Results for keyword: Endangered species
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Nature-for-profit
As the economy has globalized, illegal trafficking of wildlife has gotten worse in the West.
by Sarah Gilman, Apr 12, 2010 -
Lessons of habitat
Nancy Eastman created her own "habitat sculptures" modeled after fake cholla built as nesting habitat for endangered birds.
by Terray Sylvester, Feb 26, 2009 -
The return of Colorado's missing lynx
Colorado's reintroduced lynx are in trouble, and a detailed map shows where -- and why -- they’re facing problems.
by Sarah Gilman, Jan 19, 2009 -
Wildlife wars
There’s fighting over the endangered status of wolves, sage grouse, etc., and protecting wildlife from drilling.
by Sarah Gilman , Oct 13, 2008 -
When endangered foxes are on the menu
Scientists faced a quandary when they had to consider killing golden eagles in order to save rare foxes on the Channel Islands off the California coast.
by Kim Todd, Aug 03, 2008 -
The company we keep
In the Pacific Northwest, where barred owls are competing with northern spotted owls, conservationists wonder what to do when a native species becomes an invasive species.
by Jodi Peterson, Aug 03, 2008 -
Behind the scenes, pressure and doubt
Two former Fish and Wildlife Service biologists had early doubts about San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program, criticizing the limits of the program’s science and its inability to protect a population of endangered willowy monardella
by Tony Davis, Nov 10, 2003 -
Conservation in an imperfect world
San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program is a groundbreaking attempt to protect wildlife habitat, but some say it is still not enough to save the imperiled wildlife of Southern California
by Greg Hanscom, Nov 10, 2003 -
San Diego’s Habitat Triage
San Diego, Calif., adopted its groundbreaking Multiple Species Conservation Program to protect wildlife habitat while allowing for continued community growth – but critics say endangered wildlife is the loser in the deal
by Tony Davis, Nov 10, 2003
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