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Dances Without Wolverines
Feds decide not to list wolverine as threatened or endangered |
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11 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:26 AM on 11 Mar 2008 Photo: iStockphoto The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to list wolverines in the Lower 48 states as threatened or endangered. The agency concluded that wolverines didn't need Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower 48 since viable populations exist in Canada and Alaska. The FWS said the Lower 48 wolverine population "is not separated from wolverine ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Murrelet My Habitat Go
FWS drops plans to cut critical habitat for marbled murrelet |
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06 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:15 PM on 06 Mar 2008 In a significant and unexpected victory for environmentalists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reversed its plans to significantly cut critical habitat for the marbled murrelet. The tiny seabird is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and the FWS had threatened to cut over 90 percent of its critical habitat as part of the Bush administration's plans to inc ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Killing Me Swiftly
Rule change eases restrictions on wolf kills in northern Rockies |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:05 PM on 24 Jan 2008 Photo: iStockphoto The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is altering a rule that will make it easier to kill gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Gray wolves in the area are still protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, though the FWS intends to delist them this spring and hand management over to the states. The rule change allows states and tri ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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