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Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species

Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered species

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

Judge says Scottish Government policy on transgender inmates will be quashed

A JUDGE has ordered that the Scottish Government’s guidance on transgender prisoners will now be quashed

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14

A Georgia biologist built artificial trees in a flooded pond; the wood stork colony expanded from 18 nests to a record 484

Biologists created artificial nesting structures for wood storks at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. These structures replaced dying trees in a flooded nesting pond environment. The innovative approach led to a significant increase in wood stork nests. This conservation effort contributed to the species' downlisting from endangered to threatened. The…

The Times of India · Aug 9

Nearly 13k toilets in UK face overhaul under new single-sex rules costing millions

NEARLY 13,000 toilets could have to be revamped at gyms, hospitals and leisure centres across Britain at a cost of millions when new guidance on…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 9

Changes to thousands of toilets under single-sex spaces code, estimates suggest

Thursday marks the end of the 40-day scrutiny period since the updated guidance was laid in Parliament, during which it could have been rejected.

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Scottish Government will not appeal 'unlawful' transgender inmates guidance

THE Scottish Government has confirmed it will not appeal a judge’s decision ruling that it is unlawful for trans women to be housed in the female…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 23

Housing trans inmates in women’s jails 'unlawful,' judge rules

A JUDGE has ruled it is unlawful for trans women to be housed in the female prison estate ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19

Housing trans inmates in women’s jails ‘unlawful’, judge rules

For Women Scotland, which had challenged the policy, welcomed Lady Ross’s decision.

Evening Standard · Jun 19

US Government to Shoot 450,000 Owls to Save Another Species as Animal Rights Groups Say It Has Already Begun

A federal plan to cull 450,000 barred owls in Washington, Oregon, and California aims to protect the threatened northern spotted owl, sparking legal challenges and conservation debates.

International Business Times UK · Jun 14

Campaigners quietly confident single-sex spaces guidance not watered down

The Supreme Court ruling on April 16 last year confirmed the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act.

Evening Standard · Apr 15