongabay.com
• Wed, Sep 9
By Rhett Butler Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) is a private conservation and endangered species breeding-center located in the Arabian gulf State of Qatar. Founded by Sheikh Saoud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani, the facility focuses on work with threatened antelope and bird species. Although A...
Put Bald Eagle on the Endangered Species List
Original at Environment and Wildlife petitions
• Thu, Aug 20
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
Endangered species returned to Wayne National Forest
Original at Ironton Tribune
• Thu, Jun 11
Funding came from the Ohio Division of Wildlife through donations to the Wildlife Diversity and Endangered Species Program. This program receives donations ... and more »
EPA testing sediment for pesticides
Original at Fremont News Messenger
• Wed, Jun 10
DDT was a major factor in putting the bald eagle on the endangered species list and caused other environmental problems, wildlife officials have said. ... and more »
Former Texas head of Fish and Wildlife nominated to top post
Original at Austin American-Statesman
• Wed, Jun 10
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. ...
Little Conservation Area a big deal
Original at wickedlocal.com
• Tue, Jun 9
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. ...
Documentary on Endangered Bluefin Tuna Reels in Sushi Joints ...
Original at Discover Magazine
• Tue, Jun 9
BBC News NY From pandas to polar bears, animals have served as icons for wildlife conservation. Now a new documentary called The End of the Line has helped the bluefin tuna, an endangered species, swim into the limelight by highlighting the overfishing common in ...
Judge Requires Increased Protections for Endangered Species on ... - Center for Biological Diversity
Original at biologicaldiversity.org
• Tue, Jun 9
LOS ANGELES— Monday a federal judge ruled that the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act in preparing the biological opinions for the four Southern California forest plans. ...
Large mammal migrations are disappearing
Original at MSNBC
• Mon, Jun 8
He is now at the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Albuquerque, NM The report was published in the April edition of the journal Endangered Species Research. Large mammals such as the wildebeest or bison depend on green vegetation, like grass, ...
Saving endangereds: St. Catherines Wildlife Center doing its part
Original at Coastal Courier
• Mon, Jun 8
GA The St. Catherines Island Wildlife Survival Center is now a last resort for endangered species of birds and animals, some on the brink of extinction. Zoologist Debbie Belgio said, "We have three areas of exotics. The Asian hornbills, primates which are ...
The World's Leading Zoos on the Forefront of Gorilla Conservation - News4Press.com
Original at news4press.com
• Mon, Jun 8
Regionally coordinated conservation breeding programmes exist in North America (SSP - Species Survival Plans) and Europe (EEP - European Endangered Species Programme) to help conserve some of the world´s most critically endangered wildlife.
Ridgefield family to be reunited with rare turtle
Original at Seattle Times
• Mon, Jun 8
United States Harriet Allen, manager of endangered and threatened species for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, gave Mason the good news in a letter this week. Allen emphasized the state is making an exception to laws prohibiting the possession of wild ...
Request for emergency relisting of Yellowstone grizzlies
Original at Environment and Wildlife petitions
• Mon, Jun 8
The undersigned request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service restore endangered species protections to the Yellowstone grizzly bear population immediately because: 4.) Adequate regulatory mechanisms are not in place to maintain a healthy grizzly bear population in the Greater...
Eels edging toward extinction in Lake Ontario
Original at Newsday
• Sat, Jun 6
In January 2007, after a five-year review, the US Fish and Wildlife Service determined that while the American eel was declining in some locations, it did not warrant protection as an endangered species, said Heather Bell, a FWS biologist. ... Eels may go extinct in Lake Ontario Newswatch 50
Carbon conservation could protect endangered species
Original at Jakarta Post
• Fri, Jun 5
JAKARTA: Investing in the conservation of tropical forests in order to gain billions from carbon credits could also protect orangutans, pygmy elephants and other wildlife at risk of extinction, a report says. The study examined the potential role ...
Adventures in flight — birds and rockets
Original at Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Fri, Jun 5
USA In fact, it boasts 1500 varieties of plants and wildlife, 15 federally listed threatened or endangered species, and more than 320 documented species of birds. You also will see a variety of intriguing ecosystems, including coastal dunes, ...
Inside the Wildlife Clinic: Evening the odds
Original at Marconews
• Fri, Jun 5
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 ...
Hunt for missing croc on
Original at Philippine Information Agency
• Fri, Jun 5
Philippines The Philippine crocodile has been considered as critically endangered species as included in the list of threatened species and their categories and the list of other wildlife species under the jurisdiction of DENR pursuant to Republic Act No. ...
