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Tag: Endangered Species Act
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary: An Encounter with its Founder
“There was a special adventure to being a young boy in northwestern Wisconsin. There was the adventure of exploring a deep green pine forest, crunching...
Will You Miss the Animals You Never Knew?
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“The Lorax”: Prophetic Warning or Poor Forest Management?
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Saving natural and wild areas from development and for the use of people like you and me is usually thought to be thanks to endeavors such as national park...
Ranching in Wolf Territory: A New Approach
Conflict between wolves and ranchers is just about as old as, well, as there have been ranchers in the West. Wolves were nearly hunted, poisoned and trapped...
Twisted Terms: “SAVES Act” Actually Harms Endangered Species
There’s a sinister bill making its way through Congress, but you probably don’t know about it. The reason you don’t know about it is because of its name. It’s...
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bears Just Lost Federal Protections
Later this month, in late July 2017, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears outside Yellowstone National Park and nearby Grand Teton National Park will...
What Size Wilderness?
Scarface is dead. Otherwise known as Bear No. 211, the Yellowstone National Park bruin was shot and killed just outside the park in Gallatin National Forest...
Lions Are Now Protected Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but Will It Help Conserve Them in Africa?
As of January 22, 2016, lions will be protected under the Endangered Species Act, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Our...
Most of Us Support the Endangered Species Act. So Why Doesn’t Congress?
Just a few months ago, in summer 2015, there were hopeful headlines for the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A new poll had been released that showed that nine...
Wolves Return to California, but for How Long?
After almost a century, wolves have come home to California. On August 20, 2015, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that it had...
Five Recent Gains for Endangered Wildlife Species
There has been a lot of good news for endangered and “missing” wildlife lately, which seems like a breath of fresh air amid all the dire headlines about rapid...
Endangered Species List May Not Be Best for Animals at Risk
Gray wolves in the Great Lakes region received some good news last month. In a surprise, unusual ruling on December 19, 2014, United States District Judge...
It’s Earth Day 2014: What Will Earth Day 2064 Look Like?
It’s been 44 years since Wisconsin’s—as this Wisconsinite is proud to say—Senator Gaylord Nelson inspired the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Modeled on...
The Endangered Species Act’s 40th Birthday: Time for a Makeover?
On December 28, 1973, President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law. And, as with most of us who approach a 40th-birthday milestone, it’s...
Rewilding: Reintroducing Wild Wood Bison to Alaska
After more than 100 years of absence from the United States, a wild population of North America’s largest land mammal may soon be reintroduced to Alaska: wood...