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An endangered species is a population of organisms which is facing a high risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The bluefin tuna has escaped being placed on the endangered species list, but the majestic fish prized by sushi lovers will be listed as a "species of concern" by the federal agency that oversees America's fisheries.
After extensive scientific review, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday it has determined that bluefin tuna does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The agency conducted the review after the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition seeking an endangered status for the fish, claiming the species faces possible extinction because of overfishing and habitat degradation, including effects of the BP oil spill on bluefin spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico.Even though bluefin will not be listed as endangered or threatened, NOAA officials said they still have concerns about the fish, which can swim at speeds faster than 50 mph and grow to more than half a ton in size.NOAA scientists will revisit the status of the ...The Obama administration proposed a new rule Friday that would end a practice in which some endangered species were classified differently in neighboring states.The ...
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal court hearing on Tuesday could decide how the federal Endangered Species Act is interpreted, and whether the government can use politi...
Ranchers in Western states said they're hopeful the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list will make it easier to hunt the predators and ste...
A federal judge has denied a proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups that would have lifted endangered sp...
Smokey Bear has done such a good job stamping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that's survived for millions of years by eating beetle larvae ...
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a determination that contrasts sharply with recent scenes of birds struggling to survive the slick.A September 2007 memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded pr...
Three environmental groups announced Monday they intend to sue the Interior Department for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species.The Cent...
A polar bear cub abandoned by her mother in Alaska has arrived at a Kentucky zoo, her new home in the balmy South.The 5-month-old cub named Qannik was rescued in Apr...
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is approaching a weekend deadline to decide whether it should allow government agencies to cite the federal Endangered Species...
Rare woodpecker chicks in burned forest stands at Lake Tahoe won't survive if the U.S. Forest Service proceeds with a contentious post-fire logging project, accordin...
WASHINGTON -- Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection und...
A federal judge has given the Interior Department a Dec. 23 deadline to explain why polar bears were listed in 2008 as a "threatened" species instead of the more-pro...
Texas has no position on the existence of bigfoot -- but go on, hunt it anyway.John Lloyd Scharf, a bigfoot fan from Oregon, emailed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep...
A federal judge on Thursday backed a finding by government scientists that global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sul...
Governor of Alaska wants polar bears off the endangered species list so he can drill for oil
A federal judge was asked Tuesday to approve a pair of deals between the Obama administration and wildlife advocates that would require the government to consider gr...
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