Results for keyword: endangered species
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Conservation or cop-out?
A lack of participation could scuttle voluntary conservation agreements designed to protect species like New Mexico’s lesser prairie chickens and sand dune lizards.
by April Reese , Apr 15, 2009 -
PRO: The Tejon agreement is a true conservation victory
Graham Chisholm believes that an agreement involving open space, a large housing development and condor habitat on California’s Tejon Ranch is a “true conservation victory.”
by Graham Chisholm, Jun 23, 2008 -
CON: A housing development that’s a tragedy for condors
The Tejon Ranch agreement, which will allow a housing development to be build in the midst of rare condor critical habitat, is a disaster for the endangered birds, according to Noel Snyder and David Clendenen.
by Noel Snyder and David Clendenen, Jun 23, 2008 -
Primer 5: Wildlife
How far are we willing to go to accommodate wild creatures?
by Paul Larmer, May 26, 2008 -
The gospel according to Ron Gillett
Ron Gillett brings his anti-wolf crusade to the small farming town of Ashton, Idaho.
by Ray Ring, May 12, 2008 -
Jaguar's road to recovery unmapped
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a recovery plan for the big cat "would not advance conservation"
by Francisco Tharp, Apr 16, 2008 -
Two weeks in the West
Nasty chemicals in the Western air; drilling dust; EPA gets tougher on mercury; wildlife agency reconsiders habitat for Canada lynx and protection for sage grouse and white-tailed prairie dogs; and Grand Canyon gets a man-made flood.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 17, 2008 -
Crying 'fowl'
Enviros say the feds aren't playing fair when it comes to the imperiled sage grouse
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 20, 2008 -
Two weeks in the West
HCN looks at the various problems of Western wildlife, including Northern Rockies wolves, porcupines, fishers, pikas, and more; and Rocky Mountain National Park tests elk for chronic wasting disease and also gives out birth control.
by Ray Ring, Feb 18, 2008 -
A country cousin visits the big city
Seth Shteir is astonished to encounter a small, endangered burrowing owl hiding in an auto mechanic’s shop deep in the wilds of Los Angeles.
by Seth Shteir, Jan 07, 2008
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