US agency says it is 'deeply concerned' about lion kill
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is ready to assist Zimbabwe in its investigation of an American dentist's killing of a protected African lion and will conduct its own probe. Laury Parramore...
View ArticleU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Lesser Prairie-Chicken as Threatened...
(Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) News Release U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Lesser Prairie-Chicken as Threatened Species and Finalizes Special Rule Endorsing Landmark State Conservation...
View ArticleBlumenauer Leads Call to Administration to List Threatened African Lions...
(Source: Earl Blumenauer) Washington, DC- Following the tragic killing of Cecil the lion, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Co-Chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, and...
View ArticleU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Propose Actions to Build on Successes of...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Building on the success of the Obama Administration in implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in new and innovative ways, today the...
View ArticleU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for...
(Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Protection November 22, 2013 Contacts: Gavin Shire 703-358-2649...
View ArticleU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Propose Actions to Build on Successes of...
(Source: National Marine Fisheries Service) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Propose Actions to Build on Successes of Endangered Species Act Contact: Ciaran Clayton (202) 482-6090 (202) 617-9668...
View ArticleWest African lions on brink of extinction due to farming and hunting
West Africa's lions, which once prowled across the region in their tens of thousands, are close to extinction as farmland eats up their ancient habitats and human hunters kill the animals they feed on,...
View ArticleHow Your Love Of Burgers May Be Helping To Drive Wildlife Extinct
Many animal lovers have made peace with their decision to eat meat. But the Center for Biological Diversity has a new campaign that hopes to persuade them that a hamburger habit does wildlife a...
View ArticleService Issues Revised Proposed Rule Reclassifying the Straight-Horned...
(Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) Service Issues Revised Proposed Rule Reclassifying the Straight-Horned Markhor Under the Endangered Species Act December 5, 2013 Contacts: Claire Cassel...
View ArticleAfrican Wildlife Foundation launches CrowdRise fundraiser to honor Cecil the...
DETROIT and WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the tragic death of Cecil the Lion, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) launched "Justice for Cecil," a CrowdRise fundraiser with the goal...
View ArticleCecil the lion’s death highlights declining African lion population
WASHINGTON — The circle of life is closing in on the king of the jungle. When Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion, the Internet exploded with outrage. But scientists who have studied...
View ArticleEndangered wildlife list swells in 2015, from lions to orchids
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - The number of animals and plants at risk of extinction rose in 2015 despite government pledges to improve protection, with species under threat ranging from lions in...
View ArticleU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protection for All Chimpanzees –...
(Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protection for All Chimpanzees - Captive and Wild - as Endangered July 9, 2013 Contacts: Claire Cassel 703-358-2357...
View ArticleWhy Conserve Non-Threatened Species?
By Candice Gaukel Andrews The classical elemental forces of nature are air, earth, fire and water. But there are other great environmental powers that have a beating heart, such as when millions of...
View ArticleCecil the lion's death prompts calls to ban trophy hunt imports to US
With African lion not listed on federal endangered list, imports are currently legal – but the death of Cecil, Zimbabwe’s celebrity lion, has driven calls for change...
View ArticleAlmost 23,000 species at risk of extinction
The mighty lion, reclusive cave crabs and the world’s rarest sea lion are among nearly 23,000 species at risk of dying out, a top conservation body said yesterday. In an update to its “red list” of...
View ArticleWildlife Advocates Seek Endangered Listing for African Elephants Groups say...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, a coalition of wildlife groups — the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org), The Humane Society of the United States...
View ArticleFish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List and Designate Critical Habitat for...
(Source: Defenders of Wildlife) Listing proposal gives hope for protecting this unique population of "prairie dancers" WASHINGTON (October 25, 2013) - The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list...
View ArticleFish and Wildlife drops proposal to list wolverine as threatened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday withdrew its proposal to list the wolverine as a threatened species in the contiguous United States. The agency said its earlier research, which concluded...
View ArticleUS needs to follow Australia’s lead on banning African lion trophy imports...
(Source: IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare) Recently, Australia's Environment Minister announced a ban on the import of all African lion parts, spurred in part by the especially inhumane...
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