Westlands Statement on NMFS Biological Opinion on Salmon - Business Wire
Original at businesswire.com
• Thu, Jun 4
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, ...
Buglife group win conservation award
Original at Thurrock Gazette
• Thu, Jun 4
UK Wildlife group Buglife, based in Peterborough, has won the Conservation category of the Observer Ethical Awards. It competed against thousands of entries to win the accolade. The group is campaigning to save wildlife habitats for endangered species ...
Store your data... in a panda
Original at All MNN Content
• Wed, Jun 3
GA The World Wildlife Fund has been one of the leading conservation organizations working to protect the panda and other endangered species. In working with the government of China, WWF helped rescue the species which was on the brink of extinction. ...
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Western Gull-billed Tern - Center for Biological Diversity
Original at biologicaldiversity.org
• Wed, Jun 3
Today the Center for Biological Diversity filed a scientific petition with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the western gull-billed tern as an endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The western gull-billed tern has only ...
Suit Filed to Challenge Removal of Endangered Species Act ... - Center for Biological Diversity
Original at biologicaldiversity.org
• Tue, Jun 2
Conservation groups today filed suit to challenge the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Idaho and Montana. On April 2, 2009, the US Fish and Wildlife Service dropped the wolves from the Endangered Species list, ...
Eagle banding rescheduled for Thursday
Original at Port Clinton News Herald
• Mon, Jun 1
OH By the later half of the 20th century, the bald eagle was classified as an endangered species. This, however, is a case with positive results. Through the diligent efforts of the Ohio Division of Wildlife and a concerned public, the bald eagle ...
We must maintain and protect bald eagles' habitat
Original at Bangor Daily
• Sun, May 31
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 ...
Dirty secret of Vietnamese wildlife farms revealed
Original at New Scientist
• Fri, May 29
Farms meant to aid conservation are trapping and laundering threatened species, according to undercover investigation
Scotland welcomes back the beaver – Wildlife Extra questions the cost
Original at Wildlife Extra
• Fri, May 29
guardian.co.uk UK Credit RZSS. extinction in the 16th Century. The trial is mostly funded thanks to private donations and grants, including up to £1 million from Biffaward and support from People's Postcode Lottery and People's Trust for Endangered Species. ...
State Takes Bald Eagle Off Endangered Species List
Original at MPBN
• Tue, May 26
The Bald Eagle was removed from the state's Endangered Species list, thanks to a recovery effort that dates back more than three decades. State wildlife Biologist Charlie Todd, who has been working on the effort since the 1970's, was on hand for the ...
Massive Effort Needed to Save Bat Species From Extinction - Center for Biological Diversity
Original at biologicaldiversity.org
• Wed, May 20
The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 220000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places. Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the ...
Birds in the News 172
Original at ScienceBlogs
• Mon, May 18
A California condor that was among the first six members of the endangered species released to the wild in 2003 at Pinnacles National Monument has died at the Los Angeles Zoo of complications from lead poisoning. Pinnacles wildlife biologist Jim ...
California tiger salamander to get critical habitat
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Wed, May 13
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. ...
Pikas Endangered?
Original at Backpacker Magazine
• Thu, May 7
But now the US Fish & Wildlife Service has announced they plan to review the species' status, with an eye towards adding them to the Endangered Species List. Between now and Feb. 10, 2010, USFWS scientists will research and monitor the little fuzzballs ... Photo Gallery Audubon Magazine
Your morning adorable: Baby ring-tailed lemur at the Singapore Zoo
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Thu, May 7
CA It's just one of many endangered species born at the zoo as part of its wildlife conservation program. In addition to this ring-tailed baby, the zoo recently welcomed a baby red ruffled lemur. Both species are endangered, in large part due to ...
Fish and Wildlife Service Will Consider Additional Critical ... - Center for Biological Diversity
Original at biologicaldiversity.org
• Tue, May 5
“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 ...
Voices -- Jack Kemp, 1935 - 2009
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Sat, May 2
CA The world's wildlife, habitats, endangered species and entire ecosystems will be put at risk as we are forced to draw more agricultural land into production. Pest-resistance, which we now know can be bred precisely into plants, will be supplanted by ...
Saving Endangered Species Through Tourism
Original at Gadling
• Sat, May 2
CA - Kraig Becker, Kraig Becker by Kraig Becker on May 3rd 2009 at 8:00AM One of the real successes in ecotourism over the past decade or so has been the use of tourist dollars to aid in wildlife conservation. Many countries have discovered that travelers are willing to pay a good ...
