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New Bush Administration Proposal Poses Threats to Endangered Species

The Bush administration has issued a proposal that paves the way for federal agencies not to...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 17:41

The Bush Administration Might Make It Hard for Endangered Species

The Bush Administration slows down the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with another...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 20:08
Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

The Endangered Species Act, which became a financial “nightmare” that hinders development and, to...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:18
New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

Today researchers happily announced they found 25,000 western lowland gorillas in the Republic of...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 20:11
World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

Have you ever imagined a snake about 4 inches (10cm)? Guess not…Apparently, such a species was...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 20:25

Gray Wolves Reintroduced on the Endangered Species List

Gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains were reintroduced on the list of endangered species on...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 13:34
Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Science Express published a recent study conducted by Dr. Kent Carpenter of Old Dominion...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:47
The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The North Pole is rapidly changing from an icy region to a gigantic pool, due to the rapid effects...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 12:00
Sonar versus Whales

Sonar versus Whales

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear the Navy's demand to revert limitations on its...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 13:36
Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

The worring effects of global warming have led to the decision of announcing the polar bear as a...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 00:13
Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

A 1,454-pound sea lion died Tuesday during a health examination at the Point Defiance Zoo &...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 14:41
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News: World

Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

According to a new measure which the Bush administration wants to implement, the Endangered Species...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:40
Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

The killing of the kangaroos started on Monday, at a military base in Canberra and continued...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:59
Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar bears were announced to be added to the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 21:28
Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Who would have thought ten years ago that the polar bear would become an endangered species?Well,...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 23:47
Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

The US Interior Department will announce today if the polar bear is to be listed as threatened and...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 20:24
Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Steve Kreuscher, a Chicago citizen, filed a petition to legally change his name. Nothing surprising...
» read full story May 04th, 2008 - 20:02
Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a study backing increased water exports from Northern...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:29
Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Pressed by the Congress and the courts, President Bush finally announced this week that he would...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 16:42
Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

The pilot of the container ship Cosco Busan that struck a Bay Bridge tower and caused a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 15:12
Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne, the endangered Sumatran tiger that gave birth last week at the San Francisco Zoo, was...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 16:00
Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Sir Paul McCartney has decided to endorse a campaign initiated by the Bristol-based group Viva!,...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 17:05
California Says No To Toll Road

California Says No To Toll Road

The California Coastal Commission voted against a project to extend a toll road from Orange ...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 16:35
Polar Bears Can Wait

Polar Bears Can Wait

If “Heaven can wait,” why wouldn’t polar bears do the same? Unfortunately, the global...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 11:22
CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) announced its decision on...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 17:10
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News: Business

USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

According to a U.S. Geological Survey forecast, the Arctic Circle holds about 90 billion barrels of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 13:44
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News: Technology

eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay it will ban international trade of elephant ivory on all of its sites around the globe, after...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 19:24
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News: Science

Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Ten polar bears were seen swimming in open water off the northern coast of Alaska, an unusual...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 18:47
Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

An usually large number of polar bears has been spotted swimming in open waters, off the northwest...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 13:30
Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Wolves are again repopulating Washington, according to Conservation Northwest, an environmentalist...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 21:32
Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno issued an opinion acknowledging the damage to fish...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 19:14
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07

New CU-Boulder Study Reveals Species Extinction Threat Underestimated

A new study led by Assistant Professor Brett Melbourne of CU-Boulder's ecology and evolutionary...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 21:08
The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

A recent study on some of the effects of global warming presents some rather alarming results...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 11:32
The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The carbon dating tests used on the Methuselah-named seed, found at the ancient fortress Masada,...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 17:09
Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

The polar bear controversy is far from being over. As environmental groups are happy with forcing...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 15:41
Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Years of controversy, endless discussions and lawsuits paid off for the polar bears, at least on...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 09:06
Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Three years after the Fish and Wildlife Services was asked to review the situation of the polar...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:54
Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

The Interior Department can no longer postpone the decision on whether to list the polar bear as...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 13:07
Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15 whether polar bears should...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 20:51
Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

The infamous Federal Endangered Species Act is not that protective it seems, and environmentalists...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 13:39
Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

For almost four decades now, on every April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that the...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:29
Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

