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82 Endangered Sea Turtles Hatch At San Diego SeaWorld (PHOTOS)

AP/Huffington Post | SUE MANNING | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Green Sea Turtles, Sea Turtles, San Diego, Shipwreck Beach, Tim Downing, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seaworld, Slideshow, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Green News

LOS ANGELES � The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach...

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The U.S. Takes the Lead in Restricting Polar Bear Hunting and International Trade

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Natural Resources Defense Council, Polar Bears, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nrdc, Canada, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Obama, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar all deserve enormous credit for taking this step, which wasn't easy and is sure to irritate our friend to the north, Canada.

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Sea Otter Protection: Government Gives Alaskan Habitat Protection

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Wildlife Sanctuary, Marine-Mammals, Sea Otters, Endangered Species, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Animals, Wildlife, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were...

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Get the Lead Out

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Migratory Birds, Lead, Lead Poising, Hunting, Toxic, Environment, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Waterfowl, Mourning Doves, Green News
Michael Markarian

When mourning dove hunting season begins next week, hunters will once again discharge enormous amounts of toxic lead into the environment.

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US To Reconsider Species Protection For Wolverines

AP | SUSAN GALLAGHER | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Wolverines, Protected Species, Animals, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Green News

HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Spe...

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Mojave Desert Tortoise : Endangered Species List's High Roller

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 02.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Animals, Endangered Species List, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Green News

SALT LAKE CITY — Leathery, shy and a bit world-weary, the Mojave desert tortoise doesn't come across as a high-roller. But among land-going critt...

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Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Public Citizen, Greenhouse Gas, George W. Bush, Regulation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beryllium, Afl-Cio, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Midnight Regulations, Charlie Gibson, Silica, Gao, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ABC News, President Bush, Government Accountability Office, Worker Exposure to Toxic Materials, Labor Regulations, Worker Safety, Osha, Labor Rights, Workers' Rights, Truck Driving Regulations, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.

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