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Endangered Species Day is May 15th!
Spring 2020 is a season of milestones for protecting our environment and wildlife. Not only is this week the 50th
April 23, 2020 No Comments
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COVID-19: A Consequence of Our Broken Relationship with Nature
COVID-19 is causing massive disruption to everyone’s work and lives. Hundreds of thousands have become ill, many fatally so. It
March 24, 2020 4 Comments
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Protecting Western Monarchs
By: Angela Laws, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Marlene Milosevich, conservation volunteer and Jeanne Dodds,
March 3, 2020 1 Comment
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Let’s Make This A Better Year for Wildlife!
If your New Year’s Resolution involved walking more gently on the planet, practicing compassion or being a more conscientious consumer
February 14, 2020 1 Comment
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Our House is On Fire
Every day we see more examples of wildlife being hurt and killed by climate change. In Australia, more than a billion native species have burned to death, including kangaroos and koalas. Fires in the rain forests of Malaysia and Brazil contribute to global warming and kill endangered orangutans and giant armadillos. Plants and animals are taking the horrific brunt of human excess and greed.
Sometimes I feel alone in my understanding of how terrible this crisis really is and how urgently we must act. People often seem apathetic and behave as though someone else will solve the problem.
But I am not alone. We are not alone.
January 24, 2020 No Comments
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How to help wildlife victims of fires in Australia
The deadly brush fires are burning in Australia have scorched nearly 18 million acres of land and caused massive devastation.
January 7, 2020 3 Comments
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Trump administration again reauthorizes wildlife-killing ‘cyanide bombs’ despite strong opposition
Via Western Environmental Law Center The Trump administration today announced it will reauthorize use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices
December 5, 2019 3 Comments
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Native Milkweed for Monarch Conservation
Diane Jones, owner of Draggin’ Wing High Desert Nursery and Jeanne Dodds, ESC Creative Engagement Director – Growing up in
November 5, 2019 2 Comments
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Poisoned: New Report Highlights 10 Species Threatened by Pesticides
Chemical pesticides applied to lawns, gardens, and industrial agriculture operations are a major threat to imperiled wildlife, according to a new report released today. “Poisoned: 10 American Species Imperiled by Pesticides” details how domestic and commercial pesticides—including herbicides, insecticides, and rodenticides—are contributing to the decline of many common and lesser known species of wildlife.
October 30, 2019 1 Comment
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1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves
Almost two million Americans stated their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is one of the largest numbers of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Trump administration’s politically driven move to turn wolf management over to state agencies across most of the lower 48 states.
July 15, 2019 1 Comment
