News tagged with “critical habitat”. Found:
12 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 12 tagged news reports
Sierra Club petitions for panther habitat protection north of Caloosahatchee River
Naples :: FL :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility
The Sierra Club called on the federal government to offer more protections for the Florida panther by expanding its habitat to areas north of the Caloosahatchee River. In filing a petition to the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Tags: critical habitat, Sierra Club, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Wildlife Service, South Florida, Frank Jackalone, panthers habitat, habitat designation, Caloosahatchee River, florida panthers, Naples, Naples Florida, Phelon & Moore, Felines, Florida panther, Panther tank, Environment
Polar Bear Habitat Proposed for Alaska
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Interior Department on Thursday proposed designating more than 200,000 square miles of land, sea and ice along the northern coast of Alaska as critical habitat for the shrinking polar bear population. The area, the largest single designation of protected...
Tags: polar bears, critical habitat, Alaska, square miles, Obama, obama administration, White House, House Financial Services Committee
Feds Consider 'Critical Habitat' for Leatherback Turtles
Jakarta :: Indonesia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Fisheries officials said Thursday they will make a decision whether to go forward by Dec...The groups had sued the government for failing to follow through on their petition to designate critical habitat. Pacific leatherbacks migrate each year from nesting...
Tags: critical habitat
Manatee habitat designation clears hurdle
Naples :: FL :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Fish and Wildlife Service is taking the next step toward a possible revision to the boundaries for critical habitat for the endangered manatee in Southwest Florida. Conservation groups filed a petition in December 2008 saying the critical habitat designated...
Tags: Big Cypress National Preserve, South Florida, Southwest Florida, florida manatee, habitat designation, critical habitat
Environmentalists seek to intervene in lynx suit
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Six environmental groups have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by snowmobilers challenging the federal government's designation of land in six states as critical habitat for the threatened Canada lynx. An attorney for the environmentalists...
Tags: critical habitat
Hawaiian Islands named habitat for endangered seal
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said. Environmentalists say the added habitat is needed to reverse...
Tags: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, critical habitat, main hawaiian, monk seal
Agency expands critical habitat for Canada lynx
Saint Paul :: Canada | 9 months ago
Credibility Fish and Wildlife Service says the amount of land designated as critical habitat for the Canada lynx will increase more than 20-fold. The lynx is a medium-size wild cat federally classified as a threatened species. The habitat designation will apply to...
Tags: Canada, canada lynx, square miles, critical habitat
Proposed smalltooth sawfish rules to be discussed at Wednesday hearing
Naples :: FL :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility A public hearing to discuss proposed rules to protect the Smalltooth Sawfish, a species that exists in Southwest Florida, especially in Cape Coral canals, will be from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Hampton Inn & Suites at 619 Southeast 47th Terrace. The National...
Habitat protection proposed for Alaska sea otters
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Fish and Wildlife Service proposal issued Tuesday would designate 5,879 square miles of ocean along the Aleutian Islands as critical habitat for threatened sea otters...The critical habitat designation requires all federal agencies to ensure that their...
Tags: critical habitat, environment, polar bear, endangered species, ice, Alaska, sea otter
Score one for Polar Bears - Palin's bear problem may haunt her
Greenpeace scored one for the polar bears today. The federal government has agreed to designate a ''critical habitat'' for polar bears off Alaska's coast. This decision could add restrictions to offshore efforts for drilling or exploration. Candidate...
Tags: polar bears, environment, sun times, critical habitat, offshore drilling, endangered species
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
