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What would Edward Abbey do? Bush administration ignoring environmental laws, building border wall anyway	Glenn Hurowitz	02 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, extinction, international politics, jackassery, Mexico, politics, Sierra Club, wildlife (all these topics)

Time in Memorial Maya Lin's latest memorial will pay tribute to the planet		01 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 4:45 PM on 01 Apr 2008 Maya Lin, an artist best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is making plans for a tribute to what has passed from the earth -- literally. Her planned memorial will list the names of animals, birds, and plants that have gone extinct. "The top 10 songbirds we grew up with are in a 40 percent to 70 percent decline. Our oceans are being devastated by o ...
Topics: art, endangered species, extinction, green living, news, wildlife (all these topics)

A Tall Border Eco-laws pushed aside for faster building of border fence		01 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 3:14 PM on 01 Apr 2008 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will waive environmental laws in order to finish its 670-mile-long fence along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of 2008. The waivers will apply to land stretching from California to Texas and will facilitate construction of fencing, towers, sensors, cameras, and roads. Homeland Security has already issued waivers for three p ...
Topics: Department of Homeland Security, Mexico, national security, news, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

To Explore Strange New Worlds Polar bear ventures far inland, shot to death		31 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 12:28 PM on 31 Mar 2008 Having boldly gone where no polar bear has gone before, a 3-year-old female polar bear was shot dead 250 miles inland in Fort Yukon, Alaska, last week. Hunters who thought they were tracking a grizzly bear shot the polar bear in what they say was self-defense; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting. Biologists don't know why the polar bear was so far inland. Any ...
Topics: Alaska, news, wildlife (all these topics)

Polar bears are fat! Listing polar bears as endangered species could ... harm polar bears?	Sir Oolius	31 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: endangered species, wildlife (all these topics)

Aspen Env't Forum: The word on gray wolves Wolf recovery chief Ed Bangs talks about the species' delisting	Lisa Hymas	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, endangered species, interview, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics)

We Detect a Seal Change Feds to consider endangered-species protections for four species of Arctic seals		27 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 9:05 AM on 27 Mar 2008 Photo: noaa.gov The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it's considering whether to list four species of Arctic seals under the Endangered Species Act due in part to climate change. The Center for Biological Diversity, a species-advocacy group, petitioned the agency last year to consider protecting ribbon seals due to disappearing sea ic ...
Topics: Arctic, endangered species, news, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

But They're Still Not Hoppy Amphibian dieoffs not caused by climate change, says study		25 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:47 PM on 25 Mar 2008 A mysterious dieoff of amphibian species is likely not being caused by global warming, as had been hypothesized, says new research. Not in doubt: Amphibians are being afflicted by the rapidly spreading chytrid fungus, and humans are in some way responsible. source:� The New York Times see also, in Grist:� Conservationists highlight weirdness of rare amphibians in push to save ...
Topics: endangered species, news, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics)

Like a Bat Out of Help Mass die-off of bats in U.S. Northeast worries and puzzles researchers		25 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:35 AM on 25 Mar 2008 Photo: Michael Grace A mass die-off of tens of thousands of bats in the U.S. Northeast is confounding researchers and worrying wildlife advocates. The phenomenon has been dubbed white nose syndrome since many of the dead and dying bats show a white fungus on their nose. However, the fungus itself is believed to be a secondary symptom; the primary cause is as yet unknown ...
Topics: news, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Duplicitous sand dollars and tenacious sea worms	Andrew Sharpless	22 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Flipper Them Off State officials given OK to kill sea lions to protect salmon		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 2:22 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Oregon and Washington state officials will have the authority to trap and, if necessary, kill up to 85 of the sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday. Sea lions, which enjoy a robust population but are nonetheless protected under the 1972 Marine Mammals Protection Act, have been visiting ...
Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

On the Ball: Good sports The athletics news you can't live without	Sarah K. Burkhalter	16 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: bikes, carbon neutral, cars, China, climate, energy, green building, Prius, sports, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Friendly cetaceans and smelly algae	Andrew Sharpless	15 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Noisy spring, silent summer? Following the path of contaminants from your bathroom to the birds	Fawn Pattison	14 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: scientific research, US Geological Survey, wildlife (all these topics)

You feisty devils, you	Tia Ghose	14 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Australia, wildlife (all these topics)

Aye Yi Yi of the Tiger World's tiger population unwell, WWF says		13 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 7:39 AM on 13 Mar 2008 Photo: Paul Buxton The world's tiger population is doing poorly and may have been halved in the last 25 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The group estimates that the global tiger population has plummeted to about 3,500 today from as many as 7,500 in 1982. Habitat destruction and poaching to feed the thriving market in tiger body parts are thought to be the main drivers of the population ...
Topics: habitat loss, news, wildlife, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics)

Ever heard of a little film called Free Willy? This is what happens when Hollywood saves the whales	Sarah van Schagen	12 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, celebrity, green living, music, wildlife (all these topics)

Dances Without Wolverines Feds decide not to list wolverine as threatened or endangered		11 Mar 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics)

White and NRDC Inquiry made into delayed polar bear decision, green groups sue		10 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:02 AM on 10 Mar 2008 Let's check in on the latest polar bear shenanigans, shall we? Two months after deadline, the Interior Department still has made no decision on whether Ursus maritimus should be listed as a threatened species. Spurred by a critical letter from environmental groups, the agency's inspector general has begun preliminary inquiries into why the decision is taking so long. Greenpeace, the C ...
Topics: Department of Interior, endangered species, Greenpeace, litigation, news, NRDC, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

'Roo the Day Australia military will kill hundreds of kangaroos		07 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:22 PM on 07 Mar 2008 Australia's military will cull up to 500 wild kangaroos on a military base in the capital city of Canberra after authorities determined Friday that it would be too costly to relocate them. Officials say overgrazing 'roos are endangering native grassland, a local lizard, and the threatened golden sun moth. A plan to shoot the animals was abandoned after police warned that stray bullets could strike n ...
Topics: Australia, news, wildlife (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	07 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, fishing, Japan, oceans, quotables, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Can't We All Just Get Along? Activist says he was shot in confrontation with whalers		07 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:10 AM on 07 Mar 2008 The captain of the radical anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says he was shot in a clash with Japanese whalers on Friday. Paul Watson says he found a bullet in his Kevlar vest; Japan's fisheries agency disputed the accusation, saying those onboard the whaling ship retaliated with non-lethal flash grenades after activists threw stink bombs of eye-stinging butyric aci ...
Topics: grassroots activism, Japan, news, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Murrelet My Habitat Go FWS drops plans to cut critical habitat for marbled murrelet		06 Mar 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics)

Navy responds	David Roberts	05 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, wildlife, national security (all these topics)

Wolverine wonder First wolverine in 30 years spotted in California	Glenn Hurowitz	04 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: wildlife, endangered species, California (all these topics)

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