Survival denied: Birds, fish, plant, pygmy rabbits lose out on endangered species protection
October 7th, 2010 |
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A variety of rare and threatened species have been denied protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in recent weeks, including North America’s smallest rabbit and a plant that may already be extinct in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which makes the final determination on which species get protected status, ruled [...]
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Farewell, pygmy rabbit? Officials may give up on an endangered species
February 3rd, 2009 |
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It may be the end of the road for an endangered species of rabbit. After eight years and several million dollars, federal officials will likely halt a program by the end of this year designed to save the Columbia basin pygmy rabbit from extinction, according to the Associated Press. There are many endangered species out [...]
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