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ESA Inaction Spells Trouble for an Iconic Grassland Bird [1]

The lesser prairie-chicken is in dire need of protection, but a decision on listing it under the Endangered Species Act is months overdue. Environmental reporter Mike Smith looks at the causes and potential consequences of the bureaucratic delay and muses on whether this unique bird will go the way of its even more imperiled relative, the Attwater’s prairie-chicken [2].

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Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Science [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall? [22]

While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [23]
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Activism [4]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [26]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
International [29]
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Humans Decimating Wildlife, Report Warns Ahead Of U.N. Biodiversity Talks [30]

"Wildlife populations tracked by scientists shrank by nearly 70%, on average, between 1970 and 2018, a recent assessment has found."

Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [31]
Wildlife [15]
Public [21]
International [29]
Source: Mongabay [32], 10/31/2022
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Lula Stages Comeback To Beat Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazil Election [33]

"Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history."

Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [34]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [26]
Public [21]
South America [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 10/31/2022
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"Why Experts Say You Shouldn't Bag Your Leaves This Fall" [38]

"As leaves across America make their annual autumn pilgrimage from the treetops to the ground, lawn and wildlife experts say it's better to leave them around than to bag them."

Biodiversity [6]
Consumer [39]
Forests [26]
Waste [40]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [41], 10/28/2022
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Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US [42]

"Environmentalists on Thursday sued the agency overseeing U.S. fisheries, claiming it had failed to protect endangered humpback whales from entanglement in drift gillnets - sprawling curtains of nylon mesh - used in commercial fishing off California."

Biodiversity [6]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [21]
California [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 10/28/2022
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"Bar-Tailed Godwit Sets World Record With 13,560Km Continuous Flight" [45]

"Satellite tag data suggests five-month-old migratory bird did not stop during voyage which took 11 days and one hour to reach Tasmania".

Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [15]
Public [21]
International [29]
Source: Guardian [46], 10/27/2022
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October 27, 2022 to October 31, 2022

The International Indigenous Salmon Seas Symposium and Press Conference [47]

The Symposium brings together 35 Indigenous peoples, knowledge-keepers and invited guests from the three great salmon seas: the Salish Sea, Alaska, and the Russian Far East to begin a new era of collaboration and communication among the Salmon Peoples of the Pan-Pacific.

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Climate Change [34]
Environmental Health [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
People & Population [49]
Pollution [50]
Water & Oceans [28]
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International [29]

Climate Change Threatens Emperor Penguins With Extinction: USFWS [51]

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted federal protections to the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species Tuesday".

Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [34]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [15]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [52], 10/26/2022
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"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications" [53]

"A growing number of farms are seeking out pollinator-friendly certifications, but the two programs offering certification—run by the Xerces Society and Pollinator Partnership—are taking very different approaches."

Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [54]
Consumer [39]
Journalism & Media [27]
Wildlife [15]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Civil Eats [55], 10/25/2022
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