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Obama's Rules Freeze May Help Wolves

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In one of his first presidential acts, President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them. Tags: Obama wolves salazar endangered species. I really hope Salazar turns out to be a good guy.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move.

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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

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A reasonable birder could respond to this change in a variety of ways, from satisfaction that another bird species has recovered to concern that FWS is caving to rapacious corporations at the expense of an endangered bird. (If

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Bird Litigation: Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.). What does that mean? The opinions: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v.