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Bald eagles returning to area's skies
Mon, Dec 28 | from Laconia Citizen
Twenty years ago, the bald eagle was on both federal and state endangered species lists. In the mid-90s, the government reclassified them as "threatened," ...
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Little more than 10,000 hectares of rainforest remain on Java
From 2003-2006, Java lost approximately 2,5000 hectares a year (10,000 hectares of forest in total) according to the Forestry Ministry. Despite the rate of loss being far lower in Java than other Indonesian islands (such as Borneo, Sumatra, and Sulawesi), Java is particularly threate...
Sat, Jan 23 | from Mongabay.com
LA Rain So Polluted Pelicans Have to Be Treated Like Oil Spill Victims
Brown pelicans, just removed from the Endangered Species List three months ago, are getting slammed by California's polluted storms. These swimming birds can cope with rain far more gracefully than whiny Los Angelinos have been. But the water is so polluted they have to be treated like o...
Sat, Jan 23 | from AnimalTourism.com
Endangered Species: Humans Might Have Faced Extinction 1 Million Years Ago
New genetic findings suggest that early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction . [More]
Wed, Jan 20 | from Scientific American
Five Questions Lesley Stahl Didn't Ask the "Frozen Zoo"
The Thylacine is the emblem of a species that was allowed to go extinct in modern times. So why are we talking about the wooly mammoth? After bringing up the way distant possibility of rewriting DNA to meet our criteria, Stahl then asks, with great surprise, if they could possibly CLONE the e...
Mon, Jan 11 | from AnimalTourism.com
Eagle Season Begins in Illinois
Now Illinois brags that it has the most bald eagles of any (continential) state. Alaska blows everybody away with 50% of the world's population of 70,000, according to Bald Eagle Info. Haliaeetus leucocephalus only lives in North America and Ireland. The bird was upgraded from endang...
Mon, Jan 4 | from AnimalTourism.com
'Harbor' lets landowners help species safely
It will give landowners incentives to help endangered species recover without punishing them when they succeed. This sort of collaborative, ... and more »
Mon, Dec 28 | from Record-Searchlight
January meeting set to discuss habitat conservation plan
The purpose of the habitat conservation plan (HCP), a multi-species initiative covering both state and federal endangered species, is to focus on the ...
Sun, Dec 27 | from www2.highlandstoday.com
Rainforest conservation: a year in review
who blame palm oil production for destruction of rainforests across Indonesia and Malaysia, key habitat for orangutans and other endangered species. ... and more »
Sun, Dec 27 | from Mongabay.com
Louisville Zoo gorilla is pregnant
Louisville Zoo director John Walczak said the upcoming birth of the western lowland gorilla's second offspring is good for the endangered species. ... Gorilla pair will become parentsLouisville Courier-Journal all 8 news articles »
Fri, Dec 25 | from United Press International
