A Montana biologist studies how livestock influence a favorite sage grouse food source.
Endangered Species
Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
Sea lions feast on Columbia salmon
Fishermen, tribes and environmentalists flummoxed as predator numbers swell below Bonneville Dam.
Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
Does the fate of the silvery minnow foretell the Rio Grande’s future?
Biologists go to great lengths to keep the fish alive, but it’s nearly extinct in the wild.
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EPA to study effects of Roundup on 1,500 endangered species
300 million pounds of glyphosate are used in the U.S. each year, but its impacts are largely unknown.
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Cliff-jumpers versus condors in SoCal
Can $5,000 fines and jail time protect an endangered species from thrill-seekers?
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Wild Science: Counting Gunnison sage grouse
In this video, go straight to the breeding grounds of a threatened species.
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Grouseonomics: The imperiled greater sage grouse, by the numbers
Economic and ecological impacts of the bird in Western states.
Posted inJune 22, 2015: Dust to Dust
The sage grouse two-step
Massive federal sage grouse conservation plans strike a delicate balance.
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Prairie dog case challenges ESA
District judge rules ESA has no say over species that don’t have multi-state presence or economic impact.
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BLM advances solar project that will harm bighorn sheep
The Bechtel Corporation’s Soda Mountain solar farm will undo decades of conservation in California.
Posted inJune 8, 2015: Tree of Life
A bull trout reintroduction in Oregon proves what’s possible
The ambitious effort brings a threatened predator back to the Clackamas watershed.
Posted inJune 8, 2015: Tree of Life
Southwest rain, Endangered Species Act, school-to-prison pipeline and more.
Hcn.org news in brief.
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Obama’s preemptive strike to reform Endangered Species Act
The administration’s proposal is aimed at warding off a GOP overhaul of the law.
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Gov. Brown slashes Sacramento Delta environmental protection
California tunnel plan also introduces water uncertainties for farms and cities.
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
The Latest: Feds consider uplisting northern spotted owl to endangered
Only about 4,000 owls remain, despite logging cutbacks.
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Feds opt not to list Mono Basin sage grouse
Conservation efforts persuaded officials that the Nevada-California population will fare well.
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Land-based foods won’t float polar bears through ice declines
As climate change sends bears searching for calories, new research suggests there’s no substitute for seals.
Posted inMarch 16, 2015: Wild Ride
Latest: Oregon chub is no longer endangered
The species became the first fish to recover enough to be delisted.
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Fish and Wildlife whistleblower retaliation case raises questions
A top Texas official reported political interference and scientific misconduct.
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New state and fed efforts to protect sage grouse
Plans aim to keep the wide-ranging bird off the endangered list.