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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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Fall into winter and start the bird-feeding frenzy
Lexington Clipper-Herald - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
(ARA) - Fall is the traditional beginning of the classic start for the yearlong season of bird feeding. More people feed birds than watch football, baseball or any other sport, or participate in any other outdoor activity. That's right. Bird feeding is in.
Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV is OK; animal rights group files complaint
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Fri Nov 6, 2:33 pm ET
OKLAHOMA CITY - An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.
Utah snail no longer considered for fed protection
The Salt Lake Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 9:38 am ET
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed its yearly evaluation of plants and animals that are considered candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
Vaquita: the most endangered marine mammal in the world
Easy Reader - Thu Nov 5, 5:48 pm ET
The Vaquita lives in the Gulf of California, the body of water between Mexico’s mainland and the Baja California Peninsula. What is the Vaquita? Uninformed opinions vary. Perhaps it’s a fancy cocktail drink that clubbers order; “I’ll take another Vaquita on the rocks, please.”
Invasive sedge a threat to plants, animals, dunes
Asbury Park Press - Mon Nov 9, 11:16 pm ET
An invasive foreign plant is rapidly making inroads in New Jersey's critical dune systems, and Louise Wootton wants to stop it in its tracks.
Sweeter: I can't believe Bob Barker gave $1 million in support of animal rights professorship
Tri-State Neighbor - Mon Nov 9, 1:35 pm ET
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Agri department to launch P300-M biodiversity conservation
Sun Star - Sun Nov 8, 7:52 am ET
MINDANAO's rich biodiversity will be the focus of the island-wide environmental conservation project of the Department of Agriculture (DA). read more
Animal-rights supporters push for no-kill county shelter
Island Packet - Sat Nov 7, 8:00 pm ET
The Beaufort County Animal Shelter euthanized 3,876 of the 5,604 animals it took in last year -- som
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 ...
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.