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Bat and Darter Among Five New Endangered Species

US News & World Report - Mon Nov 9, 1:37 pm ET

Feds expand the endangered species list with a bat, a darter, a mussel, and two plants.

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Voters could bring in millions for conservation around Tahoe
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 3:55 pm ET
Voters could bring in millions for conservation around Tahoe By Greyson Howard Tribune News Service LAKE TAHOE - Voters could determine the future of Lake Tahoe in 2010, following the passage of a California state Senate bill this week that includes millions of dollars for conservation work in the Sierra Nevada. The Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act would inject $75 million into ...
Grizzlies meet shifting legal terrain
Powell Tribune - 47 minutes ago
A couple of weeks ago, an adult grizzly killed a miniature paint horse near the South Fork of the Shoshone River and was transplanted to the Bridger-Teton National Forest in current grizzly habitat. But, since the legally-embattled bruin has been sent back to the endangered list, any state actions must be approved by the federal government while potential legal haggling unfolds.Most state ...
15,000 reasons to worry about invasive species
PhysOrg - Mon Nov 9, 7:13 am ET
A day at the beach in Wisconsin's North Woods didn't used to go like this. Candy Dailey spent a Fourth of July holiday splashing with grandkids on the sandy shore of Lake Metonga when she felt a nasty sting on her foot.
In long history of invaders, Asian Carp the worst? -- With no known control, species is threatening to destroy ...
The Ottawa Times - Tue Nov 10, 12:34 am ET
During the 1940s and '50s our Great Lakes systems in the Midwest were very polluted. The only lake that still had some pure water was Lake Superior. Locally, Lake Michigan still had a population of yellow perch and smelt.
Obama lion helps raise money for conservation in Kenya
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 2:52 pm ET
A life-sized lion statue with US President Barack Obama's face painted on it has helped raise some 170,000 dollars (114,000 euros) for lion conservation in Kenya, the auctioneer said Saturday.
Green, Greener, Greenest: Noted NY Animal Sanctuary Goes Solar!
PRWeb - Fri Nov 6, 12:12 am ET
New York's Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of the nation's leading sanctuaries for rescued farm animals, is going green. Construction begins today to complete Catskill Animal Sanctuary's conversion to solar power. This complete conversion to solar energy is but one of the Sanctuary's practices aimed at minimizing the organization's environmental footprint. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009) Read the full story ...
Florida bristle fern, bonneted bat may be shielded
7 News Miami - Sat Nov 7, 7:13 pm ET
MIAMI (AP) -- A bat and a fern found only in Florida may be added to the federal list of endangered and threatened species. The Florida bristle fern is found only in pine woods in Miami-Dade and Sumter counties.
Racing to save Earth’s most endangered species
MSNBC - Thu Nov 5, 1:14 pm ET
In his new book “100 Heartbeats,” conservationist and television host Jeff Corwin provides an urgent portrait of wildlife that is teetering on the brink of extinction — and spells out what can be done about it. Here is an excerpt.
Fans have mixed emotions toward Vick
Park Hills Daily Journal - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Michael Vick heard it all in his first road game, from supporters to animal rights activists and protesters eager to boo him. Or bark at him for that matter.
Climate change causes extinction of 13 species of animal in Bangladesh
People's Daily - Fri Nov 6, 12:32 am ET
Climate change and man-made adverse environment have so far caused extinction of 13 species of animal and endangered 800 other species in Bangladesh. Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB), a national institution committed to conserving the biological diversity of Bangladesh, said the extinct animals are: peacock, crocodile, wolf, wild buffalo, nilgai and rhinoceros, national news agency BSS ...