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DESERT SPRINGS — For years local wildlife officials have fought to save the endangered fish species that live in the Virgin River, but this month it looks like the infrastructure could finally be in place to make it happen.
Two endangered species in the province will benefit from recovery plans released today by Environment Minister Charlene Johnson.
The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environme...
The provincial government has added two new species to the province's endangered species list. Environment Minister Charlene Johnson says the Red Knot, a migratory bird, and the Crowded Wormseed Mustard, a flowering plant, have been added to the list due to their need for a recovery plan.
NANTICOKE – Seven animal rights proponents eschewed shopping on Black Friday to instead deter the purchase of fur, but the impact of their protest was open to interpretation.
Ecologists have worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate estimates of bird species' populations. The new technique will also work with whale song and could lead to a major advance in our ability to monitor whale and dolphin numbers.
Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate estimates of bird species' populations.
A new species of chameleon has been discovered in a threatened forest in Tanzania. Researchers first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when they disturbed a twig snake eating one.
GRANTS PASS (AP) — Scientists say they believe toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers.
Newfoundland and Labrador's minister of environment and conservation has announced steps to help protect two species listed as endangered by the province.
THE jumps racing ban won't come soon enough for the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, but the animal rights group yesterday welcomed Racing Victoria's decision. The group has also
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