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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(Newser) - So-called "python patrols" are scouring the Florida Keys for rogue snakes that gobble up endangered species, CNN reports. Conservation manager Alison Higgins started assembling the teams after pythons, some 20 feet long, were found eating birds, bobcats, and even alligators. The snakes are often released by pet owners... More »

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Florida • endangered species • snake • Florida Keys • pythons

 Rare Leopard Cubs Born at Zoo 

Twins are DC Zoo's first clouded leopard babies in 16 years

Mar 25, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The National Zoo just got a tiny bit cuter with the birth of two rare clouded leopard cubs at its conservation center, the Washington Post reports. The babies are the first of their endangered species, called ghost leopards for their blurry black-and-tan spots, born at the zoo in 16 years.... More »

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endangered species • Washington DC • leopards • National Zoo

 Rare Lynx Cubs Born in Spain 

Iberian Lynx is world's most endangered cat

Mar 20, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Officials say three endangered Iberian lynx cubs have been born in a nature reserve in southern Spain. The Iberian lynx is the world's most endangered cat, and the cubs were part of a breeding program in Andalusia's Donana National Park. The regional environmental department says the cubs born Wednesday bring... More »

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endangered species • Spain • nature • Big Cats • cat • Iberian Lynx

 A Third of America's
Bird Species in Trouble


Development sending large numbers of native species into decline

Mar 20, 09 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Almost a third of America's bird species are in peril from habitat destruction and other threats, according to a federal report released yesterday. The study, which may spur the Obama administration to increase regulation in some areas to protect the animals, found that  67 of America's over 800 bird species... More »

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endangered species • environment • conservation • birds • wildlife • threatened species • Obama administration

Obama Rethinks Bush's Species Protection Rule

Businesses may need to check with feds
again before building

Mar 3, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are expected to announce today a review of a controversial, last-minute Bush administration rule on the environment, the Wall Street Journal reports. In December Bush’s Interior Department exempted developers and businesses from usual checks with the Fish and Wildlife Service to see... More »

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Bush administration • endangered species • Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • George W. Bush • Fish and Wildlife Service • Obama administration • President Obama • midnight regulation

 Rare Cheetah Spotted in Sahara 

Camera-trap snaps 'incredibly elusive' subspecies

Feb 26, 09 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - An incredibly rare and elusive Saharan cheetah has been caught on camera in the Algerian desert, reports the Daily Telegraph. Fewer than 250 of the animals are believed to exist. Zoological Society of London researchers obtained the camera-trap photos as part of a project to systematically survey life in the... More »

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endangered species • wildlife • Sahara • Zoological Society of London • cheetah

 Sumatran 
 Tigers Kill 3 
 in Indonesia 

Illegal loggers were sleeping in Sumatran preservation

Feb 23, 09 3:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Sumatran tigers have killed six Indonesians in the last month, including three over the weekend. The latest victims include a father-son pair of illegal loggers who were attacked while they slept in a protected forest, AP reports. Sumatrans are the world's most endangered tiger subspecies. Poaching and forest destruction have... More »

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endangered species • Indonesia • animal attack • Sumatra • tiger attack • Sumatran tiger

Cloning Brings Extinct Ibex Back to Life

Breakthrough may be used to save endangered species

Feb 1, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have used frozen skin samples from a Spanish ibex to create the first clone of an extinct species, reports the Telegraph. The ibex, a wild mountain goat native to the Pyrenees, died out in 2000. Scientists were able to extract DNA from preserved cells and implant it in the... More »

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endangered species • DNA • extinction • goats • animal cloning • Spanish ibex • nuclear transfer

 Save the Rainforest? 
 Nature May Have It Covered 

New jungle in the tropics might outpace deforestation

Jan 30, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - With all the talk of how much primeval rainforest disappears every year, it might come as a surprise to hear that much more new forest is springing up to replace it. Although new jungle taking over abandoned or destroyed farms in tropical nations is good for the planet—the UN... More »

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endangered species • environment • conservation • Panama • rainforest • carbon sinks • deforestation • jungle • reforestation

Amid Congo's Violence,
a Gorilla 'Baby Boom'

Population of tame gorillas up 12.5%

Jan 27, 09 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has seen unspeakable violence, but one population has managed to thrive: the endangered mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park. The population of gorillas considered tame grew to 81 from 72 over the past year, Bloomberg reports. The gorilla population has boomed even as rangers entrusted... More »

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endangered species • Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo • gorilla • Congolese • mountain gorillas • Virunga Park • Congo

