Time Running Out to Restore Plants, Animals That Exist Only in Captivity
"At least 33 animals and 39 plants are extinct in the wild. But research suggests there is hope for restoring wild populations."
Source: The Revelator, 03/08/2023
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Sapsucker Housing Crisis: Endangered Woodpecker ‘Condos’ Being Clear Cut
"Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the B.C. government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat".
Source: The Narwhal, 03/01/2023
"Citing Birds And Bees, Groups Petition EPA To Close Pesticide Loophole"
"The US should overhaul regulation of a class of insecticides tied to excessive honey bee and bird deaths, according to a citizen petition filed Wednesday with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a coalition of more than 60 nonprofit groups."
Source: The New Lede, 02/23/2023
"Jimmy Carter, The President Who Tried To Save The Planet"
"He installed solar panels on the White House. He urged Americans to turn down their thermostats while sporting a sweater. And he pressured Congress into putting tens of millions of acres in Alaska off limits to development."
Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2023
"Bird Flu Kills Sea Lions And 1000s Of Pelicans In Peru's Protected Areas"
"Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2023
The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Not Inevitable, But The Elements Are In Place
"If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu."
Source: Guardian, 02/13/2023
"Bring Back Dodo? Ambitious Plan Draws Investors, Critics"
"The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while other scientists are skeptical such feats are possible or a good idea."
Source: AP, 02/03/2023
"Bird Flu 'Spills Over' To Otters And Foxes in UK"
"The largest ever outbreak of bird flu is spilling over into mammals, including otters and foxes in the UK."
Source: BBC News, 02/03/2023
"Turmoil And Turnover Plague Audubon"
"Workplace woes are taking a toll on the National Audubon Society. The 118-year-old bird conservation group, one of the oldest and best-known environmental advocacy groups in the country, has had a tumultuous few years."
Source: E&E News, 01/31/2023
"Agency Delays Protections For Imperiled Bat, Prairie Chicken"
"The Biden administration is temporarily delaying stepped-up legal protections for two imperiled species following efforts by congressional Republicans to derail the actions."
Source: AP, 01/26/2023
