Press Release from American Bird Conservancy DOI and USDA Highlight Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Land 2013 State of the Birds Report on Private Lands (Washington, D.C., July 3, 2013) – U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have announced the release of the […]
via Success of Private Lands Protecting Bird Habitat — Natural History Wanderings
Councillors in West Lancashire have voted overwhelmingly to oppose plans to drill and frack two shale gas wells in the green belt near Formby.
via West Lancs opposes Aurora’s fracking plans at Great Altcar — DRILL OR DROP?
Here’s a disturbing story from National Geographic about a planned road that would slice through Florida panther habitat.
via Planned Road would cut through Florida Panther Habitat — The Jaguar
Just out this morning: “Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt unveiled improvements to the implementing regulations of the ESA designed to increase transparency and effectiveness and bring the administration of the Act into the 21st century.” USFWS Press Release, 12 August 2019. Although much hue-and-cry will be written by conservation organizations and the […]
via USA finally updates Endangered Species Act after 45 years & the decision is final — polarbearscience
The “welfare ranchers” on public lands whine and blame the wild horses & burros for eating too much forage, but the bigger problem is that the Bureau of Land Management turns a blind eye to the impacts of privately owned livestock grazing on public lands. This article by Grandma Gregg rings true today. by Grandma […]
via How BLM “researches” their Wild Horse and Burro Usage Data — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
