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Perspective | Giant Catch in the Mekong Reveals Mysteries of Biodiversity Hot Spot

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The stingray was tagged with a tracking device and returned to the Mekong River, where its movements are informing conservation planning. Deep pools reaching down 260 feet serve as refuges for some of the world’s largest and most endangered freshwater fish species. It turned out to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught.

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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The fish they send to the Pacific Ocean have allowed restaurants and grocery seafood counters to offer “wild-caught” Chinook salmon even as the fish became endangered. Many species of salmon are at or near their lowest numbers on record. Instead, officials ushered in endangered species restrictions. They haven’t.

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Fresh, April 18, 2023: Minnesota Lawmakers Debate Future of State’s Environmental Funding

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million price tag, CTV News reports. A plethora of vulnerable and endangered species — including gray wolf, black bear, and lake sturgeon — call the island home. The group has raised 80 percent of funds needed to meet the $7.2

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New “Habitat” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Finalized

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Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") and the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, the "Services") finalized a rule defining the term "habitat" as used for designating "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (the "ESA").

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Wind Energy Projects Challenged by Neighboring Residents in Two Federal District Court Cases Decided on the Same Day

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Read More » Tags: Administrative Procedures Act , Citizen Suit , Climate Change , Endangered Species Act , Energy , NEPA , Permits , Standing

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Specimen Preparation: A Preservation of Time

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Our Ornithology Department has over 215,000 study skins from over 7,000 species of birds. For example, specimens can help us to analyze how species evolve over time, how environmental changes affect biodiversity, and why some species have gone extinct or have become endangered. The Specimen Preparation Process.

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SCOTUS Further Defines Deliberative Process Documents Exempt From FOIA

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Read More » Tags: Endangered Species Act , FOIA , Rulemaking. Fish and Wildlife service (“FWS”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, the “Services”) fall within this deliberative process privilege exemption.