Category: Extinction

Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update

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October 29, 2020 last updated November 9, 2020 The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s estimate of the wolf population survey last year is 316. This number does not factor in the 165 wolves reported taken last winter — more than half the island’s population estimate. Please note: throughout this page the word “harvest” is … Continue reading Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update

Wolf delisting across lower 48 to be announced today

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Thursday October 29, 2020 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today will announce a new rule to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who oversees the Fish and Wildlife Service, is slated to make the announcement at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife … Continue reading Wolf delisting across lower 48 to be announced today

Further Evisceration of the Endangered Species Act

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Breaking. In a yet to be published document the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), proposes to amend portions of their regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. The proposed revisions set forth a process for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act (as amended), "which mandates our … Continue reading Further Evisceration of the Endangered Species Act

Defend the ESA

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA), the last barrier to extinction, the most important law in the United States for conserving biodiversity, is under attack, yet again. Since the 115th Congress was sworn in on January 3, 2017, it has already seen the introduction of at least 75 legislative attacks seeking to strip federal protections from … Continue reading Defend the ESA