 Calif. Pelicans Hit 
 by Mystery Illness 

Experts puzzled as dying birds turn up miles from coastal home

Jan 6, 09 5:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A mystery disease causing disoriented pelicans to crash to earth in unusual locations near the California coast has wildlife experts stumped, reports the Los Angeles Times. Bruised and fatigued birds are being found on highways and in backyards far from their usual seaside haunts. Some appear to be dying,... More »

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endangered species • California • birds • wildlife • toxin • pelican

 Team Frees Snared Right Whale 

Critically endangered right whale was snared in hundreds of feet of fishing line

Dec 30, 08 5:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A team of experts managed to free a right whale that became entangled in fishing lines off  Florida, the Washington Post reports. Rescuers took three days to cut away hundreds of feet of line that had been trailing the young whale. Only 400 right whales are believed to remain in... More »

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endangered species • whale • marine animal • marine life

Asian Appetites Threaten Florida Turtles

Conservations warn that state's turtles are being eaten out of existence

Dec 27, 08 4:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Asia's insatiable appetite for turtles could be driving some US species to the brink of extinction, the Los Angeles Times reports. The region's newly affluent consumers are happy to shell out top dollar for the delicacy and with most native species already eaten, Florida's turtle exports are booming. Conservationists warn... More »

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Florida • endangered species • wildlife • Chinese food • turtle • turtles

Freighters Must Brake for Endangered Whales Off US

Right whale get federal protection from speeding vessels

Dec 9, 08 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - A new US law may save the world’s 400 remaining North Atlantic right whales from their worst enemy—large ships. Mariners will have to slow to 11.5mph as they slice through parts of the mammal’s migration path between New England and Florida, the Boston Globe reports. Since... More »

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endangered species • Atlantic Ocean • New England • shipping • whales

Score Card on Late White House Rules Changes

Bush administration pushes through midnight regulations

Nov 21, 08 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - With the  Bush White House pushing through a raft of last-minute rules, the nonprofit journalism group ProPublica offers a running list, with the status of each:
  • Business-friendly safety regulations would loosen restrictions on exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace.
  • Local police would get increased surveillance ability.
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Bush administration • endangered species • environment • abortion • gun control • public health • domestic surveillance • investment bankers • workplace safety • George W. Bush • regulations • midnight regulation

 Long-Lost 
 'Furby' 
 Species 
 Found 

Tiny primate thought extinct found alive and well in Indonesian mountaintop forest

Nov 20, 08 4:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists on a remote Indonesian mountaintop have discovered a pocket-sized primate not seen alive since the 1920s, CNN reports. The giant-eyed, two-ounce pygmy tarsier had been thought extinct until one was found dead in a rat trap, inspiring a professor from Texas A&M University to lead an expedition to... More »

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endangered species • Indonesia • extinction • primates • zoologists • animal

Toxic Toads Wiping Out Aussie Crocs

Freshwater crocodiles munch on invaders
with fatal results

Nov 19, 08 1:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Poisonous cane toads are proving more than a match for Australia's freshwater crocodiles, AFP reports. The toads are hopping their way into the crocs' northern Australia territory in huge numbers, killing off all who opt to make a meal of the invaders. Toad poisoning has already cut the numbers of... More »

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endangered species • Australia • Northern Territory • crocodile • toad venom

 'Water Monster' About to Die Off 

Mexican salamander suffers in polluted canals and lagoons

Nov 2, 08 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexico’s “water monster"—a mere foot long but once central to the Aztec legend and diet—is close to dying out, the AP reports. Axolotls have long endured in the polluted Venice-like canals of Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City, but baby-gobbling fish and ebbing water quality are... More »

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endangered species • Mexico City • Mexico • Aztec • salamanders • scientific research • International Union for Conservation of Nature

 EBay Bans Ivory Sales 

Total ban announced ahead of report showing site fuels trade in wildlife products

Oct 22, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - EBay will introduce a total ban on ivory sales after the holidays in a bid to prevent elephant poaching, Ars Technica reports. The company banned international sales of ivory on its site in 2007 but critics say it did little to halt the trade in illegal ivory. Conservationists estimate 20,... More »

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endangered species • eBay • ivory • poaching • elephant • International Fund for Animal Welfare • tusks

Palin Can't Keep Beluga Off Endangered List

Whale population just won't rebound

Oct 18, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The beluga whales living in Alaska’s Cook Inlet were declared an endangered species yesterday over Sarah Palin’s vehement objections, the New York Times reports. The beluga population was cut almost in half during the late '90s, and hasn’t recovered despite a wave of new protections. But... More »

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endangered species • environment • Alaska • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • whales • beluga whale

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