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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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endangered species stories: 115 news summaries

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Harry, Pal Eyed in Shooting of Rare Birds

Protected hen harriers killed on royal estate

Oct 31, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Harry and a pal were grilled by police after two rare birds of prey were killed last week on an estate belonging to the British royal family. The prince was out shooting when witnesses saw two hen harriers hit, a crime punishable by six months in prison or a... More »

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endangered species • Prince Harry • endangered species list • hunting • British royals • guns

Eco Warriors Green Around Gills Over Wrong Trout fight

'Science happens,' says fish biologist

Oct 14, 07 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oops. Conservationists apparently have been fighting for 20 years to protect the Colorado River cutthroat trout. The halibut is, they were supposed to be protecting another, similar species, the greenback cutthroat trout. “Hey, science happens,” said a biologist after studies revealed many of the "saved" fish were... More »

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endangered species • fish • Greenback cutthroat trout • Colorado River cutthroat trout • biologists

US Loggerhead Numbers Drop

Commercial fishing causes decline in sea turtle numbers

Sep 23, 07 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US loggerhead turtle population is waning, and a federal report concludes that commercial fishing is probably to blame, the AP reports. The threatened species gained numbers through the '90s, but now the sea turtle is on the brink of becoming officially endangered. Ocean health advocates are calling for federal... More »

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endangered species • marine animal • wildlife • loggerhead turtle • threatened species

Iguanas Smuggled in Fake Leg

Lizards fetch thousands on black market

Sep 23, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three endangered iguanas were brought into the US illegally in a special compartment inside a man's removable prosthetic leg. The Fiji Island Banded Iguana  were stolen by Californian Jereme James from a nature preserve in Fiji in 2002. US Fish and Wildlife service began an investigation after a tip-off that... More »

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endangered species • lizard • iguana • Fiji • prosthetics

South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

Non-poached hides and other animal parts prepared for sale

Sep 19, 07 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a bizarre but legal service: a legitimate source of animal parts for the world's manufacturers of buffalo upholstery, zebra footrests, and giraffe-bone handgun grips. The park's employees harvest the remains of animals that die of natural causes and store them in stockpiles, taking orders... More »

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endangered species • South Africa • poaching • elephant • national park • animal • tusks

'Extinction Crisis' Threatens 40% of Species

Watchdog group sees serious danger to one
in four mammals

Sep 12, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 16,000 species are in serious danger of extinction, including one in four mammals and one in three amphibians being monitored by a global conservation group. With 40% of 40,000 surveyed species facing the highest levels of threat, “We’re at code red,” a top... More »

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climate change • endangered species • environment • endangered species list • extinction • El Nino • gorilla • species • Western Lowland Gorilla • Mauritius Echo Parakeet • World Conservation Union • biodiversity • animal

Bad News Plagues Bears

As ice caps melt, trophy hunters take aim, polar bears belong on endangered list

Sep 9, 07 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's bad enough when 40% of your habitat will disappear by mid-century, but add trophy hunters taking advantage of a loophole in US law, and it's not a good time to be a polar bear, the Independent on Sunday reports. The bears are not listed as endangered so 950 pelts... More »

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climate change • endangered species • John Kerry • global warming • Arctic • Endangered Species Act • hunting • polar bear • species

Save the Whales—but Forget the
Delta Smelt

Endangered Species Act hurts animals, industry

Sep 9, 07 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Endangered Species Act , enacted in 1973 to protect the likes of the bald eagle and the California grizzly, is in desperate need of overhaul, the Economist argues. The act’s latest ravagement is the protection of the delta smelt, a three-inch fish a judge deemed important enough late last... More »

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endangered species • California • list • Endangered Species Act • Civil Rights Act • species • delta smelt

'Male' Panda Gives Birth to Twins

Jinzhu turns out to be a 'normal girl' after all

Aug 9, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A giant panda once thought to be male gave birth to twin cubs this week in China. Jinzhu was believed to be male at birth, but the panda showed zero sexual interest after being shipped to Japan in 2000 to breed with a female. When scientists attempted artificial insemination, they... More »

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endangered species • reproduction • zoo • birth • animal behavior • panda • hermaphrodite • Jinzhu • baseball • animal

Mexico Calls for Eco-Friendly Border Fence

Environment minister warns US against proceeding with plan

Jul 31, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing environmental concerns, Mexico is calling on the US to revise its plan to expand border fences. The current layout threatens fragile ecosystems in the Sonora Desert area and could wipe out endangered species like the Mexican black bear, a new report shows. Mexico is ready to take the US... More »

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immigration • endangered species • illegal immigrant • Mexico • border control • environmentalism • ecology • Mexican border • fence • Sonora Desert

Don't Think Pink: Factory Threatens Flamingo Species

Endangered lesser flamingos breed in only one lake in eastern Africa

Jul 12, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian company's plans to build a plant to harvest soda ash, or sodium carbonate, from Lake Natron in northern Tanzania could spell the end for the endangered lesser flamingo, the smallest of the six flamingo species. The lake is the only major breeding site, and half a million of... More »

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endangered species • environment • Africa • conservation • India • environmentalism • Tanzania • endangered species list • flamingos • East Africa

Environment Agency Battles Its Own Threats

Steward of endangered species suffers government neglect

Jul 5, 07 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bald eagle's exit from Endangered Species Act protection drew attention away from the watchdog agency that defends threatened species—and is in peril itself. The budget has been slashed, open jobs go unfilled, and the fate of hundreds of plant and animal species hangs in the balance. The LA ... More »

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endangered species • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Department of the Interior • endangered species list • Endangered Species Act

Eagle Flies Off 'Threatened' List

After 40 years, national symbol returns from brink of extinction

Jun 28, 07 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The national bird is no longer threatened with extinction, an achievement the Interior Department celebrated today by letting a bald eagle frolic in the skies above the Jefferson Memorial. Thanks in large part to conservation laws, the number of nesting pairs has grown more than 20-fold since 1963; the bird... More »

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endangered species • environment • conservation • list • Department of the Interior • eagle • hunting • animal • pesticide

Russia Will Hunt Polar
Bears to Save Them

Siberian officials hope legalizing
hunting will end poaching

Apr 16, 07 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia is lifting a fifty-year old ban on hunting polar bears, expressly to save the endangered species from extinction. Poaching has been endemic in Siberia since the injunction, but it's increased since shrinking sea ice has forced bears to search for food on shore, making them easier to kill. More »

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climate change • Russia • endangered species • global warming • Siberia • poaching • polar bear • species • animal

Endangered Species May Get Bush Brush-Off

Internal memo
reveals plan to
reduce protection

Mar 27, 07 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration is quietly rewriting the rules on enforcing the Endangered Species Act, drafting changes that some environmentalists say will fatally weaken protections for threatened wildlife. A 117-page internal proposal obtained by Salon would limit which animals could be effectively protected, cut back on the size of habitats preserved,... More »

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Bush administration • endangered species • environmentalism • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • species • threatened species • animal

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