The bald eagle is America's symbol, but 70 years ago it was nearly extinct. Once numbering as many as half a million, the population in the lower 48 states had been reduced to fewer than 1,000 by pesticides, hunting and destruction ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was established in 1973 to protect "imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend" and help them recover.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2019
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A California judge on Monday upheld protection for gray wolves under the state's Endangered Species Act, rejecting a legal challenge from ranchers and farmers who fear the predators will threaten their livestock.
Ecology
Jan 29, 2019
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It's right there in the name: The Endangered Species Act is meant to protect endangered species of animals.
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2019
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The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) is a 1,660 square mile area surrounding the remains of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which exploded on April 25, 1986, and released large amounts of radiation into the area. Living ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2018
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The mystery is over: Wildlife officials have confirmed that an unusual-looking animal shot in central Montana was a gray wolf.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2018
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Although humans have driven lions, tigers, wolves, bears and other large carnivores from much of their home territories across the planet, scientists have identified more than 280 areas where these animals could potentially ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2018
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Mexican zoo officials are drooling over the birth of seven cubs of a species of endangered wolf.
Ecology
Jul 8, 2017
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A female gray wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2017
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Are the red and eastern wolves separate species, or hybrids with coyotes? And what has that got to do with climate change? Actually a lot, in illustrating what scientific inquiry is and what it isn't.
Evolution
Jun 9, 2017
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