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Habitat protections for endangered species in doubt from proposed rule change

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For decades government agencies have understood habitat degradation as harmful to protect animals under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a narrow interpretation of the law that would eliminate those protections. Now the U.S.

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USDA proposes updates to strengthen Horse Protection Act

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comments on a proposed rule to strengthen Horse Protection Act (HPA) requirements.

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APHIS further postpones Horse Protection Act changes

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Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is postponing the effective date of strengthened Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations into early next year.

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Veterinary technicians highlight title protection, role definition, low salary as key issues

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The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in Americas 2024 Demographic Survey highlighted title protection, low salary, and role definition as top concerns among respondents.

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Beljarica Backwaters are finally protected!!

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Since August 23rd 2022 it has been considered a part of the newly protected Foreland of the Left Bank of the Danube Reserve. The initiative to protect this area was launched in 2010. And in August 2022, Beljarica and the wider Danube Backwaters finally became officially protected. I am glad it is finally protected.

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Worth Protecting

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The post Worth Protecting appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Malaxis unifolia : I love this photo of Ignacio’s, because his fingers give scale to flowers so tiny I wouldn’t have even noticed them. You might think this is a composite flower like a Black-eyed Susan. But look closely; those are tiny individual orchid flowers.

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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. In the European Union, they are included on the Annex I of the Birds Directive and their habitats are therefore potential Natura2000 ecological network sites.