FL launches emergency response to investigate behavior of endangered fish
The smalltooth sawfish, a species that has remained largely unchanged for millions of years, experiences unusual behavior and high mortality rates in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies have begun rescue and rehabilitation efforts to investigate the cause of the sawfish’s disappearance. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced an emergency response for the […]
9 times sanctuary policies and a lax approach to illegal immigration endangered American lives
Conservation policy as we understand it today was once limited to a small number of people. Municipalities in California. Over the decades since Berkeley and other leftist enclaves began showing goodwill abroad, various cities, counties, and entire states across the country have been engaged in efforts to aid and abet foreign nationals committing crimes in […]
From turtles to fruit bats, migratory species increasingly under threat, says UN | Endangered species
More than a fifth of internationally protected migratory species, including nearly all nomadic fish, are at risk of extinction, according to an initial assessment by UN experts. From humpback whales to Dalmatian pelicans, billions of animals travel across sea, land, and air each year with the seasons. But a new report from the Convention on […]
NV lithium mine prompts US wildlife service to assess endangered status of tiny snail
Federal wildlife officials list the small snail, found only in high desert springs near a giant lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon border, as an endangered or endangered species. They agreed to conduct a full year-long investigation to determine whether they should. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a study published Thursday […]
Walnut, endangered white-naped crane, passes away at Smithsonian National Zoo
One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity, has died at the age of 42. She is survived by her eight chicks, the loving staff of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and Walnut’s cherished human caretaker, Chris Crow. […]
Endangered sea otters are returning to California, slowing marshland erosion
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites is helping save some of California’s wetlands, a new study finds. Sea otters are constantly eating, and one of their favorite snacks is striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and nibble on the pickled roots of wetland grasses that hold the soil in place. Brent […]
100 animals, including exotic, endangered species, seized from Long Island home
This place was literally an animal house. A Long Island man has been fined thousands of dollars after 100 animals, including South African ostriches and other exotic and endangered species, were found inside his home, authorities said. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including federal agents, raided the North Bellmore residence Tuesday night and found the animals […]
First U.S. Moon Landing In Nearly 50 Years Endangered By ‘Critical Leak’ After Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s brand new rocket, Vulcan Centaur, launched from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, with an astrobotic The company's Peregrine lunar module will head on its maiden voyage. The mission, called Cert-1, will also bring on board the bodies of […]
Endangered babirusa piglet born at San Antonio Zoo
The zoo rang out the sound of the birth of a piglet in the new year. On January 1st, the San Antonio Zoo announced the birth of a babirusa, a rare species in the wild, for the first time in its history. “We are thrilled to welcome this baby into our family, the first babirusa […]
Imbalances in funding threaten endangered species recovery in the US
The Endangered Species Act lists more than 1,700 species in the United States as endangered or endangered, but funding disparities exist. Famous species such as manatees, right whales, grizzly bears, and spotted owls are fed by the tens of millions, while other species are ignored. Proposals to redirect funding from species beyond recovery plans to […]