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Why Vultures Are Irreplaceable Scavengers and What Their Extinction Means for India's Ecosystem

A stomach that kills anthraxVultures have gastric acid with a pH close to 1, among the most corrosive digestive environments measured in any vertebrate. A carcass infected with anthrax, botulinum toxin, or rabies virus passes through that acid and exits neutralised. No other scavenger in India's food web does this.…

Times Life

House Sparrows Are Disappearing From Indian Cities and What Their Decline Signals About Urban Life

A species built for human proximityPasser domesticus evolved alongside human settlements. For roughly 10,000 years, it has lived in the gaps we leave, roof eaves, wall cavities, the space behind a loose brick. Unlike migratory birds that pass through, the house sparrow is a resident. It does not leave a…

Times Life

The American Bald Eagle Is Back - But Don't Credit the Endangered Species Act

Many things contributed to the rebound and recovery of the bald eagle, but the nation's foremost species conservation statute deserves little credit.

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Conservation Commandeering Is Still Commandeering

Courts allow litigants to commandeer state and local governments under the Endangered Species Act.

Reason

Outlast: The Jungle's Marshall Alleges Team Charlie Killed An Endangered Species On The Show

If true, this sounds serious.

Cinemablend

Endangered Pangolins, Rhino Horn and Monkeys Sold Openly on Facebook, Investigation Finds

Investigations reveal Facebook as a major platform for illegal wildlife trade, with traffickers openly selling endangered species. Conservationists urge Meta to enforce stricter policies.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Removes Federal Protections for Endangered Whooping Crane Habitat as Only 500 Remain

Conservationists express concern over weakened federal protections for wetlands, threatening the survival of endangered whooping cranes, as environmental policy changes under the Trump administration.

International Business Times UK

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Once thought extinct ocean species is found off the coast of California

The ‘Seasquatches’ may be larger than three feet across and move faster than you might think

The Independent UK

The underwater wonders I saw on my once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Galápagos

In this week’s newsletter: Joining a research team on the Darwin and Wolf Islands off the Ecuadorian coast revealed how critically endangered species are reacting to their rapidly changing ocean environment

The Guardian - UK

Rhino horn: why South Africa wants to revive the international trade, and why critics fear the consequences

South Africa wants to expand exports of rhino hunting trophies and other wildlife products. The move relies on an exemption process within the international treaty that has largely restricted rhino horn trade since 1977.

The Conversation

Is the Endangered Species Act Being Used to Commandeer State Governments?

A webinar discussion of whether we are seeing conservation commandeering.

Reason

Endangered Species at Risk as Trump Administration Approves Continued Use of Toxic Atrazine Pesticide

The Trump administration has approved atrazine use, despite environmental groups' concerns over its impact on wildlife, water, and health. The decision contradicts earlier Environmental Protection Agency warnings about the pesticide.

International Business Times UK

Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear

Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species

The Guardian - US

Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games

The "prestige" Sony game is an increasingly endangered species.

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The Guardian - US

Advocates decry Trump’s plan to open 24m acres of federal lands to cattle grazing

Opponents say administration’s plan prioritizes big agriculture at expense of wildlife and protected species

The Independent UK

Why don’t broadcasters want England’s tour of South Africa? This is what it says about Test cricket’s future

England’s three Tests and three ODIs in South Africa this winter are currently going ahead without a UK broadcaster, in the latest sign that bilateral series are increasingly an endangered species

The Times of India

‘Australians are becoming an endangered species’: Elon Musk highlights population concerns amid falling birth rates

Elon Musk has stirred up fresh debate after making a blunt comment about Australia’s future population trends. The tech billionaire reacted to recent figures showing a continued decline in Australia’s fertility rate. His remark, calling Australians ‘an endangered species,’ quickly spread across social media and triggered a wave of criticism.

The Independent UK

Republicans delay vote on bill gutting Endangered Species Act – on Earth Day

The ESA passed 355-4 in the House of Representatives in 1973

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The Independent UK

Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections – on Earth Day

The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species

Reason

Will the Eleventh Circuit Allow the Endangered Species Act to Commandeer the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?

A pending case will test whether courts are willing to enforce the anticommandeering doctrine in the context of environmental protection.

Euronews

Germany marks 69th birthday of zoo’s oldest gorilla

Berlin Zoo celebrates Fatou, a 69‑year‑old western lowland gorilla, highlighting how specialised care in captivity can extend the lives of endangered species.

Texas Observer

How Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Could Devastate Endangered Species Along Texas’ Gulf Coast

If left intact, the exemption for oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could forever harm vulnerable species and their habitats.

Reason

Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?

Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because Americans "think whales and seals are cute and shouldn’t be hunted."

The Conversation

Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored – the risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health

Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages – valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the global agreement that regulates trade in threatened animals and plants, indicate that…

The Mary Sue

Donald Trump dispatches ‘God Squad’ to wipe out the last 51 ocean giants that have survived 3,000,000 years

President Donald Trump’s administration recently asked a rare committee known informally as the “God Squad” to scrap all protections for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, along with other marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. This move, made in service of the oil and gas industry, could lead to the…

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