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Idaho Republicans in Congress renew calls to delist grizzlies as endangered species

Idaho’s congressional delegation has renewed calls to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, citing an increase in livestock killings as proof that the bear population has rebounded.

Tribune News Service

Endangered status sought for manatees as hundreds starve

Manatees that are dying by the hundreds mainly from pollution-caused starvation in Florida should once again be listed as an endangered species

The Independent UK

California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.

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How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

Tribune News Service

How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

Roll Call

The great threat emperor penguins face

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection. Can it save them?

Salon

Logging agency failing to protect possums

State agency VicForests' approach to logging presents a serious threat to two endangered species of possums in Victoria, the Supreme Court has ruled.

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Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become long and arduous, and their chicks may starve. With too little sea ice,…

The Conversation

Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East Coast

The Independent UK

Legal threat over lithium mine in rare Nevada flower habitat

Conservationists have put federal wildlife officials on notice they're ready to take them back to court in a three-year-long fight over endangered species protection for a rare wildflower in Nevada

The Independent UK

Emperor penguins added to endangered species list

US Fish and Wildlife Service warns of sharp drop off in population

Evening Standard

Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

WEKU

Emperor penguins now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. says

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Reuters

Emperor penguin gets protections from Endangered Species Act

Fish and Wildlife said "climate change on sea-ice habitat" was the "primary threat to the penguin."

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The Independent UK

Endangered whale's decline slows, but population falls again

The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year as it lost about 2% of its population

The Independent UK

Tiny Tennessee fish protected, but US has yet to say where

The tiny, iridescent Barrens topminnow spent more than 40 years in endangered species limbo — under on-and-off review but never officially listed as endangered

Texas Observer

Setting Fires to Save the Houston Toad

An environmental film festival spotlights a Central Texas land trust’s effort to bring back endangered species.

The Independent UK

Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case

A legal battle over an endangered toad and a geothermal power plant in Nevada has many similarities to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark case on the Endangered Species Act nearly a half-century ago

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What is caviar? A look at the delicacy and the endangered species that produces it

Caviar is unfertilized fish eggs with a salty taste. It’s often a luxury staple on menus of fine-dining establishments.

The Independent UK

California delays decision to list Joshua tree as threatened

The California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to further delay its decision on whether to list the western Joshua tree as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act

The Guardian - US

US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says

Findings highlight how Endangered Species Act has failed in recovering flora and fauna through its 50 years

The Independent UK

‘Erotic Exotic’ zookeeper on the run after selling jaguar on Instagram to placate customer disappointed with monkey

The cat changed owners three times and was nearly killed before finding refuge at an animal sanctuary

Daily Record

Lovesick Hornbill at Fife Zoo looking for girlfriend after Brexit halts search for love

The rare Von der Decken hornbill is looking for love after arriving as part of an endangered species breeding programme at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar.

WEKU

A tiny fish that once caused an epic conservation fight is no longer under threat

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.

The Independent UK

Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled

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