— “you often hear such bad and challenging news about the threats that our ocean faces. there are places where there are a lot of sea turtles very close to shore. and that’s good news.” read : sea turtle survey shows the endangered animals are making a comeback
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STICK THE NECK OUT FOR THEM
— u.s. fish and wildlife service announced last week that they would agree to review the animal’s current status. read : the united states may list giraffes as an endangered species
TAKING ON RIO TINTO
— mongolia, one of the least densely populated countries on earth, has only 1.9 people per sq km. once ruled by warlord genghis khan, its population consists mainly of herders living in traditional “gers” – circular white, yurt-like structures, that infrequently dot the desert landscape, surrounded by sheep, goats, camels and horses. displaced from their land by multinational mining companies, nomadic herders defied the odds to preserve their heritage for future generations read : an example to all
CARNAGE
— the study’s authors hope that the new research will act as a call to arms against the pandemic. read : amphibian ‘apocalypse’ caused by destructive pathogen
LEGAL FIGHTING EARN RELENT
— a crucial pollinator of crops such as cherries and plums, the rusty patched bumble bee has vanished from 90% of its historic range due to use of pesticides and habitat loss. the trump administration put on hold a plan to protect the bee before finally relenting following a legal fight read : five species under threat in the age of trump
CANNY LOVE
— they will shut down and not breed, as the environment and outward cues are telling them that conditions are not ideal or safe to expend all the energy it takes to raise a chick, any changes the cranes will pick up on right away, males wanting to have a safe place to do their mating dance to the females.” read : calgary zoo wildlife sanctuary
FLAMINGOES IN HEED
— “amid scorching temperatures on the continent — which have spawned wildfires in england and wales, melted glaciers in austria and sweden, and broken records in portugal, a surprising thing happened at the reserve.” read article : amid eu’s heat wave, rare flamingos lay first eggs in 15 years read more : latest from wwt
GO FOR LASTING SUCCESS
— “the data are unequivocal. we are undergoing a steady and continuing deterioration in the status of the world’s birds,” tris allinson, birdlife’s senior global science officer and editor-in-chief of the report, said in a statement. “the threats driving the avian extinction crisis are many and varied, but invariably of humanity’s making.” read : study finds one in eight bird species threatened with extinction read study : birdlife.org
A PEACE OF MIND
— on january 22 2018, the eastern cougar subspecies was officially declared extinct in the u.s. and removed from the endangered species listby the u.s. fish and wildlife service. read : eastern cougars declared extinct—but that might not be bad
ON INTRASTATE SPECIES
— regarding 497 species in hawaii, 234 species in california, 86 species in florida and 20 species in utah: press release
TO GET IT RIGHT
— wildearth guardians joined with the western environmental law center to send their letter of intent to sue. three environmental groups and the northern cheyenne tribe signed onto the letter earthjustice sent to the fish and wildlife service. a third letter was sent by native ecosystems council, western watersheds project and the alliance for the wild rockies. read article : environmental groups to challenge removal of grizzly bears from endangered species list
HAVE NO FEAR
“when the united states fish and wildlife service said that grizzly populations in the greater yellowstone ecosystem would be removed from the u.s. government’s endangered species list this year and opened for hunting, i traveled to montana to meet the chairman of the crow nation, a. j. not afraid, who has lobbied to stop the delisting” read article : inside the effort to kill protections for endangered animals
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