Polar bear Shell shelves plan to drill Alaskan Arctic in 2014 Good news today as Shell Oil announced they would not be attempting to drill for oil in the icy Alaskan Continue reading “Shell shelves plan to drill Alaskan Arctic in 2014”… January 30, 2014 No Comments
US Fish and Wildlife Service The Wolf Called OR7 This is a guest post from Jane Braxton Little. She writes about science and the environment from her base in northern California. Continue reading “The Wolf Called OR7”… January 13, 2014 No Comments
Uncategorized Wildlife Services: Leaked Audit Shows Fiscal Confusion Via NRDC’s Melissa Waage: An unreleased, internal audit at USDA’s secretive Wildlife Services division uncovered big accounting problems, including Continue reading “Wildlife Services: Leaked Audit Shows Fiscal Confusion”… January 6, 2014 No Comments
Endangered Species Act Celebrating 40 Years of the Endangered Species Act President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law on December 28th, 1973, 40 years ago today. In passing Continue reading “Celebrating 40 Years of the Endangered Species Act”… December 28, 2013 No Comments
A Wild Success: The Endangered Species Act at 40 Notable Voices Commemorate Wildlife Conservation Law in New Book This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act Continue reading “A Wild Success: The Endangered Species Act at 40”… December 23, 2013 No Comments
Uncategorized 200 Business Leaders Sign Letter Supporting Wolves By Amanda Milster Over the past few months we have seen conservationists, scientists, and others calling for continued the protection Continue reading “200 Business Leaders Sign Letter Supporting Wolves”… December 20, 2013 No Comments
Endangered Species Act Howls of protest light up Interior Tuesday, December 17th was the end of the public comment period around the proposed delisting of the gray wolf under Continue reading “Howls of protest light up Interior”… December 18, 2013 No Comments
Endangered Species Act Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves Animal Welfare Institute * California Wolf Center * Cascadia Wildlands * Center for Biological Diversity * Conservation Northwest * Defenders Continue reading “Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves”… December 17, 2013 No Comments
US Fish and Wildlife Service Kemp’s ridleys losing ground–will the U.S. act? This is a guest post by Carole H. Allen, Gulf Office Director, Sea Turtle Restoration Project (www.seaturtles.org) In 1906, Richard Continue reading “Kemp’s ridleys losing ground–will the U.S. act?”… December 13, 2013 No Comments
Wildlife Back from the Brink Marks 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act Back from the Brink Marks 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act Report Highlights Top 10 Conservation Success Stories Washington, Continue reading “Back from the Brink Marks 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act”… December 6, 2013 No Comments