Endangered species rule change could eliminate habitat protection

Sustainable Seafood, Endangered Species, and Jaws: Some upcoming talks and panels

I have several upcoming public talks, panels, and workshops in May and June. Here they are all in one place! Public talk! Endangered Species in U.S. Waters: What threatens, them, and how can we save them? May 16th in Baltimore through the Natural History Society of Maryland. Get tickets here. Talk description: Over 100 marine ... Read More "Sustainable Seafood, Endangered Species, and Jaws: Some upcoming talks and panels" »

Endangered species rule change could eliminate habitat protection

More than 20 Montana biologists, wildlife advocates and conservation groups are pushing back against a proposed Trump administration change that could strip the Endangered Species Act of its effectiveness. Continue reading…

Endangering endangered species – The Millbrook Independent

by Bill Schlesinger In the matter of the proposed revision of the Endangered Species Act, we should strongly oppose the removal of the word “harm” from the list of prohibited actions against threatened and endangered species.  As written, the Act prohibits actions that “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture and collect” threatened and endangered organisms.  Most often these actions are direct and purposeful actions by hum…

Ontario's Endangered Species Act is Under Threat

We Need Your Help to Protect the Endangered Species Act! Please read this Action Alert from Ontario Nature. Sign the petition to the Ontario government here. Pictured to the left: The Spotted Turtle is one of many Endangered species in Ontario that relies on legislated habitat protection for its survival. The primary threat to most Species at Risk – and most wildlife in general – is habitat loss. Outright habitat destruction, habitat fragmentati…