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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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Koalas could be extinct in 30 years: conservationists
AsiaOne - 2 hours 34 minutes ago
SYDNEY - Australia's koalas could be extinct in 30 years, conservationists warned Tuesday, calling for the iconic creatures to be declared an endangered species.
Animal rights groups irate at ritual slaughter green light
North Queensland Register - Mon Nov 9, 3:36 pm ET
ANIMAL rights groups are angry that the religious ritual slaughter of conscious animals will be allowed to continue at some Australian abattoirs, after a decision by federal and state agriculture ministers.
Fla. Fern, Bat May Be Protected
WESH 2 Orlando - Sun Nov 8, 8:55 am ET
A bat and a fern found only in Florida may be added to the federal list of endangered and threatened species.
Conservation groups teaming up
Sherwood Park News - Mon Nov 9, 5:37 pm ET
Seven conservation agencies in the province are teaming up to preserve 1,509 acres of ranch land in eastern Strathcona County's Cooking Lake Moraine Natural Area, an estimated $12 million conservation project.[...]
Invasive sedge a threat to plants, animals, dunes
Asbury Park Press - Mon Nov 9, 11:09 pm ET
INSIDE: Study on invasive species due shortly. PAGE A3
DOT commits to conserve rare bird species
Malaya - Sun Nov 8, 10:23 am ET
The Department of Tourism (DOT) now joins Prince Albert II of Monaco and Sir David Attenborough in the "Birdlife Species Champions" honor roll, as it seals its commitment to the conservation of one of the rarest birds in the world, the Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor), only found in the Philippines.
Book by UC Riverside Biologist Explains Darwin’s “Origin of Species”
UC Riverside - Mon Nov 9, 11:57 am ET
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Many people have tried to read Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species,” whose publication celebrates its 150th anniversary this month, but gave up.
Federal grant available for land development rights
The Springfield News-Leader - Sun Nov 8, 4:09 am ET
The Missouri Department of Conservation is seeking landowners in watershed areas of southwest Missouri known to have endangered cave fish, crawfish and grotto salamanders living in underground caverns below their property.
Most elusive and endangered cat captured
Malaysian Mirror - Mon Nov 9, 4:36 am ET
KOTA KINABALU - Res earchers in Malaysia’s Borneo states have captured the world’s most elusive and endangered cat on film. The beautiful Bo rn ean bay cat, Catopuma badia , is so rare; a live cat was not even photographed until 1998! Although the am azing video only lasts seven seconds, the chestnut-red cat with the long tail can be clearly seen walking through the forest. Because so little is ...
Plant Could Receive Federal Protection
WLKY Louisville - Mon Nov 9, 10:57 am ET
A wildflower found in Jefferson and Bullitt counties in Kentucky is on track for federal designation as threatened or endangered.