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Sea Turtles and the Gulf Oil Spill: A Timeline

(July 19) -- Since the gulf oil spill began on April 20, organizations such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been working to saving endangered wildlife from the oil-infested waters. The Associated Press is reporting that one such effort (the most massive relocation attempt in history) has led to the release of 56...

Group Seeks Endangered Status for Bluefin Tuna

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(June 24) -- So far, oiled birds and oysters have been some of the most visible victims of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. But at least one environmental group fears that a perennial sushi favorite, the bluefin tuna, could be even more at risk as their spawning grounds become coated in oil. The Center for...

Too Many Deer? Call in the Wolves, Scientists Say

(Feb. 1) – Scientists are calling for a formidable new cadre of pest exterminators to prowl America's national parks: wolves. A coalition of researchers has proposed trucking wolves into parks and other wild places to curb booming populations of deer and elk, which upset the natural order by mowing down native...

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12/05/11 Endangered Species Act 99 Percent Effective at Saving... Source: eNews Park Forest - Park Forest IL WASHINGTON--(ENEWSPF)--December 5, 2011.
10/20/11 Report Outlines Top Ways Obama Administration Should... Source: YubaNet.com - Nevada City CA The Center for Biological Diversity released a new report today outlining the best ways to ensure that plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act get the help they need and that's required by law.
08/08/11 This Week's Creature Feature ... Political Animals Source: Bay Weekly - Deale MD Off limits to some members of Congress in the contentious budget war that's been raging in Washington.