Wildlife

"Why Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Species Are At Risk"

"President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges. Amid the staffing whiplash — chaotic firings and reinstatement of rangers, scientists, and other civil servants — America’s most vulnerable plant and animal species face new peril in their struggle to survive."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/02/2025

"Can This Former Game Warden Save America’s Endangered Species?"

"On Wednesday, lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first hearing on President Trump’s nomination to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service. If confirmed, Brian Nesvik, a former game warden turned Wyoming Game and Fish director, would lead the federal agency whose primary charge is to protect the plants and animals most in need of conservation."

Source: Sierra, 03/28/2025
April 11, 2025

Mongabay Webinar: How To Cover Wildlife Corridors

This edition of Mongabay’s webinar series will examine how journalists can report on corridors and answer key questions related to their use in law, policy, scientific research, conservation and human development. 10:30 a.m. ET.

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Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Conservation Success Story

"Fifteen years of coordinated conservation efforts have produced a significant recovery in the U.S. population of the American oystercatcher, a bird with a distinctive bright red bill that breeds and roosts on beaches and coastal marshes, at a time when most shorebirds are declining."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/21/2025

"Interior To Open Millions Of Acres In Alaska To Drilling And Mining"

"Trump officials said they would open up areas of Alaska that Joe Biden had made off-limits to oil and gas production, and allow for a gas pipeline to be built across the state."

Source: Washington Post, 03/21/2025

"Why We Should Worry When Whales Stop Singing"

"A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems."

Source: Bloomberg, 03/20/2025

How Bird Flu Hits Wild Birds And What It Means For Backyard Bird Feeders

"Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been the toll on wild birds? More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu."

Source: AP, 03/19/2025
March 18, 2025

SciLine Experts on Camera: Light Pollution With Dr. James Lowenthal

Reporters can book a 15-minute Zoom interview with Dr. James Lowenthal of Smith College on Tues, Mar 18 between noon-2 p.m. ET to discuss the negative effects of light pollution on human health and wildlife; what types of states laws have been created to protect the night sky; why solutions may be relatively simple; and more.

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Ducks, Once A Conservation Bright Spot, Now Declining In US: New Report

"At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Among the birds showing the steepest declines are Allen’s hummingbirds, Florida scrub jays, golden-cheeked warblers, tricolored blackbirds and yellow-billed magpies."

Source: AP, 03/14/2025

"EPA to Redefine Protected Wetlands, Reversing Biden Rule"

"The EPA will redefine waters of the US, or WOTUS, to comply with the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Sackett v. EPA, which lifted Clean Water Act jurisdiction on many wetlands, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/14/2025

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