Tag: Habitat destruction
US wildlife managers propose protections for rare chicken
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in...
Groups call for reintroduction of jaguars in US Southwest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest.
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Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists
PORTLAND, Maine — Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America's most beloved forests and rivers....
US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers), of...
Africa’s elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday...