10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

Mice are also detrimental to the island’s habitat for other reasons, including their consumption of plants and invertebrates, often competing with native species. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway. They are also disease vectors. As a result, the U.S. By poisoning them.

Mice 102

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 102

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

It was chosen as the national bird by dint of its inclusion in the National Seal of the United States, which happened by an act of the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782. The banning of DDT and subsequent management of the species led to Bald Eagles being the poster child for the success of the Endangered Species Act.

United States 181

United States Bald Eagle Eagles Seals 181

Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound.

Sea Lions 100

Sea Lions Lions Wounded Washington 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

They are also endangered by a loss of habitat, as energy companies encroach on more and more of their territory for oil and gas operations. But most important, they are beginning to starve, because the sea ice they depend on for hunting seals, their main food, is melting at a very rapid rate because of global warming.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40