As users of every social media outlet, like Twitter, likely know, it’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. Sharks are having a bit of a moment right now, thanks to SyFy channel’s made-for-TV movie Sharknado, about a waterspout that carries sharks out of the ocean and into LA where they eat people and are fended off…
Tag: Conservation
Yellow-billed parrot now protected
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that the Jamaican yellow-billed parrot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act. From this excerpt of the final rule from the Department of the Interior: “We are listing the yellow-billed parrot as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) because of continued…
Sharks, Manta rays receive “protections” under treaty – for now
Until March 14, members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna or Flora (CITES) — an international treaty that regulates international trade of animal and plant species to prevent endangerment — will meet in Bangkok, Thailand. The international cohort will consider 67 proposals to adjust the rules governing international trade in wildlife…
NPR-Alaska Plan
Today, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar released the final decision of an integrated activity plan for oil and gas leasing and conservation for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. You can read the 114-page report here. Background on the controversy around it and potential threats to wildlife here. The basics: 11.8 million acres will be available for…
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