Wildlife

"Searching for food, one female bear was tracked as she swam for 9 days across the Beaufort Sea before reaching an ice floe. Litigation continues over protection of bear habitat."

Biodiversity [26]

Climate Change [21]

Wildlife [4]

Public [3]

International [27]

Source: LA Times [28], 01/31/2011

Read more about "Polar Bear's Long Swim Illustrates Ice Melt" [25]

"Nevada's Wild Mustangs: Officials Reject Philanthropist's Sanctuary" [29]

"A proposal from the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to create a sanctuary in Nevada for wild horses removed from public rangeland around the West has been rejected, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Friday."

Wildlife [4]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [24]

Source: AP [30], 01/24/2011

Read more about "Nevada's Wild Mustangs: Officials Reject Philanthropist's Sanctuary" [29]

Enviros Threaten Lawsuit To Spur Wolf Recovery Plan [31]

"The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity [Tuesday] filed notice of intent to sue the Department of the Interior for failing to write a recovery plan for wolves in the lower 48 states."

Biodiversity [26]

Wildlife [4]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [24]

Source: ENS [32], 12/22/2010

Read more about Enviros Threaten Lawsuit To Spur Wolf Recovery Plan [31]

Groups Challenge Canada's Secrecy on Breeding Proposal for GM Salmon [33]

A coalition of some 60 environmental, fisheries, and consumer groups want to know whether the Canadian government is undertaking a risk assessment before allowing AquaBounty's genetically engineered eggs to be grown on Prince Edward Island.

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WatchDog TipSheet [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Wildlife [4]

Water & Oceans [5]

Technology [8]

Biodiversity [26]

Region:

Canada [35]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Groups Challenge Canada's Secrecy on Breeding Proposal for GM Salmon [33]

Court OKs USDA Secrecy on Wolf Killings of Livestock [36]

The environmental groups' request for GPS information about where the introduced, protected Mexican grays had killed livestock was denied on grounds that data collected by Wildlife Service personnel visiting private ranch property is exempt from FOIA requests.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Wildlife [4]

Government [16]

Biodiversity [26]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Court OKs USDA Secrecy on Wolf Killings of Livestock [36]

Election and Oil and Gas Drilling May Shape Sage-Grouse Story [37]

The timing of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to propose listing of the greater sage-grouse as a threatened or endangered species is coinciding with the presidential election and the rapid expansion of the influential oil and gas industry.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [38]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [26]

Energy & Fuel [39]

Wildlife [4]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Election and Oil and Gas Drilling May Shape Sage-Grouse Story [37]

Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [40]

The map and report on known greater sage grouse high-density breeding populations is a starting point that can be refined with the input of state fish and wildlife agencies. But you can use it right away as you cover various land use and environmental issues.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [38]

Topics on the Beat:

Wildlife [4]

Science [9]

Energy & Fuel [39]

Biodiversity [26]

Region:

Canada [35]

Northwest (OR WA) [41]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]

California [44]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [40]

"U.S. Designates Critical Habitat for Threatened Polar Bears" [45]

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated more than 187,000 square miles of on-shore barrier islands, denning areas and offshore sea-ice as critical habitat for the threatened polar bear under the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [26]

Wildlife [4]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [24]

Source: ENS [46], 11/29/2010

Read more about "U.S. Designates Critical Habitat for Threatened Polar Bears" [45]

"UN Urges Congo To Ban Oil Drilling In Gorilla Park" [47]

"The United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO has appealed to Congolese President Joseph Kabila to guarantee there will be no oil exploration in the forest home of rare gorillas where two UK-listed firms hold drilling rights."

Biodiversity [26]

Energy & Fuel [39]

Wildlife [4]

Public [3]

International [27]

Source: Reuters [48], 11/29/2010

Read more about "UN Urges Congo To Ban Oil Drilling In Gorilla Park" [47]

Information Session at Columbia University – Master of Science in Sustainability Management [1]

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