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Sea Lion Euthanized at Bonneville Dam

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Sorry, another Washington State story. We all know that it's not the sea lions' fault that the salmon runs are either threatened or endangered. Tags: State of Washington salmon Stupid sea lions dams endangered species. Sea lions are killed here for eating salmon. It really makes me angry.

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Obama's Rules Freeze May Help Wolves

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Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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TRAVERSE CITY - State officials say they're not pleased with a federal court's ruling overturning the government's decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list for the Great Lakes region. District Court in Washington, D.C., District Court in Washington, D.C., Tags: Gray Wolf.

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Suit Against Circus Owners Goes to Trial

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District Court in Washington, D.C. According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. Tags: animal cruelty circus elephants. The anticipated three-week, non-jury trial takes place in U.S.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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BFUSA’s mission is to end suffering of wild animals in captivity, conserve threatened and endangered species, and encourage compassionate conservation globally. Tags: born free fur fashion. Received this press release yesterday.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. Street, N.W.

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