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.
May 15, 2012 |
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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 ...
May 07, 2012 |
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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.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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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.
Mar 22, 2012 |
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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.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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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.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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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.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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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.
Jan 02, 2012 |
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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 ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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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.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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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.
Dec 04, 2011 |
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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.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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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.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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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 ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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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 ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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