https://video.wordpress.com/embed/iTQC5kgq?preloadContent=metadata&hd=0 Apparently, I came out of ‘retirement’ just in time. I didn’t know it until this morning, but today is Endangered Species Day! via It’s Endangered Species Day! — The Jaguar
Four tiger foetuses found in Indonesian ‘poacher’ arrests — BBC News – Science & Environment
Sumatran tigers are critically endangered - with fewer than 400 believed to be left in the wild. via Four tiger foetuses found in Indonesian 'poacher' arrests — BBC News - Science & Environment
California Lawmakers Vote to Block Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks, Defying Newsom — KTLA
California lawmakers, over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections, passed sweeping legislation early Saturday allowing the state to impose strict endangered species protections and water pumping restrictions for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The governor must now decide whether to veto the bill and raise the ire of California environmentalists, who will surely accuse him of sidling… via …
L.A. Workers Bulldozed Endangered Plants in Topanga to Ease Fire Danger, Prompting Outrage — KTLA
Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered plants in Topanga State Park, and both state and city authorities have launched investigations into DWP’s actions, part of a wildfire prevention project aimed at replacing wooden power poles with steel ones. “In response to recent community concerns about… via …
The 12th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
Winnipeg will be hosting the 12th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference on February 19-21, 2019. This is a great opportunity to hear about the diverse conservation initiatives ongoing in the three prairie provinces, meet fellow enthusiasts, and be challenged about the future of the prairies. The theme of ‘Working Landscapes’ is timely, and very […] …
Endangered Baby Penguins Hatch at San Diego Zoo for First Time — KTLA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cyfkubPF9Qc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent The San Diego Zoo has two new arrivals: a pair of endangered African penguin chicks. The zoo announced Wednesday that the fluffy chicks, named Doug and Barbara, hatched two months ago. The eggs came from two breeding couples. The zoo says it’s the first time eggs laid by its adult penguins have hatched there. Staff… …
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Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s War on Wildlife — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
By Hannah Rider as published on Westwise Acting Interior Secretary has stripped protections to speed drilling and mining Thursday, Acting Secretary David Bernhardt underwent his confirmation hearing to officially become Interior Secretary. He will likely face a final vote in the Senate next month. As a lobbyist and lawyer for oil, gas, and mining corporations, …
Federal Agency’s Plan to Remove Gray Wolves from Endangered Species Act Sparks Battle — KTLA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentalists are at war over the agency’s latest plan to strip gray wolves of their federal protections and turn management of the often-reviled predators over to states and tribes. “If the agency’s proposal gets finalized, we will see them in court,” Michael Robinson, a spokesman for the Center for… …
The BLM Deletes Information on the Endangered Sage Grouse, Just Ahead of Public Comment Period — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by Francie Diep as published on the Pacific Standard “One webpage, now removed, touted the current policies’ successes—and praised the bird’s mating dances…” As the federal government was gathering public input on changes to its plans for conserving an endangered Western bird, it removed webpages describing its current policies, inherited from the previous administration, an […] …
Watch Rare Footage of the World’s Most Endangered Rhino — TIME
Conservationists have released footage and photographs of the world’s rarest rhino, which counts fewer than 70 members among its population and is confined to a single national park in Indonesia. While camera-trap images of the Javan rhino have occasionally surfaced, a WWF spokesperson says the photographs released Monday are only the third manually captured set… via …
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