Results for keyword: Threatened and Endangered Species
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Bringing back the wolf = bringing back the habitat
In Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wolf to Yellowstone, biologist Douglas Smith and nature writer Gary Ferguson seek to separate myth from reality in the long and turbulent saga of the wolf
by Gail Binkly, May 30, 2005 -
Former refuge manager takes heat for saving frogs
Wayne Shifflett, former manager of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona, was charged with illegally moving a small population of imperiled Chiricahua leopard frog tadpoles, in order to save their lives when drought threatened their habitat.
by Hilary Watts, May 16, 2005 -
Is Preble's just another meadow mouse?
The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to delist the threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, on the grounds that the animal is genetically identical to a more common species
by Hilary Watts, Mar 07, 2005 -
It takes a community to save the sage grouse
The writer says it’s up to locals to keep sage grouse alive
by Jon Christensen, Dec 27, 2004 -
Rulings keep the West open for business
Recent decisions not to list as endangered the white-tailed and black-tailed prairie dogs and the greater sage grouse open the door to increased energy exploration and development in the West
by Ray Ring, Dec 20, 2004 -
Squirrels not victims of conspiracy
by Jack Cohen, Oct 11, 2004 -
Wolves are welcome in one Western state
Oregon has developed a blueprint that will allow eight or more wolf packs to move in from neighboring Idaho
by Michael Milstein, Oct 11, 2004 -
Here come the wolves
The writer totes up the pluses and minuses of wolves returning to Colorado and Utah
by Allen Best, Aug 02, 2004 -
New Mexico may change wolf policy
The New Mexico Game Commission has asked the state Game and Fish department to re-evaluate its management of endangered Mexican wolves
by Zachary Smith, May 24, 2004 -
Wolf foes get medieval
A series of animal poisonings in Wyoming and Idaho raises questions about whether the states are ready to take on management of wolves
by Rebecca Huntington, May 24, 2004
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