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In rare move, US temporarily declares Nevada toad endangered due to incoming power plant

Apr 04, 2022

In a rare emergency move, the U.S.

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Lawsuit Brewing In Fight Over Game Bird In Sierra Nevada

Jun 26, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are headed back to court to try to force the Trump administration to protect a rare game bird along the California-Nevada border.

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Animals

The head and skin of an East African lion killed at the turn of the century by President Theodore Roosevelt decorates The Explorers Club in New York. A committee designed to advise the Department of Interior on the benefits of big-game hunting was dissol

Controversial Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded Amid Legal Battle

Feb 10, 2020

The government is calling on a New York federal judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the group was formed illegally. But animal rights advocates want a ruling.

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Nevada Reviews Possible Mining Threat To Unique Wildflower

Nov 09, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is launching a comprehensive review of the status of a rare desert wildflower that isn't known to exist anywhere else in the world.

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Animals

Trump Administration Seeks To Take Gray Wolf Off Endangered Species List

Mar 06, 2019

The acting secretary of the interior says the gray wolf's recovery is a "great conservation success." But conservation groups say that without protections, wolf numbers will plummet.

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Environment

A bald eagle flies over its nest in Middle River, Md., in 2009.

Officials Say Illegal Pesticide Caused Deaths Of 13 Bald Eagles In Maryland

Jun 22, 2018

Authorities said there is an "epidemic on the Eastern Shore" of wildlife-poisoning crimes because it's "cheaper and easier" than trapping a nuisance animals or building a fence.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has lifted a ban on importing sport-hunted trophies of elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia.

U.S. Lifts Ban On Importing Elephant Trophies From Zimbabwe And Zambia

Nov 16, 2017

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said hunting programs in those countries can aid conservation efforts. But those who oppose the policy change point to a decline in Zimbabwe's elephant population.

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A grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., in 2011.

Wildlife Activists Plan Lawsuits To Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies

Jun 30, 2017

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe and The Humane Society are among the organizations that will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep the iconic carnivore on the endangered species list.

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A herd of giraffes in Tanzania in 2012. An average of one giraffe trophy per day is imported to the United States.

Wildlife Groups Want Giraffes Added To Endangered Species List

Apr 19, 2017

The global giraffe population has dropped sharply in recent decades, prompting calls to protect the species from habitat loss, illegal hunting and trophy seekers.

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The Salt

Clements filters stream water in hopes of capturing the synthetic DNA he released.

Can New DNA Science Help Keep Our Fish Safe?

Jan 29, 2017

Scientists are experimenting with species' environmental DNA to find out how far and how fast it travels in streams. The technology is starting to revolutionize how we protect native animals.

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Feds Agree To Review Status Of Lesser Prairie Chicken

Nov 30, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to reconsider the status of a grouse found in pockets across the Great Plains as environmentalists fight to return the bird to the list of protected species.

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Judge Orders Fish & Wildlife To Reconsider Wildflower Protection

Oct 27, 2016

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reinstate a proposal to protect two rare wildflowers found in Colorado and Utah.

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Science

(Left) Kurt Fristrup and Bill McQuay record the sounds of the Great Sand Dunes. (Right) Fristrup says wild sounds trigger "the small moments that can really connect you with the park."

Beyond Sightseeing: You'll Love The Sound Of America's Best Parks

Jun 29, 2016

The National Park Service is racing to record soundscapes of each park that capture nature for the ear. "If we start to lose sounds of wilderness, we start to lose a piece of us," one scientist says.