Proposal to list border-crossing monarch butterflies as ‘threatened’ draws opposition
Monarch butterflies could be elevated to "threatened" species as proposed this week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ...
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Could captive breeding save this vanishing Everglades bird?
A captive breeding program for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow could increase the number of wild birds and help ...
Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Environmentalists say monarch populations are shrinking due to climate change, agricultural expansion and herbicides that ...
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Feds propose Endangered Species Act protection for monarch butterfly
The eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies is estimated to have declined by approximately 80%. The western ...
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Endangered Mount Graham red squirrel population increases substantially in Arizona
The population of a species of endangered red squirrels unique to southeast Arizona's Mount Graham has risen slightly, ...
Research uncovers remarkable potential using dogs to eradicate destructive and costly invasive species: '[It's] in his Rolodex of scents'
Dogs' impressive sense of smell has been put to good use to help control other invasive species, too. In Wisconsin, for ...
Here’s where burrowing owls have disappeared in California
According to the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, burrowing owls have been eliminated as a breeding species from ...