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Death by a Thousand Cuts: Ontario’s Dismantling of the Endangered Species Act

Enviromental Defense

Ontario’s (once) Promising Endangered Species Act Ontario was the first province in the country to pass an Endangered Species Act in 1971. Despite the leadership the province showed, the Act needed significant improvements to effectively protect species at risk.

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How the Endangered Species Act is Helping to Restore the Klamath River Basin

Vermont Law

Ever increasing water use, and severe drought conditions, brought conflicts over water use to a head in the early 2000s when water conservation measures were taken in order to protect several fish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Three KRB fish species are especially significant from an environmental perspective.

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You’re Gonna Hear Me Roar: How the Tragic Death of One Lion May Provide Protection for Candidate Endangered Species and Answer Controversial Questions about Trophy Hunting

Vermont Law

the CECIL Act. which includes an amendment to the Endangered Species Act and a government-funded study on the pros and cons of trophy hunting. Candidate Species. The purpose of the amendment is to change which species the importation and exportation provision of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects.

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First Aid for Agencies: Accountability in USDA’s Wildlife Services Program is a Century Overdue

Vermont Law

The Center for Biological Diversity recently filed a rulemaking petition with US Department of Agriculture about the agency’s rogue animal “control” program. And these are just the practices we know about. In December 2013, the. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about one of USDA’s many dirty little secrets; and none too soon.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Community Science to the Rescue

Academy of Natural Sciences

For red knots, a migratory shorebird listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, fewer eggs mean reduced chances for survival. Smith recalls when he was a child about 30 years ago, the red knot population that arrived on New Jersey shores were estimated yearly at around 80–100,000 birds.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

If you are interested in being featured in media advisories and serving as an expert for journalists writing about COP 27 or COP15, please complete this form. More information about this call for art and the upcoming public comment period on the draft report can be found at globalchange.gov/nca5. in 2016 to 30.2%

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