Baker City Herald, Oregon: Ore. challenges abortion, endangered species rules

Salazar forced to throw polar bears a life line following lawsuit by ...

By: DelilahStarling

Washington— Pursuant to a partial settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate over 200,000 square miles of coastal lands and waters along the north coast of Alas

about 1 month ago

PRC Conservation Project to Protect Endangered Animals, Provide Jobs

By: chnarendra

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the People’s Republic of China (PRC) protect some of its most endangered animals and plants, while providing sustainable job opportunities for residents in the Qinling Mountains - one of the country’s most biologically diverse regions. The ADB Board of Directors approved a $40 ...

about 1 month ago

Humpback Whales to be removed from endangered category

By: RaulDeSouza

In attempt to determine whether the humpback whales still need to be saved, the government is reviewing the marine mammals' place on the endangered species list for the first time in a decade. The results look promising: “They appear to be coming back pretty strongly in most of the places we are studying,” a marine biologist tells ...

23 days ago

The Army: making a fast mover out of the Desert Tortoise

By: antonianoel

  California's state reptile, the Desert Tortoise is losing more of its habitat in the Mojave Desert thanks to the United States Army. Their plans to move approximately 1100 tortoises to nearby locations they say is for the purpose of expanding training grounds and will take place in Spring of 2010.   This is not the first time the ...

21 days ago