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Species: - 1. A reproductively isolated aggregate of interbreeding organisms having common attributes and usually designated by a common name.2. An organism belonging to belonging to such a category. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Species:: |
CBC.ca,The state of Alaska has filed a lawsuit against the US government, in an attempt to overturn the listing of polar bears as a threatened species.
Study: Half of world's primate species in danger - 05 Aug 2008
Boston Globe,An extensive new survey of primates worldwide shows 48 percent of recognized primate species are endanged or vulnerable. The figure rises to 71 percent in
Despite Extinction and Endangerment, New Species Show Earth Carries On - 05 Aug 2008
findingDulcinea,...by Sarah Amandolare A tiny new species of snake was discovered in Barbados, illustrating the planet’s amazing ability to reveal new species as others
New invasive species discovered in Wisconsin - 05 Aug 2008
MLive.com,AP MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have confirmed the first appearance of the emerald ash borer, a destructive pest believed to have begun its
Evaluating Ecosystem Services - 05 Aug 2008
Science Daily (press release)5, 2008) — Environmental conservation efforts have traditionally focused on protecting individual species or natural resources. Scientists are discovering
Hanford fine funds WSU greenhouse - 05 Aug 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe 1650-square-foot greenhouse, which replaces a small starter greenhouse on the campus, will have space to grow about 26000 plants of about 100 species.
Newfound Monkey Species "Rarest in Africa," Experts Say - 05 Aug 2008
National Geographic,Originally scientists thought the monkey was a new species of mangabey, but in 2006 DNA analysis revealed it to be an entirely new genus of primate named
A Second Chance for Gorillas - 05 Aug 2008
New York Times,This news is that rarest of things: a second chance for a critically endangered species. The number itself — and the scientists’ confidence in it — is the
Gorillas, monkeys veering toward extinction: study - 05 Aug 2008
AFPPARIS (AFP) — Nearly half the world's species of primates face extinction unless urgent action is taken to curb hunting and protect their natural habitat,
Turtle tangles endangered species plans - 05 Aug 2008
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,Lack of resolution on the turtle has also held up a number of plans for other species in the state. The Vermont Endangered Species Committee – a group of
Birdman/Bandman: A Q&A with Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg - 05 Aug 2008
Scientific AmericanHe is this British ornithologist who was there to lead a survey of a species called the striated caracara in the outer most islands of the Falklands.
Is the European sports-car an endangered species? - 05 Aug 2008
Motoring,As Lamborghini chief executive Stephan Winkelmann put it: "We represent Europe to the world; we are a species to protect." Many European automakers fear
Scientists say spotted owl plan not good enough - 05 Aug 2008
BusinessWeekThe spotted owl was declared a threatened species in 1990 due primarily to heavy logging in the old growth forests where it nests and feeds in Washington,
Bill targets mussel attack on drinking water - 05 Aug 2008
Water Technology Online,Studies have shown that invasive species are threatening drinking water supplies and native ecosystems. Boxer, who chairs the Environment and Public Works
Allstate Expands Market Test of Eco-Friendly Insurance Option ... - 05 Aug 2008
MarketWatchFunds will support prairie restoration practices that create better plant diversity, wildlife shelter and habitat for at-risk species.
Klatt explores salmon species with her exhibit at LCSC Center - 05 Aug 2008
Lewis-Clark State College,Artist Eileen Klatt explores the salmon species within the Pacific Northwest river system in her exhibit “A Litany of Salmon,� which will be on display Aug.
Invasive fish travels on land and in water - 05 Aug 2008
Catskill Daily Mail,By Dick Nelson There seems to be no end to the number of invasive species threatening state fisheries. The discovery of didymo aka “rock snot� in both the
Landowners demand the right to kill birds of prey as numbers grow - 05 Aug 2008
Scotsman,..."It needs the will to look at it as an ecological problem and see how many of these species can we tolerate if we want to have the other birds about.
Why Victoria's butterflies are appearing down for the count - 05 Aug 2008
Globe and Mail,The last big year for butterflies was 2005, when 11 different species were seen in the Victoria area by late spring, compared with four species this year.
Minnesota Invasive Species Conference to be held in Duluth in Oct. - 05 Aug 2008
BusinessNorth.com,The first-ever Minnesota Invasive Species Conference 2008 will be held October 26-29, in Duluth, Minn., to encourage information exchange on topics relating
Frogs, toads bear brunt of assault on amphibians - 05 Aug 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),Frogs and toads, with 5211 species, bear the brunt of threats against amphibians as a whole; 32.1 per cent (1675 species) are either extinct or threatened
Fight against non-native animals, plants is often a delaying action - 05 Aug 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),Invasive species of all kinds — plants, insects, birds, mammals and others — are on the attack around the world, depending on your definition of "attack.
