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US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing eastern hellbender as endangered
Hellbenders are the largest salamanders in North America and can grow up to 29 inches, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Federal agencies ignore role in species recovery
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 created two distinct lists for protection. Species in imminent danger of extinction throughout all or most of their range were to be listed as ...
Once-endangered Kirtland's warblers show extensive signs of inbreeding in genome
The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State ...
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Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say
The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973, establishes protections for fish, wildlife and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered. Under the act, federal agencies are required ...
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Comments sought on proposal to list eastern hellbender as endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act.
Researchers sound alarm over drastic drop in population of these massive clams — here's why you should be paying attention
Marine invertebrates, however, don't often get the same attention — and researchers are working to change that. Giant clams ...
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Red-cockaded woodpeckers no longer federally endangered for first time since 1970
The red-cockaded woodpecker in the Southeast is no longer federally endangered, thanks to decades of conservation work; the ...