Results for keyword: threatened wildlife
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Can animals evolve quickly enough to survive global warming?
What can rapid evolution in response to climate change teach us about managing nature?
by Michelle Nijhuis , Feb 05, 2012 -
More grousing
The federal government says sage grouse deserve protection, but delays listing the birds under the Endangered Species Act.
by Jonathan Thompson, Apr 06, 2010 -
Two weeks in the West
Colorado Lynx are in trouble; oil and gas bounty hunter is rebuked; Energy Department tests new larger containers for radioactive waste; saving money and salmon; Measure 37 cold war continues; public library use in the West; and snowmobile data
by Staff, Dec 11, 2006 -
Lawsuit spurs endangered species reviews
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 -
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 -
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 -
More lynx, less habitat
Colorado’s lynx reintroduction program has so far been a success, but a new Forest Service management proposal would put energy development, forest thinning, and snowmobile trails ahead of the threatened animal’s habitat
by Alex C. Pasquariello, Mar 15, 2004






