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(NEXSTAR) – Nine species could soon find themselves on federal threatened or endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says. After reviewing eight species native to the United States and two from Southeast Asia, wildlife officials determined nine of them warrant advancing to the next step under the Endangered Species Act. Before being […]
Panthers in Texas? One local man in Huntsville says it’s true. Jerel Hall, who lives in the city about 70 miles north of Houston, snapped a photo that has prompted a barrage of questions on social media and follow-up articles in national news outlets. The grainy photo, posted to Facebook on Saturday, appears to show […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said a bird first discovered in South Carolina is one of 21 species that have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction. The Bachman’s Warbler, which had a distinctive bright yellow face and a dark, curved beak, was first spotted […]
IVINS — “I’m a bird guy,” Joseph Platt says. A roadrunner seen in an undated image through a remote camera at the Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah | Photo courtesy of Joseph Platt/Black Desert Resort, St. George News The environmental consultant and professor of environmental studies at Utah Tech has made being a conservationist his […]
The historical range of the Bachman’s warbler included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hide caption toggle caption U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The historical range of the Bachman’s warbler included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Twenty-one species, […]
DLNR/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Joint Release-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AGENCIES (STATE & FEDERAL) ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING FOREST BIRDS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES ON KAUA’I Posted on Oct 13, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are one […]
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is joining a world-wide effort to preserve species diversity by entering into a partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUNC). The group supports conservation at the nation’s zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens. The local institution focuses on sharing knowledge developed, while caring for genetic material […]
Animal rights groups have protested the use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers spotted in a Malaysian village By EILEEN NG Associated Press October 11, 2023, 4:41 AM ET • 3 min read KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s Wildlife Department defended its use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers […]
California biologists captured a 500-pound black bear responsible for 21 home break-ins. Locals dubbed the bear “Hank the Tank” in 2022 after a spate of property damage. California wildlife officials say they have captured a 500-pound bear that had been terrorizing . . .
But before a judge in Las Vegas could rule on the request, the Bureau of Land Management notified Rover Metals on Wednesday that its earlier acceptance of the company’s notice of its intent to proceed “was in error.” “The agency has concluded that proposed operations are likely to result in disturbance to localized groundwaters that […]