by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
A pesticide approved eight years ago by the EPA may be killing off bees. They’ve been ordered to take a closer look, at last. Cyantraniliprole (CTP), a pesticide meant to protect agricultural crops from insect depredation, was approved by the Environmental...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 15, 2021 | Conservation
The razorback sucker, once the most endangered freshwater fish in America, may be removed from the endangered list today. The razorback sucker is native to the Colorado River Basin, an ancient-looking species that can grow up to three feet long and live almost half a...
by Admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Articles
Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to force the federal government to make more aggressive protection efforts for the prairie chicken. The lawsuit comes from a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March to list the lesser...
by Admin | Oct 2, 2013 | Articles
White Rhinos are becoming a thing of the past. Sadly, their numbers have been on the decline for decades. In response to that, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have placed the rhino under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. This is the last species of...
by Admin | May 24, 2013 | Articles, Information, Profiles, Resources
A new book, Wild Ones, by writer Jon Mooallem covers the world of people working to conserve endangered animal populations, and how that can sometimes be more complicated than we think. There are species being conserved that no longer live in their native habitat,...
