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New Endangered Species Listings Wait as Obama Admin Charts New Course

New York Times - Tue Nov 24, 1:27 pm ET

The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environme...

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Are you eating an endangered species? Bluefin tuna found in sushi at many New York restaurants
New York Daily News - Fri Nov 20, 4:25 pm ET
It's enough to make you drop your chopsticks: A new study says some of the tuna sushi being served in New York restaurants comes from an endangered species.
Fish mafia lays siege to Harike sanctuary
The Times of India - Mon Nov 23, 5:21 pm ET
India’s renowned Harike wildlife sanctuary is reeling under rampant poaching.
5,600 new species found in deep sea
MSNBC - Mon Nov 23, 9:23 am ET
A new report records 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life.
No-fishing zones: a draconian conservation measure
Los Angeles Times - Wed Nov 25, 3:08 am ET
The Times and state regulators perpetuate the myth that fish populations off Southern California's coast are dangerously low. California's anglers and boaters aren't sure which was more egregious: the state blue-ribbon task force's draconian decision to stifle California's offshore recreational fishing in the guise of protecting the ocean environment, or The Times' one-sided article on the ...
China moves to protect pandas from swine flu
New York Daily News - Wed Nov 25, 4:17 pm ET
A panda research center in northwestern China has been closed to visitors as a precaution to protect the endangered species from catching swine flu, state media reported on Tuesday.
Calls to protect Ningaloo Reef species
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Wed Nov 25, 10:05 pm ET
Marine scientists say new discoveries at Ningaloo Reef prove further monitoring is needed to protect biodiversity along the Western Australian coast.
Rare white tiger: King in Belgrade Zoo
People's Daily - Sun Nov 22, 10:03 pm ET
&$ &$A three-year-old male white tiger named Khane eats chicken in its enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo November 22, 2009. According to conservation group WWF, there are about 4,000 tigers left in the world and they are considered an endangered species. White tigers are even rarer because they suffer from a genetic condition that strips their fur of the orange pigment, leaving the animal with snow ...
Dog owner prosecuted over weka killing
The New Zealand Herald - Wed Nov 25, 9:17 pm ET
The Department of Conservation (DOC) says it has laid three charges against a Hauraki Gulf resident whose dogs killed 14 endangered weka at the Kawau Island Historic Reserve in May this year.The man is charged with allowing his...
A very vegan Thanksgiving
Los Angeles Times - Thu Nov 26, 3:25 am ET
The Farm Sanctuary movement brings an animal-free diet into swanky restaurants, hoping to demonstrate that veganism goes way beyond tofurkey. There was something about the chicken splayed across his plate that triggered Gene Baur's gross-out reflex more than 25 years ago. As quickly as you can say "Tofurkey," the Hollywood native swore off eating meat.
Swedish pig farms flout animal protection laws
The Local - Tue Nov 24, 2:34 am ET
Living conditions for Swedish pigs are worse than previously realized, an animal rights group claims, citing its own video evidence.