Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and European research institutions are calling for better protections for juvenile emperor penguins, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers listing the ...
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Aug 31, 2022
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Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2022
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A wildlife agency that lost key court rulings over its denial of petitions to protect Yellowstone National Park bison will undertake a comprehensive study over whether the animals should be covered under the Endangered Species ...
Ecology
Jun 4, 2022
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Wildlife authorities are trying to determine why large numbers of California brown pelicans are being found sick and dying.
Ecology
May 27, 2022
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A group of researchers, led by the University of Wyoming, recently discovered the western glacier stonefly—Wyoming's only insect protected under the Endangered Species Act—has a range wider than previously known.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2022
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After being pushed to the brink of extinction, California condors have returned to a slice of Northern California habitat for the first time in 130 years. On Tuesday, four of the big birds flew the coop after being born in ...
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May 4, 2022
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In a rare emergency move, the U.S government temporarily declared a northern Nevada toad endangered Monday, saying a geothermal power plant in the works could result in its extinction.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2022
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Since the Endangered Species Act was established nearly 50 years ago in the United States, the Fish and Wildlife Service has prevented the extinction of more than 99 percent of the species listed in the act. Unfortunately, ...
Ecology
Nov 1, 2021
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California has added the Pacific leatherback sea turtle to its endangered species list, guaranteeing more protections for a rapidly dwindling population.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2021
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Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica's coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there's too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become ...
Plants & Animals
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