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Minister outlines actions to protect endangered species

The Telegram - Thu Nov 26, 2:12 pm ET

Two endangered species in the province will benefit from recovery plans released today by Environment Minister Charlene Johnson.

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Madagascan forest at Jersey's zoo
BBC News - Thu Nov 26, 10:13 am ET
Durrell attempts to recreate the dry western forests of Madagascar in a new exhibit that will provide a home for species from the region.
"Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival
Environmental News Network - Mon Nov 23, 10:47 am ET
Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.
Ruedi water helped endangered fish
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Wed Nov 25, 3:13 am ET
Trout fishing suffered on the Fryingpan River for six weeks last summer because water from Ruedi Reservoir was needed to assist endangered fish, federal authorities said Monday. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it released water purchased from Ruedi by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when the agency demanded or "called" it in August. "We don't have a lot of flexibility there," said ...
Hall Basin conservation easement set
Casper Star-Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 2:08 am ET
GREEN RIVER -- A historic western Wyoming property has been conserved under a permanent conservation easement announced this week, officials with the Green River Valley Land Trust said.
Endangered Salmon on the Plate in Federal Court Today
AG Weekly - Thu Nov 26, 1:18 pm ET
Boise, ID - Years of debate about how to restore endangered Northwest salmon and steelhead may be coming to a close, depending on what happens today in a Portland courtroom.
Algae toxins found in endangered fish in Klamath
Channel 8 San Diego - Wed Nov 25, 2:50 pm ET
Associated Press - November 25, 2009 2:44 PM ET GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West have been found in endangered fish in the...
DEC examines work at park home to rare wren
Middletown Times Herald-Record - Wed Nov 25, 2:04 am ET
MONTGOMERY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking at development plans for Benedict Farm Park to ensure a threatened bird site is protected.
Groups join forces to save the longfin eel
Scoop.co.nz - Wed Nov 25, 3:50 pm ET
A coalition of environmental groups, Maori, and Massey University researchers are calling on the public to sign a petition asking for a moratorium on the commercial harvest of the threatened longfin eel.
Malaysia tracks orangutans with implants
PhysOrg - Tue Nov 24, 3:22 pm ET
Malaysian wildlife authorities are using electronic implants to keep track of orangutans in a bid to protect the endangered apes after they are freed into the wild, an official said Tuesday.
Anglers irked at lingcod plan
Everett Herald - Thu Nov 26, 3:12 am ET
A draft Puget Sound rockfish conservation plan put together by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has attracted enough attention from sport fishermen and other user groups that the agency has extended the public comment period and added public meetings to promote dialogue on the issue.