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Polar Bears Keep "Threatened" Status

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A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The listing was the result of a 2005 petition and litigation filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Block pleaded guilty in February to felony conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by conspiring to smuggle orangutans. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17. Signed on 2005-12-22. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food.

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Busch Gardens Welcomes New Baby Cheetah

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Cheetahs are included on both the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of vulnerable species as well as on the US Endangered Species Act list of threatened species. Only approximately 12,400 cheetahs remain in the wild.

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The Search for the Rarest Owl of India

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Trips endangered species India owlets owls' This many birds at the same site (out of 250 of the reserve checklist) have lightened our spirits, but still – no owlet! Rhesus Macaque © Marina Vukovic-Bhardwaj. Driving with head lights, we hope for some predator, but only Indian Hare show up. Forest Owlet © Nitin Bhardwaj.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Estimates of predator populations by State fish and game officials indicate that the number of predators removed by WS is small compared with overall predator numbers.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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Between 1974 and 2005, more than 7000 young Peregrines were hacked in the United States and Canada. Endangered Species List, giving it free reign to wander and populate North America in ever increasing numbers, including a nest on the ledge of the U.S. And grow they did. By 1999, the Peregrine Falcon was removed from the U.S.

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

10,000 Birds

This many birds at the same site (out of 250 of the reserve checklist) have lightened our spirits, but still – no owlet! Rhesus Macaque © Marina Vukovic-Bhardwaj.

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