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US Fish & Wildife Services Asks Judge to Vacate Order Delisting Gray Wolves as Endangered
Environment  (tags: gray wolves, wolf, endangered species, US Fish & Wildlife Service, conservation, wolf population, species protection )

Ombretta
- 12 days ago - nytimes.com
This is excellent news! In a reversal of its original request, officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service want the delisting order vacated. This means the scheduled fall wolf hunt, already delayed, could be put off until further studies are completed.
Environmental Protection Agency: No Mississippi Delta Project
Environment  (tags: Mississippi Delta, Yazoo Rover, water pump, endangered species, wetlands, US Army Corps of Engineers, habitat destruction )

Ombretta
- 33 days ago - signonsandiego.com
The EPA vetoed a federal plan to build the world's largest water pumping system in the Mississippi Delta, citing harm to the habitats of of endangered species, the destruction of thousands of acres of wetlands & poor water quality. Environmental victory!
Big Oil Gets Greedy - Files Suits to De-List Polar Bears as Endangered
Environment  (tags: polar bears, big oil, wildlife, Alaska, endangered species, oil industry, greed, ecosystem )

Ombretta
- 36 days ago - star-telegram.com
The American Petroleum Institute has banded together with the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Mining Association & the American Iron & Steel Institute in a lawsuit aimed at removing polar bears from the endangered species list.
Amazing Dog Helps Find and Save Endangered Species! [Photos, Video]
Environment  (tags: animal, animals, dog, dogs, conservation, science, environment, green, nature, pets, butterfly, butterflies, oregon, endangered species, plants, wildlife, nature conservancy, tnc, the nature conservancy, good news, habitat, protection, insects, cute )

Jonathon
- 41 days ago - nature.org
Rogue, a 4-year-old Belgian sheepdog, helps The Nature Conservancy find rare plants in Oregon that provide shelter for an endangered butterfly. Check out the great video and photos! Why isn't *my* dog this smart?!
Bush Attenpting to Gut The Endangered Species Act
Environment  (tags: endangered species, Bush, environment, environmental impact, development, logging, US wildlife )

Ombretta
- 55 days ago - nytimes.com
BUSHco wants to hand over regulatory powers in the act to federal agencies to determine if development, logging or other activities would negatively impact endangered wildlife. No independent scientific reviews by qualified biologists would be required.
Breaking: 320,000 Acres of Forest Protected for Wildlife and People
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, conservation, science, business, ecology, animals, wildlife, mammals, forest, forests, habitat, landscape, montana, the nature conservancy, tnc, nature conservancy, endangered species, wolf, wolves, moose, fox, bears, good news )

Jonathon
- 96 days ago - nature.org
<p>In one of the most significant conservation sales in U.S. history, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of pristine forest in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species.</p>
How to Save 83% of the World's Coral Reef Species
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, green, oceans, marine life, fish, coral, corals, coral reef, coral reefs, wildlife, endangered species, islands, water, fishes, reef, reefs, nature conservancy, science, conservation, the nature conservancy, tnc )

Jonathon
- 130 days ago - nature.org
Coral reefs provide the world with goods and services worth US$375 billion annually, but scientists estimate that 70% of all corals reefs could be lost by 2050. Now a new initiative aims to conserve an astounding 83% of the world's coral species.
U.S. Major Importer of Illegal Asian Timber, Study Says
Environment  (tags: trees, illegal logging, environment, endangered species, conservation, forests, wildlife, nature, protection )

Cher
- 144 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Vietnam has become a hub for processing Asia's illegally logged timber, much of which is sold in the United States as outdoor furniture, conservationists say
New Zealand Surrenders to the Whalers; Australia Likely to Follow Sea Shepherd Will Fight On!
Environment  (tags: wildlife, endangered species, whales, Antarctic Whale Sanctuary, NZ government backs down, Australian decision on hold, International court, Japanese government, WHALES FOR TRADE DEALS-POLITICIANS AT FA )

Tony
- 147 days ago - seashepherd.org
New Zealand is backing down on the promise to take the Japanese government to the international court in the Hague, and Australia appears likely to back down as well with the decision put on hold.
Sea Shepherd To Oppose Icelandic Whaling: Operation RagnaröK May Be Resurrected
Environment  (tags: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Captain Paul Watson, prepared to challenge, Iceland, whalers, request quotas, endangered species, 150 fin whales, 150 minkes, Iceland commissioner to IWC, confirmed hunt likely, OPERATION RAGNAROK ON SSCS!!! )

Tony
- 205 days ago - seashepherd.org
With conservation work, victories are almost always temporary. Iceland's announcement last year that they would not resume whaling was just that--a temporary victory.
Bush Admin Allows Yellowstone Area Wolf Slaughter
Environment  (tags: wolves, yellowstone, wildlife, endangered species )

Rebecca
- 255 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Fish & Wildlife Service has just made it easier to kill wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region -- even while they remain protected under the Endangered Species Act. Federal officials changed the so-called "10j" rule today, ...
Greenpeace Chase Whalers
Environment  (tags: Greenpeace, pursues, Japanese whaling fleet, protection, wildlife, endangered species, whales, smoke and mirrors, NO NEED TO KILL WHALES FOR 'SCIENTIFIC R )

Tony
- 267 days ago - news.com.au
A GREENPEACE protest ship is in pursuit of a fleet of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean after finding the vessels early this morning.
The Australian Government Is Betraying the Whales
Environment  (tags: Captain Paul Watson, claims, Australian government, withholds co-ordinates, 'Oceanic Viking' non-support, Sea Shepherd, but for Japanese Deathstar ship, mass slaughter, endangered species, smoke and mirrors, saga of whales for trade deals continues )

Tony
- 276 days ago - seashepherd.org
PM Kevin Rudd was elected on a promise to oppose illegal Japanese whaling in the Southern Oceans. Once elected that promise became just re-positioning of do nothing strategies designed to give the illusion that the government is doing something about it.
Irwins Onboard Whale Campaign
Environment  (tags: Bindi Irwin, Mrs Irwin, sign petition, Sydney Daily Telegraph, stop Japanese whaling, whale sanctuary, Southern Ocean, endangered species, humpback, fin, minke, illegal, inhumane, NO MORE JAPANESE DEATHSTAR SHIP AND KILL )

Tony
- 283 days ago - news.com.au
AS wildlife campaigners go, they don't get any bigger - or smaller - than Bindi Irwin. And yesterday, she joined a growing cast of A-listers to sign The Daily Telegraph - Today show petition to end the slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary.
Top 10 Conservation Successes for 2007
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, conservation, animals, habitats, wildlife, plants, endangered species, science, success, oceans, china, new york, biodiversity, ecology, tnc, nature conservancy, the nature conservancy, non-profits, charity )

Jonathon
- 291 days ago - nature.org
From New York to Costa Rica, from the first national park in China to a marine protected area in the South Pacific, these are the best of the best, the conservation success stories with the most impact for nature and people in 2007.
 

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