Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

"7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement"

"The Interior Department has shed nearly 11 percent of its staff during the Trump administration, a reduction of nearly 7,500 employees who took buyout offers or early retirement in the past five months, according to data obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Source: E&E News, 06/18/2025

"Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands"

"Last year, as Utah prepared to file a lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, state officials sought help swaying public opinion in their favor. They turned to a group of public relations professionals at Penna Powers, a media and branding firm based in Salt Lake City."

Source: Public Domain, 06/18/2025

Florida Removes Record Haul Of Invasive Pythons In Control Effort

"It was a milestone moment in Florida’s 25-year war on invasive Burmese pythons: an eye-popping announcement that biologists had removed 20 tons of the slithering invaders from waters in and around the Everglades in little more than a decade, as well as shattering their previous record for a single-season haul."

Source: Guardian, 06/17/2025

"Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths"

"Window collisions and cats kill more birds than wind farms do, but ornithologists say turbine impacts must be taken seriously. Scientists are testing a range of technologies to reduce bird strikes — from painting stripes to using artificial intelligence — to keep birds safe."

Source: YaleE360, 06/17/2025

US Proposes Listing Pangolins, Most Trafficked Mammal, As Endangered Species

"U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in large part for its scales, used in traditional Chinese medicine, and meat, according to the World Wildlife Fund."

Source: AP, 06/17/2025

Chesapeake Bay Health Slips in 2025 Report Card Amid Persistent Challenges

"The Chesapeake Bay’s health has taken a downturn, according to a new report card, with the estuary relegated from a “C+” to a “C” as climate extremes and runaway pollution limit restoration efforts."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/16/2025

"Trump Topples $1 Billion Columbia River Settlement Deal"

"President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the federal government must pull out of a settlement agreement that had halted the long-running legal battle over 14 dams in the Pacific Northwest, reopening a fight over the future of fish populations in the Columbia River Basin."

Source: E&E News, 06/16/2025

"High Seas Treaty Gains Momentum As 18 New Countries Pledge Support"

"Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force. The surge in support, occurring during the U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France, adds momentum to what could become a historic shift in how the world governs the open ocean."

Source: AP, 06/13/2025

"Utah Republican Proposes Sale Of More Than 2 Million Acres Of US Lands"

"More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, reviving a longtime ambition of Western conservatives to cede lands to local control after a similar proposal failed in the House."

Source: AP, 06/13/2025

"Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales"

"At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/12/2025

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