— “Once that species is gone, it’s gone.” read article : could U.S. endangered species rules go extinct
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A SPECIAL MIX
— the team have catalogued all the unused public land where they could potentially plant the flowers and grasses. the list includes not only the rarely frequented corners of parks, golf courses, and the local airport, but also sewage ditches, water retention basins, and roadway right-of-ways read article : a small city in iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to america’s vanishing bees
AN AWAKENING?
— right now, every single remaining rusty patched bumblebee is nestled below ground waiting for the seasons to change. at this moment the entire species is composed of young females, a fresh generation of queens tasked with repopulating the earth as soon as it gets warm enough read article : trump’s attack on endangered species really stings
POLLINATORS THAT SUSTAINS US
— it is the latest in a flurry of last-minute efforts to protect the environment and preserve president obama’s legacy on climate change. in the last month, he has issued a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in large areas of the arctic and much of the eastern seaboard; announced two new national monuments in utah and nevada, protecting 1.65 million acres of federal land; and denied six permits for oil exploration in the atlantic, partly because the seismic testing harms marine animals. read article : a bumblebee gets new protection on obama’s way out
SEIZURE OF THE BIRDS
— wildlife crime control unit of bangladesh’s forest department has rescued about 300 birds of different rare and endangered species. last month the wildlife crime control unit rescued 1,451 birds of different rare and endangered species. read article : bangladesh rescues over 300 birds
RIGOROUSLY OBJECTIVE?
— an approach like this one can help modernize the classification system, what the authors are doing, it’s almost like a plea for more data and more information to make better and clearer and more accurate assessments of where species are living. the researchers believe that their finding probably extends to mammals and amphibians as well. read article : is the endangered species list missing hundreds of species of birds?
BYCATCH
— these three components include consideration of the endangered species itself, the ecosystem in which it lives, and the connection between these conservation efforts and human livelihood. read article : the complicated landscape of endangered species preservation
THE COUGAR RULE; WHAT KIND OF DEVICES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
— “although the cougar trapping season has already begun, it’s not too late for the game commission to take matters into its own hands by revising the cougar rule, and put an end to widespread cougar trapping”. raed article : cougar trapping law barbaric
WATCH THE BEES PLEASE
— “bees are like humans, they need a variety and a balanced diet to stay healthy.” read article : beekeeper encourages people to support local species of bees
A HUGE VICTORY
— groups including the alaska oil and gas association and arctic slope regional corporation sued to stop the listing, saying the decision wasn’t based on science and could restrict development. the appeals court rejected that argument. read article : court ruling keeps bearded seals on ESA more : center for biological diversity
THE YOUNG, TECH-SAVVY, URBAN GENERATION OF AFRICA
— the continent now has the youngest and fastest-growing human population in the world. cities are expanding. international agencies and companies are seeking a massive expansion in african agriculture. long overdue infrastructure, including ports, highways and railways, is being built. but all of that comes with a potential conservation price. so is all lost? read article : africa must not become one big game park
THE VALUE OF NATIVE BEES
— population declines among wild bees are much more difficult to document than those in honey bees, which are for the most part managed commercially and whose numbers are carefully tracked by beekeepers. read article : bumble bee is proposed for U.S. endangered species status
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