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Endangered Species

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Endangered Species

description: Animals, birds, fish, plants, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by anthropogenic (man-caused) or other natural changes in their environment. Requirements for declaring a species endangered are contained in the Endangered Species Act.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Activists urge government to tackle endangered species trade: Lebanon one of only two arab countries without animal-trade laws

Animal-rights activists have urged the government to address the illegal trading of endangered species ahead of next year's global animal welfare conference in Doha. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Endangered Species, Lebanon, Doha (Qatar)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents (in Biology)

Endangered Tuna Plated In Sushi Restaurants

While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural ... [Red Orbit - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Species, Thunnus, DNA

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Green groups launch lawsuit over Canadian mine near Grand Canyon

A coalition of U.S. environmental groups has followed through on its threat to sue the U.S. government for approving a Canadian-owned uranium mine close to Arizona's iconic Grand Canyon - a project slammed as a serious risk to 'one of our nation's treasures.' ... [National Post - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Uranium, Lawsuit, Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Club

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Biology)

YouTube LLC

Outrage as Chinese diners eat live fish in Youtube video

WARNING SOME READERS MAY FIND THIS ARTICLE DISTURBING: Animal rights campaigners have criticised the Chinese over their extreme eating habits after a video of diners eating a live fish became a hit on the internet.The film, in which a part-fried fish ... [Irish Independent - 11/19/2009]

Entities: YouTube LLC, Ben Leach, Stephen Fry, Endangered Species

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

BOC Group PLC

Importer, broker face criminal raps

broker who unlawfully imported some P240.85 million worth of ivory derived from elephant tusks.The sale and importation of elephant tusks with the required permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is not allowed in the country. ... [Sun Star Network - 11/19/2009]

Entities: BOC Group PLC, Criminal, Corroboration, Philippines, Endangered Species

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

National Wildlife Federation

Puerto Rico Gov. Renews Threat to Critical Habitat

Just a year after a critical Leatherback Turtle nesting site was declared a nature reserve, Puerto Rico’s governor now wants to cancel that designation to make way for a massive new development. , just 10 months in office, announced on Oct. 30 that he ... [Digital Journal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Puerto Rico, Habitat, Endangered Species, National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense Fund

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

ID: Otter seeks to block peppergrass endangered listing

Slickspot peppergrass. (Photo courtesy Boise State University)SUN VALLEY — Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is challenging a federal decision to list a flower found in the desert of southwest Idaho under the Endangered Species Act, arguing that the government ... [Stateline - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Butch Otter, Otter, Tom Perry, Sun Valley (Idaho, United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

OR: Oregon attorney general beefs up environmental enforcement team

Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced two leaders of his environmental enforcement effort today, adding a former Clackamas County prosecutor and an attorney who represented Oregon environmental groups for 11 years.Patrick A. Flanagan, a former ... [Stateline - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Environment, Attorney General, John Kroger

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Interior faces lawsuit over Mexican gray wolf

An environmental group said today that it would sue the Interior Department unless the agency answers its request to boost protections for the Mexican gray wolf. ... [E&ENews PM - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Endangered Species, Lawsuit, Environment

First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 Documents

Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies

Roger Lang looked at two black wolves looking back at him. 'I knew they wouldn't get them all,' he said, steadying his binoculars on the steering wheel of his pickup truck. 'Some of them were trapped. Some were shot from helicopters. They culled nine ... [Smithsonian Magazine - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Endangered Species, Frank Church, Madison (Wisconsin, United States), Canis

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

City Editor's comment

BEING a mutual society owned by members rather than a stock-market-listed company with shareholders does not provide immunity against financial crisis. But it offers consumers a choice.A number of building societies have run into trouble during the downturn, ... [Daily Express - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Fuller Smith & Turner Plc, Bradford & Bingley PLC, Endangered Species, Financial Services Authority, Immunity

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Video: Jeff Corwin on Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats

Nov. 20: Moment of Geek: Rachel Maddow is joined by Jeff Corwin author of “100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth's Most Endangered Species," to talk about the endangered animals featured in the new MSNBC Special Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats. (Other)Rachel ... [MSNBC - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Jeff Corwin, Rachel Maddow, Endangered Species

Quotes

...Without it, they said, Yellowstone was incomplete, the West a bland facsimile of its old wild self. "We have a psychological need for something big and bad that represents wildness. Wolves fulfill that" said Jim Halfpenny, an ecologist and author who has been leading wildlife classes in the park for nearly 40 years...

Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies [Smithsonian Magazine - 3 hours ago]

...'We know that an area on Bruny Island has been logged just in recent months that has swift parrot habitat in it,' he said. "There are other areas in the south of the state that may well be being logged right now, and [the Primary Industries Minister] David Llewellyn needs to be proactive and make sure those logging operaitons stop." Forestry Tasmania has rejected claims it is rushing to log endangered species habitats before the new guidelines come into force

Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries [ABC Online - 19 hours ago]

...get a critically endangered species on your plate," says Jacob Lowenstein, a graduate student affiliated with the Museum and Columbia University. "But with an increasingly popular technique, DNA barcoding, it is a simple process for researchers to see just what species are eaten at a sushi bar."

Endangered Tuna Plated In Sushi Restaurants [Red Orbit - 11/20/2009]

More Content

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Green groups launch lawsuit over Canadian mine ... [National Post - 1 hour ago]
Green groups launch lawsuit over Canadian mine [Canada.com - 1 hour ago]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Com... [Fish and Wildlife Service - 2 hours ago]
Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies [Smithsonian Magazine - 3 hours ago]
VC winner named among West's top Aussies [Herald Sun - 6 hours ago]
Four named in WA Australian of the Year (AAP) [West Australian - 7 hours ago]
Endangered species expo to launch [ISD.gov.hk - 8 hours ago]
Four honoured in WA's top Aussie awards [Herald Sun - 10 hours ago]
Go slow on Laiban Dam construction, solon urges... [PH House of Representatives - 11 hours ago]
Oregon Wild Reaction to Oregon Wolf Video [Oregon Wild - 11 hours ago]
Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distributi... [Japan Today - 13 hours ago]
Senator and Marine Corps General Recognized for... [Endangered Species Coalition - 15 hours ago]
Florida panther found decapitated near Yeehaw J... [St. Petersburg Times - 16 hours ago]
Video: Jeff Corwin on Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats [MSNBC - 16 hours ago]
WY: Committee rejects tax measures [Stateline - 16 hours ago]
Conservation Organizations Join Legal Effort to... [Pacific Environment - 18 hours ago]
Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries [ABC Online - 19 hours ago]
Student unions turn to gyms and sponsorship in ... [Times Online - 21 hours ago]
City Editor's comment [Daily Express - 21 hours ago]
How to Cook Turtle Meat [Mother Earth News - 21 hours ago]
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Interior faces lawsuit over... [E&ENews PM - 11/20/2009]
Wired to Connect [Care2 - 11/20/2009]
Relocation of elephants from zoos evokes strong... [The Hindu - 11/20/2009]
Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud [Wired News - 11/20/2009]
Specialty grants spark ‘continued evolution for... [AGRINews - 11/20/2009]
Family Vendetta or Ecology Crime?: Director of ... [Armenia Now - 11/20/2009]
Impact of forest fragmentation on biodiversity [Bangladesh Daily Star - 11/20/2009]
Biodiversity disturbed by climate change [Bangladesh Daily Star - 11/20/2009]
Rapp scoops green award for 'turtles' campaign [Brand Republic - 11/20/2009]
U.N. Report Calls for More Environmental Protec... [New York Times - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Putin Murders Another Lawyer [Pajamas Media - 24 mins ago] Sergei Magnitsky, lawyer for a former Putin ally who challenged the regime's corruption, dies in prison after being tortured.This past summer, William Browder had ...
Sarah Palin Loves Meat [The Moderate Voice - 11/20/2009] So many tasty morsels so many are uncovering. (All that and not one link to Andrew Sullivan. I’ll spend Saturday enjoying his finds.) One topic Sarah touches on ...
Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud [Wired: Wired Science - 11/20/2009] A biologist walks into a sushi bar and orders some tuna. What does he get? Escolar, a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, ...
Grigory Pasko: Disturbance Factor [Robert Amsterdam - 11/19/2009] They were shooting...Yesterday. In the forest. In Vladimir Oblast. A shot thundered practically right over my head. Luckily for me and for the duck flushed from ...
Climate sceptic James Delingpole's cheap shot a... [Environment: Environment blog \| guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009] Response from 88-year-old war veteran shoots down attempt to discredit letter published in Newsweek in support of Al GoreFor those of you who have not yet stumbled ...

Audio/Video

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Much of the current deficit debate is for the b... [Slate Magazine - 11/05/2009]
Audit finds increase in endangered species [News On ABC - YouTube - 11/03/2009]
Genetic Considerations in Ecological Restoration [Mefeedia Video Tag : geneti - 08/05/2009]
Money Markets and More: Thur., July 9 Preview [Money, Markets & More - 07/08/2009]
Doc Hastings Supports Funding for Endangered Sp... [Rep. Doc Hastings - YouTube Channel - 06/17/2009]

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