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The perils of secrecy

Is the wolverine, the country’s most enigmatic predator, in danger of extinction, or just misunderstood?

by Eve Rickert, Jun 28, 2007
In the Arizona desert, feathers are flying

Bald eagles are about to be delisted, but conservationists and the Fish and Wildlife Service are battling over whether Arizona's desert-nesting eagles should be kept under the wing of the Endangered Species Act.

by Eve Rickert, May 29, 2007
An endangered Endangered Species Act?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tries an end-run around the Endangered Species Act; a leaked draft would weaken the bedrock law by changing the regulations that implement it rather than the law itself.

by Jodi Peterson, Apr 16, 2007
'Miss Fish Hatchery'

Wildlife conservation biologist Jenn Logan has a soft spot for the less-glamorous endangered species like razorback suckers and boreal toads

by Scott Gates, Jun 12, 2006
Spotted owl or red herring?

Although logging has declined drastically in the Pacific Northwest, it’s not necessarily the fault of the Endangered Species Act or the northern spotted owl.

by Kathie Durban, Mar 20, 2006
High Noon for Habitat

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
Frozen in time: Endangered species science

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it does not have to consider new scientific information about genetics when preparing recovery plans for rare species

by Laura Paskus, Jun 27, 2005
Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America

In Wild Echoes, Charles Bergman describes his up-close experiences with endangered creatures that range from black-footed ferrets and California condors to the manatees of Florida

by Staff, May 30, 2005
Bears and bull trout may block mine

A judge rules that constructing the Rock Creek Mine would jeopardize threatened populations of grizzly and bull trout in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness of Montana

by J.M. McCord, May 02, 2005
Calling all birders

The National Audubon Society’s 2004 State of the Birds report assesses worrisome population changes for 450 non-game birds

by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004

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Results for keyword: threatened species

The perils of secrecy

In the Arizona desert, feathers are flying

An endangered Endangered Species Act?

'Miss Fish Hatchery'

Spotted owl or red herring?

High Noon for Habitat

Frozen in time: Endangered species science

Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America

Bears and bull trout may block mine

Calling all birders

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