In a triumph for the global movement to save whales from oblivion, the U.S. government on Tuesday removed most of the world’s humpback populations from the federal list of endangered species, with some glaring exceptions on the West Coast. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s drought and wildfires threaten endangered frog
A half-century ago, hundreds of streams cascading down the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains in California were packed with fist-size mountain yellow-legged frogs competing for mating rights. … Click to Continue »
Read More »April has been deadliest month ever for endangered Florida panthers, with 9 killed
This April will go down as the bloodiest month yet for the Florida panther. … Click to Continue »
Read More »North Valley rivers make ‘endangered’ list
No. 2 ranking on 2016 list for San Joaquin River and three tributaries National group says diversions have harmed San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced rivers River users defend diversions and worry about proposed flow increases … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yosemite Restoring Endangered Yellow-legged frogs to Alpine Lakes
Yosemite National Park is restoring the federally endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog to alpine lakes within the park. The yellow-legged frog was once the most common frog in mountain lakes throughout the Sierra Nevada, but introduced predators and diseases caused their population to decline by over 95 percent. Park experts …
Read More »Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Restored to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks
A multiagency operation was recently concluded that returned two herds of endangered bighorn sheep to locations in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, Inyo National Forest, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, worked together on …
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