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‘Grief is a rational response’: the 21 US species declared extinct this year

Hawaii hardest hit by loss of eight birds, with an Ohio catfish, a Pacific fruit bat and eight freshwater mussels also disappearing

The Guardian - US

The Endangered Species Act at 50: Still Not Recovering Species After All These Years

Claims of the Act's success at recovering imperiled species are vastly overstated, especially on private land.

Reason

Controversial Conservation: Stories from the Endangered Species Act

Discover the untold stories of the maverick biologists at the Office of Endangered Species who fought to save America's wildlife against all odds.

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As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who first enforced it reflect on its mixed legacy

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK

Research reveals how technology, economics can help save endangered species

The world has evolved dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University academics were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to explore how the ESA has evolved and what its future may hold. Read…

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The Endangered Species Act turns 50

Environmental historian Lowell Baier explains why saving the environment was once a bipartisan effort

Salon

No sheep’s clothing needed: Colorado reintroduces five gray wolves

Wolves are the first part of a plan to reintroduce the endangered species into the state after it was eradicated in the region

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Rare sea turtle lays 'precious' eggs on mid-north coast

An endangered species of sea turtle has come ashore on the NSW mid-north coast to lay its eggs in the first known turtle nesting of the season.

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Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana

Two wildlife conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway over delays in finalizing a plan to reduce the number of federally protected grizzly bears that are killed by trains in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho

The Independent UK

Environmental Group Accuses Mexican Startup Of Illegally Using Endangered Fish In Health Supplement

As per the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, selling totoaba fish is illegal unless they are being bred with a permit.

Latin Times

On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a threat looms

The act is believed to have saved 99% of listed species from extinction, but rightwing lawmakers are chipping away at it

The Guardian - US

The Best of Reason: The Endangered Species Act at 50

Why have so few species been taken off the endangered species list?

Reason

National Conservation Day: Experts Say Mexico Slow In Updating Endangered Species List

According to the law, the country has to update this list every three years. However, there has been no update since August 2019, making the list more than three years old.

Latin Times

As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species

Mexico is celebrating national conservation day

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One million gallons of crude oil have leaked into Gulf of Mexico

The spill, first detected on Friday by the US Coast Guard, threatens to harm endangered species that live there

The Conversation

Could the good news story about the ecological crisis be the collective grief we are feeling?

A summer of wildfires across Canada sat alongside news of global deforestation, rapid loss of Antarctic ice mass and Swiss glacial ice depletion. Then in mid-October, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service delisted 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction.

Reason

The Endangered Species Act at 50

Why have so few species been taken off the endangered species list?

The Independent UK

Saving Brazil's golden monkey, one green corridor at a time

Volunteers are taking part in an effort to extend the habitat of the most emblematic and endangered species of Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior — the golden lion tamarin

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This US National Park just moved two more rare species off the endangered list

The announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK

Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections

The federal government has officially postponed a sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale

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Rare Philippine Spotted Deer Born At Chester Zoo In Conservation Win

The birth of an ultra-rare fawn provides hope for endangered species and boosts conservation efforts.

The Guardian - US

21 species removed from US Endangered Species Act after going extinct

Wildlife advocacy groups stress ‘permanent’ consequences of failing to address biodiversity and climate

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Four men forced to pay $71,000 for killing four endangered species

They were hunting at Tom Steed Reservoir in Oklahoma when committing their wildlife crimes. They also forfeited guns and hunting privileges.

The Independent UK

New national wildlife refuges in Tennessee, Wyoming created to protect toads, bats, salamanders

Federal officials say two newly established national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Montana will help protect habitats for threatened and endangered species such as toads, bats, shrimp and salamanders

The Independent UK

Rare new jaguar spotted on wildlife camera prowling mountains of Arizona borderlands

Sighting suggests population of endangered species could be rebounding in US after near-extinction

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