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT amendment defeated in Senate
Original at The Conservation Report
• Fri, Mar 6
By Buck Denton Posted in Animal Welfare, Animals, Conservation, Development, Environment, Environmentalism, Fisheries, Government, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Law, Legislation, Nature, News, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Science Tagged: Bush, Bush Administration, Bush Endangered Speci...
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT: Critically endangered Sumatran tigers threatened by conflicts with humans
Original at The Conservation Report
• Sun, Mar 1
By Buck Denton Posted in Animal Welfare, Animals, Conservation, Environment, Extinction, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Policy, Poverty, Science, Sustainability Tagged: Deforestation, Human-Tiger Conflict, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Indonesia, Palm Oil, Palm Oil Production, Sumatra, Sumatr...
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: Bill reverses last minute Bush rule changes to ESA
Original at The Conservation Report
• Fri, Feb 27
By Buck Denton Posted in Animal Welfare, Animals, Biology, Environment, Extinction, Fisheries, Government, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Law, Legislation, Nature, News, News Picks, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Science Tagged: Bush Endangered Species Regulations, Critically Endangered Spe...
CONSERVATION: Dog to sniff out tigers in Cambodia
Original at The Conservation Report
• Tue, Feb 17
By Buck Denton Posted in Animals, Biology, Conservation, Environment, Extinction, Nature Tagged: Cambodia, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Extinction, Noninvasive Research, Scat, Scat Research, Sniffer Dog, Sniffer Dogs, Tiger, Tigers, Wildlife Contra...
Third of Britain's mammals 'at risk'
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Sat, Dec 27
By Jo Adetunji Professor David Macdonald, conservation biologist in the wildlife conservation unit at Oxford University and co-author of the report, said: "Next year, the focus of biodiversity conservation in England will shift from individual species to a more integrated eco-system approach,...
U.S. Proposes Protecting Seven Penguin Species
Original at Sci-Tech Today
• Fri, Dec 19
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list six species of penguin as threatened and one, the African penguin, as an endangered species. Endangered species advocates also faulted the government for protecting a seventh species, the southern rockhopper penguin, in only a smal...
Bush's Interior Department Interfered With Scientific Work To Limit Endangered Species Protections
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Dec 15
By The Huffington Post News Editors Devaney said "MacDonald's zeal to advance her agenda has caused considerable harm to the integrity of the ESA program and to the morale and reputation" of the Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as potential harm to animals under the Endangered Species Act.
Chinese wildlife consumption on the rise
Original at WWF International
• Tue, Nov 11
Beijing, China: The consumption of threatened species is on the rise in China again following a brief hiatus owing to fears surrounding the SARS virus in 2003. “We call upon Chinese authorities to enhance enforcement and public education efforts, to stop illegal trade and reduce consum...
Podcast: Safe Harbor Agreement protects wildlife, landowners
Original at Earth & Sky
• Sun, Nov 9
By deborahbyrd@earthsky.org (EarthSky Communications, Inc.) Hear about an agreement that allows individual landowners to make an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stating that if they work to benefit an endangered species on their land, they won’t be subject to more regulation.
Farmland bird numbers fall to lowest level on record
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Fri, Oct 31
By Juliette Jowit However farmland birds are considered by government and biodiversity experts to be a key indicator of the health of the countryside. Wildlife minister Huw Irranca-Davies said some species like the goldfinch and kingfisher were doing well, but called for "renewed action" to halt the de...
Help Protect The Grey Wolves !
Original at Environment and Wildlife petitions
• Tue, Oct 28
The Gray Wolf Needs Your Help: This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) announced a 30-day public comment period in its newest attempt to remove the Northern Rockies gray wolf from the endangered species list. The latest attempt to delist the gray wolf appears to be on a fast track in order f...
More on NAHB v. Def. of Wildlife
Original at SCOTUSblog
• Tue, Jun 26
By Jason Harrow(jharrow@akingump.com) If a state hopes to take over administration of water pollution permits within its jurisdiction, and if it meets the nine criteria specified by the Clean Water Act (CWA) for doing so, may the EPA nonetheless hold back its permission if it concludes that the state will not adequately prote...
Opinion: American crocodile's classification switched
Original at Florida Today
• Mon, Mar 19
The The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced plans to reclassify the American crocodile from endangered to threatened in Florida. The Service's final reclassification decision comes after a five-year review of the species, required under the Endangered Species Act. The act de...