Saving the endangered orangutan must be a national priority - 05 Aug 2008
Jakarta Post,It also cites similar problems facing the species in neighboring Borneo. Up-to-date information on populations is vital for drawing up a strategy to ensure
UNR prof has real big fish stories - 05 Aug 2008
Carson Times,..."There are probably about two dozen species that qualify as freshwater megafishes in the world, and my best guess is that about 70 percent of those are in
Sharp-eyed expert spots rare fungus on way home - 05 Aug 2008
Scotsman,By jenny haworth A FUNGI expert stumbled across a new species in Scotland as he walked home from work. Dr Andy Taylor, a mushroom expert from the Macaulay
One man's struggle against impermanence - 05 Aug 2008
ScienceBlogsSpecies Definitions: A Sourcebook (Peter Lang) will come out in 2008; Species: A History of an Idea (University of California Press) will appear,
Entomologists Play Matchmakers for Cerambycid Beetles - 05 Aug 2008
UC Riverside,...“For invasive species, it is much easier and cheaper to detect and try to eradicate invaders when they are still localized and their numbers are small,
Wild Sunday on a Tuesday: What is it? - 05 Aug 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,The fishing was on the tough side, though we ended up with some 30 fish in nine species. And the species are key. What is this species?
Shorebirds can be seen without a long drive - 05 Aug 2008
Winston-Salem Journal,We think of these species as birds of the beaches and inlets along the coast. But some stop in Winston-Salem during long-distance trips to and from their
Jordan Commercial Bank Supports a Seminar on "the Documentation ... - 05 Aug 2008
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)The protection of biodiversity is maintained, through the protection of biological environments, natural habitats and species. The protection of organic
Dozens of fish wash up at South Fork reservoir - 05 Aug 2008
Charlottesville Daily Progress,State officials have identified the species of the fish as the gizzard shad. By Stephanie Kassab | 978-7274 Dozens of fish have turned up dead at the bottom
Climate change takes toll on waterways - 05 Aug 2008
WTOP,Boesch says that may be why the bay is seeing species that normally live south of here. "The Atlantic croaker population is becoming much larger in the
Last night on television: The Genius of Charles Darwin (Channel 4) - 05 Aug 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,For most of the time, Dawkins emphasised that Darwin spent the 20 years between the voyage on the Beagle and the publication of On the Origin of Species
Federal Sport Fish Restoration; California Department of Fish and ... - 05 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Since that time in the late 1800s, the CDFG has continued that mandate by rearing and stocking both inland and anadromous species of fish reared at 21
Wildly wrong - 05 Aug 2008
Los Angeles Times,Numbers like those clearly invited a call for taking the wolves off the endangered species list. But instead of just delisting them in March,
Fishing Report - 05 Aug 2008
Desert Valley Times,Hobby, or noncommercial, collection of reptiles is allowed without a permit for a certain list of unprotected species and there are limits to the number of
Passing off the reins - 05 Aug 2008
Wyoming Tribune,He mentioned the funding of the wolf program and the funding for the nongame species from the legislature. "It was really, at least in my mind,
Climate Change And Species Distributions - Aug 4, 2008
Science Daily (press release)But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss of habitat for plant and animal species. In a series of talks at the Ecological
Invasive species bills stuck in Congress - Aug 4, 2008
The Associated PressMost aquatic invasive species travel in the ballast water that large ships take on for balance when they're not carrying cargo. Ballast water picked up near
Foreign mussel species have Colorado officials on guard for an ... - Aug 4, 2008
ReporterHerald.com,...“There’s an awareness that we can do a lot to slow the spread of nuisance species,� said Fred Bohlmann, manager of Boyd Lake State Park.
Invasive species bills stuck in Congress - Aug 4, 2008
WTHI,...any -- on passing any legislation to address the issue of invasive species, which are becoming a major problem in Illinois and other Great Lakes states.
Invasive species degrade local natural habitats - Aug 4, 2008
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com,Simply, there are numerous invasive species in Ann Arbor; all of which play a role in the habitat degradation, as well as negative economic impacts to
Invasive species bills stuck in Congress - Aug 4, 2008
WTTE,...are at loggerheads over legislation to set the first federal cleanup standards for the large ocean-going ships that bring invasive species to US shores.
Unproductive grasslands resist climate change and help native species - Aug 4, 2008
iTWire,Such human-made alterations in the grasslands, according to the researchers, did not cause very many differences in the composition of species within the
New Manta Ray species discovered - Aug 3, 2008
Fresh News,By ANI on Sunday, August 3, 2008 Scientists have discovered a new Manta Ray species that is a highly migratory animal wandering the world’’s seas.
WY Governor Moves to Balance Energy With Bird Species Protection - Aug 2, 2008
FOXBusinessBy carefully managing the development of this habitat, the State of Wyoming will have a far greater chance of maintaining this challenged species.
LN: Exotic animals endanger original species in ÄŒR - Aug 3, 2008
Prague Daily Monitor,This phenomenon has probably been caused by climate changes, human influences well as the natural migration of species, LN adds.
DNA barcoding takes on the world - Aug 4, 2008
MSNBCA DNA barcode, or a short standardized sequence that enables researchers to distinguish among many species, works the same way as the 12-number UPC
Workers at Piscataway site safeguard nest of protected bird species - Aug 3, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,Jeff Tittel, director of the Sierra Club of New Jersey, said New Jersey has "probably the most interesting mix of species of almost any other state.
Off summer for invasive species - Aug 3, 2008
Cape Cod Times,One of those strains is itself an alien species that was introduced in 1989 to attack the gypsy moth. Biological "controls" like the fungus sometimes take a
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