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Endangered Species Act Turns 40, CityGreen 2013 Wrap-Up

2013-12-31 20:11:26| PortlandOnline

It's time to celebrate Portland's efforts to protect and restore our native species

Endangered species could be screwed by rising seas

2013-12-27 13:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Sea-level rise isn`t just bad news for coastal-dwelling humans. It`s also bad news for coastal-dwelling critters and plants, including one out of every six threatened and endangered species in the U.S. That`s according to a Center for Biological Diversity analysis of federal data. From the new report: Left unchecked, rising seas driven by climate change threaten 233 federally protected species in 23 coastal states. ... The most vulnerable groups are flowering plants, which represent a third...

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Proposal Weakens Endangered Species Protections From Fracking on Public Lands

2013-08-30 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Center for Biological Diversity: The Obama administration has proposed a new rule that would scale back the requirement that federal agencies fully track the harms inflicted on endangered species when large-scale plans are developed and carried out on federal public lands. As a result, the cumulative impacts on rare species from actions like oil and gas drilling will be discounted in the decision-making process--putting hundreds of plants and animals at greater risk of extinction. The change is being proposed by the U.S. Fish and...

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Researchers Find Endangered Species on Their iPod Playlists

2013-07-19 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Biologists are using a novel blend of technology and data sharing to track endangered wildlife. A new report details the results of about five years of experiments in tracking the vocal activity of birds, frogs, insects and mammals. Researchers set up an automated remote biodiversity monitoring network designed to address one of the biggest challenges of working in environmental conservation.

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