Texas AG sues Biden administration over lizard’s endangered designation
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Monday after the rare lizard was listed as endangered earlier this year. Paxton, a Republican, is suing the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Biden administration officials after the agencies declared the Dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species. He argued […]
Biden admin moves to reinstate Trump-era rule, delist gray wolves from endangered species list
The Biden administration is seeking to reinstate a Trump-era rule that lifted endangered species protections for gray wolves in the United States. In 2020, under President Trump, wolves were removed from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), returning management of gray wolf populations to state and tribal wildlife professionals, according to a Department of the Interior […]
Police Arrest Florida Driver For DUI After He Ran Through Rare Endangered Species Nest
A man is facing drunk driving charges after he allegedly crashed his SUV into a protected sea turtle nest on Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, on Sunday, WSVN reports. Manuel Ortega Orellana, 42, was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed on the beach, dangerously close to volunteers and wildlife. According to WSVN. The incident […]
Rare, endangered ocelot spotted in Arizona
A rare wild cat has been photographed in Arizona, the first sighting in the area in 50 years. The endangered ocelot, which is twice the size of a typical house cat, was spotted stalking in front of a field camera in the Atascosa Mountains, stopping to stare intently into the camera with shining eyes. The […]
Covering for Biden endangered America — and must be investigated
President Joe Biden announced yesterday, to the surprise of almost no one, that he was abandoning his reelection campaign in 2024. The forceful announcement came on the heels of immense pressure from within the Democratic Party for Biden to back down. For two years, in multiple columns, I have said that Biden will not be […]
America's growing elderly population endangered by rising heat, wildfires
The increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves exacerbates health and safety concerns for an already vulnerable community, older Americans, whose numbers are growing rapidly. “We’re seeing an increase in heat and an increase in heat extremes,” Ian Neal, a geriatrician and associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, said during a […]
Washington officials will vote to remove gray wolf from endangered species list
Washington state’s gray wolf population may no longer be considered endangered. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is preparing to hold a vote that could remove wolves from the state’s endangered species list. “The status of species listed as endangered, vulnerable or sensitive is subject to review every five years through what is […]
Four endangered American red wolf pups born at St. Louis Zoo
These babies are really cute. The Saint Louis Zoo welcomed four red wolf pups this spring, marking a major population boost for the world’s most endangered wolf species. The Missouri Zoo announced this week that a female named Otter was born on April 26, followed by triplets named Molly, Finn and Obi just eight days […]