News tagged with endangered wildlife

Poaching puts pressure on Malayan tiger

A Malaysian government plan to double its population of endangered Malayan tigers to 1,000 through tighter protection is under threat due to persistent poaching, a conservation group warned Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taking America's rarest snake back to the woods

On May 1, USDA Forest Service, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Memphis Zoo, and other partners released seven young Louisiana pine snakes on a restored longleaf ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Miami blue butterfly to be declared endangered

The tiny Miami blue butterfly, reduced to a few hundred survivors on isolated islands off Key West, will be formally declared a federally endangered species on Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CITES seeks tougher limits on coral, shark, dolphin trade

UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commonly used herbicides seen as threat to endangered butterflies

A Washington State University toxicologist has found that three commonly used herbicides can dramatically reduce butterfly populations.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mating tests begin on Edinburgh's giant pandas

Edinburgh Zoo on Monday started daily tests to pinpoint the best time for its pair of giant pandas, given to Scotland by China, to try to produce a cub.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo

Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endangered animals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lone wolf crosses into California

A gray wolf was confirmed to be roaming California for the first time in 87 years when a young male migrating in search of a mate crossed over the state line from Oregon on Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Satellite data shows that Kirtland's warblers prefer forests after fire

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kirtland's warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant

(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

6 Chinese charged for turtle catch in Philippines

(AP) -- Six Chinese fishermen accused of poaching endangered sea turtles were charged in a Philippine court Monday, part of efforts to protect threatened wildlife along the country's coastline.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grizzly bears still need protecting, US court rules

Conservationists welcomed a US appeals court ruling that grizzly bears still need protecting, after federal authorities sought to have them taken off an endangered species list.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Hong Kong seizes record haul of rhino horns

Hong Kong Customs officers have seized a record haul of 33 rhino horns along with ivory chopsticks and bracelets hidden inside a container shipped from South Africa, officials said on Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Apply public trust doctrine to 'rescue' wildlife from politics, researchers say

When a species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine – the principle that government must conserve natural resources for the public good – should guide ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hundreds of plants, animals up for new protections

(AP) -- The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark - from the melodic golden-winged warbler ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1