Oct 02 Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The groups filed their petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sept. 28 in an effort to protect the North Atlantic right whale. Continue reading
Sep 27 Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for the prairie chicken and northern bat By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years. Continue reading
Aug 01 Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird species relies on the crabs to eat By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The animals are drained of some of their blood and returned to the environment, yet some inevitably die. Regulators say recent revisions to the guidelines for handling the animals should keep more alive through the process. Continue reading
Jul 17 Vanishing whale’s decline appears worse than previously thought, federal regulators say By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released new data recently that 114 of the whales have been documented as dead, seriously injured or sub-lethally injured or sick since the start of the whale's recent decline. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:19 Conservationists fight to save Northern Atlantic right whales from extinction By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman It's estimated there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining. They are dying faster than they can produce and it's largely due to human causes. With so few left, experts are closely monitoring for new offspring and working… Continue watching
Jun 21 Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 7:10 2 out of 3 North American bird species face extinction. Here’s how we can save them By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The number of birds in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the National Audubon Society, joins Ali… Continue watching
Mar 03 U.S. to restore more bison herds on tribal lands by tapping Indigenous knowledge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzly bears By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. Continue reading
Jan 17 Scientists consider moving species as a last resort amid climate change By Christina Larson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press The once-controversial idea of relocating an imperiled species to another island, country or continent for conservation is gaining increasing acceptance among scientists as a measure of last resort. Continue reading