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In Riverside County, Calif., the conflict between the
Endangered Species Act’s critical habitat rule and the
West’s booming, sprawling, growth-driven economy comes to a
head
by Tony Davis,
Feb 20, 2006
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The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to
remove the marbled murrelet from the endangered species list,
despite the small seabird’s declining numbers
by Michael Milstein,
Nov 14, 2005
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Increasing numbers of the West’s grizzly bears wear
radio collars, and some environmentalists question the necessity of
the practice
by Colleen O'Brien,
Oct 17, 2005
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On his 12th attempt, Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif.,
succeeds in pushing a bill through the U.S. House designed to
reform the Endangered Species Act and end critical habitat
protection
by Brodie Farquhar,
Oct 17, 2005
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The National Wildlife Federation believes that the federal
government’s proposal to remove Yellowstone’s grizzlies
from the endangered species list represents a tremendous
achievement
by Tom France,
Sep 19, 2005
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Many environmentalists say the Yellowstone grizzly is a
long way from being recovered, and that delisting the bear is
premature and could spell disaster for the species
by Doug Honnold,
Sep 19, 2005
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Faced with a lawsuit by the National Association of Home
Builders, NOAA Fisheries decides to strip protections from
four-fifths of the currently designated critical habitat for
salmon
by Emma Brown,
Sep 19, 2005
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Silvery minnows had a good run this year on New
Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande, but an increase in the number of
dead fish has prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to raise
the "incidental take" numbers allowed for the species
by Laura Paskus,
Sep 05, 2005
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Some property-owners are pushing for more reviews of
various endangered species in a move that some environmentalists
fear is an attempt to undermine species protection
by Patrick Ferrell,
Sep 05, 2005
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District Ranger Bill Perry, who led the effort to help
restore endangered black-footed ferrets, is leaving South
Dakota’s Buffalo Gap National Grassland for a job in
Washington, D.C.
by Tom Domek,
Aug 22, 2005