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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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Endangered Species: America's Heartland
Newswise - 47 minutes ago
According to Saint Joseph's University sociologist Maria Kefalas, Ph.D., the heartland of America's greatest export is no longer corn and wheat, but rather its young and talented people. With one out of every five Americans still living in non-metropolitan areas, and considering that those areas now face natural decline with more deaths than births, the problem of the youth exodus from rural ...
The Orangutans are Celebrating Ape Awareness Week at Rio Grande Zoo
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor - Mon Nov 9, 2:03 pm ET
Rio Grande Zoo Visitors Able to Make Enrichment Items for the Apes By Allyson Zahm Albuquerque, NM - Orangutans, chimpanzees and gorillas face many threats in the wild - from habitat loss and destruction to poaching - and all three animals are listed as endangered species. The Rio Grande Zoo will teach about these animals during Ape Awareness Week, November 8-14, from 10:30am-12:30pm each day ...
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USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 1:03 am ET
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New book explains 'Origin of Species'
UC Newsroom - Mon Nov 9, 2:37 pm ET
RIVERSIDE – Many people have tried to read Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species," whose publication celebrates its 150th anniversary this month, but gave up.
Andrea Marshall: Queen of manta rays
New Scientist - 7 minutes ago
The marine ecologist discusses diving, underwater beauty parlours and the discovery of a new species
Entomologist finds inspiration in dog bowl, creates bed bug monitor
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 8, 10:02 pm ET
Sometimes the best ideas show up while performing the most mundane task. Susan McKnight's eureka moment came while feeding Jessie, her 9-year-old Beagle. "It was like, 'Well, shazaam,'" said the entomologist-turned-teacher. Several trips to her local Ikea store and a "bagillion" 29-cent dog bowls later, the Climbup Insect Interceptor was born. A bed bug monitoring system, the ...
Cats rescued from Chester Township home have been adopted, sent to private animal sanctuary
The Star-Ledger - Mon Nov 9, 7:12 pm ET
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerTwo of the cats rescued from a Chester Township home rest in cages as they wait to be placed into an individual kennels at Mendham Township in this April file photo.CHESTER TOWNSHIP -- All of the 211 cats...
Salmon need our protection
The Daily Barometer - Mon Nov 9, 1:37 am ET
When I think of an endangered species, the first thing that comes to mind is a panda bear or a cheetah. For many of us, the term "endangered species" renders a fluffy, adorable animal living in a far off distant land. Though maybe not as cute as a panda cub, the wild Pacific salmon is an endangered animal in need - and it lives right in Oregon's backyard.
Endangered Mussel Lives in Arkansas Streams
KARK Little Rock - Sat Nov 7, 7:03 am ET
A rare mussel that lives in some Arkansas streams is a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Rabbitsfoot Mussel is found in only 49 streams in Arkansas and 14 other states. In Arkansas it's found in the Mississippi River basin and the Arkansas River system.
Federal grant available for land development rights
The Springfield News-Leader - Sun Nov 8, 4:11 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.