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U.S. cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

The U.S. Interior Department on Friday, July 17 canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the behest of industry.
Instead of receiving automatic protections, imperiled species will need individualized protection plans once they are added to the threatened species list.

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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

A bipartisan group of lawmakers this week urged the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests as part of efforts to stop the birds from crowding out a smaller type of owl that’s facing potential extinction.
The 19 lawmakers — led by Republican Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas conservative, and Democrat Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a California liberal — claimed the killings would be “grossly expensive” and cost $3,000 per bird.

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U.S. will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

Home Page News, National Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains despite opposition from Republican-led states.
Federal officials also said they would ease some restrictions as conflicts between bears and humans rise. Ranchers operating outside of designated grizzly recovery zones would be allowed to shoot the predators if they attack livestock or dogs. And state officials could be authorized to capture and relocate bears to prevent potential conflicts.

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Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in U.S. southern Rockies

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U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Nov. 27 and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for the forest-dwelling wildcats that are threatened by climate change.
The fate of the proposal is uncertain under President-elect Donald Trump: Officials during the Republican’s first term sought unsuccessfully to strip lynx of protections that they’ve had since 2000 under the Endangered Species Act.

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Feds to restrict drilling, renewables in U.S. West to aid the sage grouse

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 8 proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar, and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species.
However, it is doubtful the changes will survive under President-elect Donald Trump. Greater sage grouse were once found across much of the U.S. West. Their numbers plummeted in recent decades because of energy exploration, wildfires, disease, and other pressures.

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Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated

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Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program.
A sixth wolf — the pack’s adult male — was captured but died in captivity due to injuries unrelated to its capture, officials said. That wolf had been involved in repeated attacks on livestock and officials said it would have been kept in captivity if it survived.

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Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles

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Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the animals repeatedly attacked livestock, marking an early stumble in the voter-driven initiative.
The move comes only a week after state officials touted three pups born to the Copper Creek pack, which formed after 10 of the predators from Oregon were released in December over bitter opposition from livestock groups. The pack has at least two adults.

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U.S. officials propose plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat

Minnesota, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.
The proposal marks a sharp turnaround from five years ago, when officials in Donald Trump’s presidency said lynx had recovered and no longer needed protection after their numbers had rebounded in some areas.

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Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone National Park

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Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.
Amie Adamson, 48, was killed Saturday morning while running or hiking alone on a forest trail about 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) west of the park, officials said. The bear was traveling with one or more cubs, and officials believe it struck Adamson during a surprise encounter before fleeing the area.

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