US Study Says Sage Grouse Not Endangered
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service said on Friday its senior biologists have recommended that the greater sage grouse not be listed as an endangered species, a finding for
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 10--In Florida, the lowly gopher tortoise can lead a short and anxious life. Although they are a state protected species, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Service often issues incidental take permits in its name.
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A bird at the center of a controversy that impacts the nation&#39;s multibillion-dollar energy industry should not be included on the endangered species list, a panel of federal wildlife officials has concluded.
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A government study blamed the Bush administration, not lawsuits by environmentalists, for adding to the cost of a logging project in which the government spent $11 million to salvage less than $9 million in timber from a wildfire.
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Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States &#151; in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie &#151; but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared.
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Columbia River Basin dam operations don&#39;t jeopardize imperiled salmon and steelhead, according to a new biological opinion released Tuesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The infestation of tree-killing bugs sweeping through millions of acres of forests in the West might help prevent wildfires rather than fuel them as feared, according to a new study.
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The panel that made the recommendation that the greater sage grouse was in no immediate danger of extinction was provided with two competing reviews of the available science.
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Hawaiian forests are the nation's most threatened bird habitats, according to a report released Thursday by American Bird Conservancy. "Saving these species is important but meaningless if the habitats they come from are also not protected," said Alan Lieberman, director of the Hawaiian Endangered Bird Conservation Program for the San Diego Zoo.
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Department of the Interior biologists recommended Friday against adding the greater sage grouse to the endangered species list, benefitting natural gas and oil producers but adding to environmentalistsâ concerns.
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Some wildlife experts want to make the greater sage grouse an endangered species icon. Its Western habitat, unfortunately, is atop some of the nation's largest untapped natural gas fields.
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Scientists say they have found a key reason why bird flu has so far not posed a widespread threat to humans.
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It&#39;s not just winter that drives birds away from Wisconsin. It&#39;s us, says a report released this week by the National Audubon Society.
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Two rare species of wild bird are doing well in Scotland despite falling numbers in the rest of Europe.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists expect to find valuable clues to explain the gradual disappearance of sage grouse in the West by sorting through thousands of the birds' wings.
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Around 30% of North America&#39;s bird species are declining significantly according to a new report from The National Audubon Society (BirdLife in the US).