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Port Townsend recognizes the rights of endangered southern resident orcas

Port Townsend recognizes the rights of endangered southern resident orcas

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Port Townsend on Monday proclaimed in a resolution that southern resident orcas have legal rights, marking the first time a US city council has made such recognition. “The rights of southern resident orcas include, but are not limited to, the right to life, self-reliance, culture, free and safe passage, an adequate food supply from natural …

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Endangered List for Nevada Toad in the Fight Against Geothermal Energy

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RENO, Nev. — A small Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal energy project has been officially declared an endangered species after US wildlife officials temporarily listed it on a rarely used emergency basis in last spring. “This decision makes the listing of the Dixie Valley toad final,” the US …

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A species of American bat devastated by a fungus is now classified as endangered

A species of American bat devastated by a fungus is now classified as endangered

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration declared the northern bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. “White-nose syndrome is decimating cave bat species like the northern myotis at an unprecedented rate,” said Martha Williams, director of …

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Australia opposes 'endangered' barrier reef status

Australia opposes ‘endangered’ barrier reef status

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A sea turtle swims above corals on Moore Reef in the Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland, eastern Australia, November 13, 2022. Sam McNeil/AP hide caption toggle caption Sam McNeil/AP A sea turtle swims above corals on Moore Reef in the Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland, eastern Australia, November 13, …

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Great Barrier Reef should be placed on 'endangered' list, says UN-backed report | CNN

Great Barrier Reef should be placed on ‘endangered’ list, says UN-backed report | CNN

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CNN — The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of “endangered” World Heritage sites, a team of scientists have concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef system. In a new UN-backed report released on Monday, scientists said the reef faces major threats due to the climate crisis and …

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DWR recommends removing Utah prairie dog from endangered species list and modifying bear hunting

DWR recommends removing Utah prairie dog from endangered species list and modifying bear hunting

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In this August 6, 2015 file photo for illustration purposes only, a prairie dog barks at its new colony after being trucked approximately 25 miles from Cedar City, Utah | Associated Press file photo by Rick Bowmer, St. George News ST. GEORGE- The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recommends some updates to the rules for …

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‘Tangled mess of inaction’: Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans expire in next six months

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Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans will reach their expiry date in the next six months as the government mulls over how to reform Australia’s flawed environmental protection system. Documents given to Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws detail how a lack of resources, disagreements with state governments and the growing list of endangered …

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‘Tangled mess of inaction’: Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans expire in next six months

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Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans will reach their expiry date in the next six months as the government mulls over how to reform Australia’s flawed environmental protection system. Documents given to Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws detail how a lack of resources, disagreements with state governments and the growing list of endangered …

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Florida’s alarming manatee death toll prompts claims for endangered species status

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The death of nearly 2,000 manatees in Florida’s coastal and inland waterways over the past two years has prompted an alliance of environmental groups to demand an urgent reclassification of the species as an officially endangered species. Advocates, led by the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, insist the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) made …

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Little prairie chickens are protected under the US Endangered Species Act

Little prairie chickens are protected under the US Endangered Species Act

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After more than two decades of appeals from conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a flamboyant, stocky bird that once covered the American prairies in the hundreds of thousands but whose population has since shrunk to about 30,000. Two populations of chickens, which are …

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