10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. A sample of this process is here.)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land. Spotted Owls depend on old growth forests, largely in national forests and parks in the Pacific Northwest. Thus, legal protections for endangered species and conservation generally are at their zenith on federal lands.
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Critter News
MARCH 28, 2010
I like this opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor which calls for an "Endangered Species Hour." It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. But jobs that depend on harvesting endangered species will quickly disappear if those species are not protected.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2019
It is thought that this owl has always been rare. A survey in 2011 in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed the presence of the species at two locations. The post THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 12, 2019
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. A conflict between development and an endangered bird almost inevitably leads to litigation, as it has for the Sage Grouse and Northern Spotted Owl. On December 27, 1990 , the U.S.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2013
Later on — after seven years at most, in the case of the Black-backed Woodpecker — these first responders are gone and the holes in the snags serve as nesting cavities for martens, and squirrels and Mountain Bluebirds and Flammulated Owls. Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangered species fire olive-sided flycatcher'
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. The Guardian recently published the latest population analysis by the IUCN’s Dhole Working Group that has revealed that the area of occupancy of this species has significantly declined – close to 50% since the previous assessment in 2008!
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