A major environment-related decision was taken for the northern Rocky Mountains region, as the...
» read full story March 29th, 2008 - 18:15
Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Fed up with the Fish and Wildlife Service’s constant failure to meet deadlines and make a decision...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 10:27
The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

How do you catalogue 1.8 million species in one single volume of an encyclopedia? The answer is:...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 13:13
Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court against the US Department of the...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 00:02
The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

Canis lupus, better known as the gray wolf, will no longer be protected under the Endangered...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 20:53
Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

The polar bear or Ursus maritimus could be soon officially recognized as the first animal...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 20:52
Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision

Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision

Extraction or extinction? That is the question both environmental groups and oil-and-gas plan...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 13:19
U.S. Officials Choose Oil Extraction Over Polar Bears' Extinction

U.S. Officials Choose Oil Extraction Over Polar Bears' Extinction

Environmental issues and economic interests were standing face to face as the U.S. Interior...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 12:45
Decision on Threatened Polar Bears Delayed another Month

Decision on Threatened Polar Bears Delayed another Month

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported Monday that it would not meet the Wednesday deadline...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 11:53
Two New Species Found in Indonesian “Lost World”

Two New Species Found in Indonesian “Lost World”

Although recent studies and researches mainly focus on lost or endangered species, it seems that...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 15:53
More than 25 Percent of the U.S. birds at Risk

More than 25 Percent of the U.S. birds at Risk

The Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy announced Wednesday that a quarter of all...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 14:11
The Endangered Species Act Will Be Revised

The Endangered Species Act Will Be Revised

The Fish and Wildlife Service decided today to revise seven decisions on protecting species across...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 16:45
Yellowstone Caldera May Be Filling with Magma

Yellowstone Caldera May Be Filling with Magma

Scientists say the central region of Yellowstone National Park is rising. The area is dubbed the...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 21:46
IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

An annual survey published Wednesday by the World Conservation Union, IUCN revealed a sad and...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 16:48
Gray Whales’ Comeback Hindered By Global Warming

Gray Whales’ Comeback Hindered By Global Warming

The depletion of gray Pacific whales is far more alarming than it has been known until now, as it...
» read full story September 11th, 2007 - 17:22
Number of Polar Bears in Severe Decline

Number of Polar Bears in Severe Decline

Polar bears could soon be declared a “threatened species,” as government officials warn...
» read full story September 08th, 2007 - 17:40
Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct

Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct

The unique Yangtze dolphin, only found in China’s largest river, has now been declared officially...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 20:45
DOI Could Overturn MacDonald's Biased Environmental Decisions

DOI Could Overturn MacDonald's Biased Environmental Decisions

The Department of the Interior is expected to overturn politically-biased environmental decisions...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 12:06
Trout Not an Endangered Species in Yellowstone- Study

Trout Not an Endangered Species in Yellowstone- Study

A study from 2006 showed that trout found in the shallow waters of Yellowstone National Park is no...
» read full story July 19th, 2007 - 13:23
Polar Bears Give Birth on Land as Their Icy Habitat Shrinks

Polar Bears Give Birth on Land as Their Icy Habitat Shrinks

Already on UN’s list of endangered species, polar bears are starting to feel the effects of the...
» read full story July 13th, 2007 - 15:49
Bald Eagle Off The Endangered Species List

Bald Eagle Off The Endangered Species List

The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service announced today that the bald eagle will be removed from the...
» read full story June 28th, 2007 - 14:56
Audubon Society: US’ Common Birds In Decline

Audubon Society: US’ Common Birds In Decline

The Audubon Society has published a worrying study about the decline among America's most common...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 16:29
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News: Health

Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned of the effects of climate change on our...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:48
SF Zoo’s 3 Newborn Sumatra Cubs Given First Examination

SF Zoo’s 3 Newborn Sumatra Cubs Given First Examination

After a thorough examination, the three Sumatran tiger cubs born at the San Francisco Zoo...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 16:31
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News: People

Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Jail for Poaching

Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Jail for Poaching

Salman Khan, the popular Indian actor lost the appeal against his conviction for killing a gazelle...
» read full story August 24th, 2007 - 17:33
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