US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears
The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday. The ...
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Feds: Yellowstone, Lower 48 grizzlies to remain protected by Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials also propose modifying recovery zones and managing the population as a single entity ...
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday.
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Why Alaska is trying to stop the feds from issuing drilling leases in the Arctic Refuge
The state of Alaska has been the biggest fan of oil and gas drilling in the refuge. It says this lease sale is designed to ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moves to downlist the endangered golden-cheeked warbler
The decision came despite mounting threats to the warbler’s habitat from both land development and climate change.