— because what happens to them … will eventually happen to us. read : joel sartore on saving endangered species – and ourselves
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Academic and news articles regarding endangered species and habitats.
HOTLINE
— “she praised the local community residents of the natural reserves, for their participation in monitoring and recording wildlife.” read : egypt announces hotline to report animal poaching
HOT WATERS
— the legal issue in the case concerns where the lack of action constitutes a “constructive submission” by the states that epa is required to act upon under the clean water act. the court held that it is. read : court says EPA must regulate river temperatures
TRANSBOUNDARY
— one analysis has projected that between 1.7 million and 3.7 million gallons of freshwater will be required to build every 5 miles of the new border wall through protected areas in the most arid reach of the sonoran desert. read : at the mexican border, the battle for endangered species is as much about water as about the wall
SCIENTIFIC RIGOR
— “while agencies have increasingly listed climate change as a growing threat to species whose survival is already precarious, many have not translated this concern into tangible actions, meaning a significant protection gap still exists.” read : nearly all america’s endangered species will struggle to adapt to climate crisis
WOLVES FATE
— “Colorado voters have made clear once again that they enthusiastically support restoring the natural balance to Colorado’s wild public lands.” read : fate of predator will move out of the legislature and courts and onto a ballot
BOMB RANGE SATYRS
— to some experts, just having these creatures around means the 46-year-old law has done its job. more than 99.2 percent of the species protected by the act survive, the associated press has found. only 11 species were declared extinct. read : butterfly on a bomb range
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE
—follow the science and take action before the pygmy owl is gone from the sonoran desert. read : cactus ferruginous pygmy owl may get protected again
CEROXYLON
— last year they reported that a handful of trees had switched sexes, a phenomenon rare in nature. read : stalking the endangered wax palm
SEQUENCES
— the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (cites) has 183 parties, countries that represent a majority of the world’s nations. the organization, grappling with how to address wildlife cybercrime, recently introduced a revised resolution that included key recommendations to deal with these online issues. the amended resolution was accepted, making clear that cites parties recognize that it is up to them and not to the online platforms to develop measures to control the illegal trade in wildlife. read : holding social media companies accountable for facilitating illegal wildlife trade (commentary)
SCENARIOS
— as part of an effort to reverse the grim trend, the conservation group wildearth guardians petitioned the u.s. fish and wildlife service to list joshua trees throughout the southwest as threatened under the federal endangered species act. read : joshua trees are california icons. should they also be designated threatened species?
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— “the new inclusions on the official list of the world’s most endangered primates is not surprising given the existing threats to small populations, but this underscores a tremendous opportunity” read : eight species make first appearance on list of most endangered primates
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