…his pioneering work in endangered species insemination. Hildebrandt, who helped conceive upwards of 50 endangered elephant calves by artificially inseminating their mothers is now focusing his attention on trying to…
Dear EarthTalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for four decades. How successful has it been in protecting and restoring threatened and endangered species? —A.J. Munson, Bern, NC These…
Dear EarthTalk: Now Trump is going to allow the importing of elephant “trophies” after all! Where do things stand overall now in the fight to protect endangered species, especially as…
…of commercial appeal as a wedge to undermine endangered species protections prohibiting development. The Endangered Species Act became law in 1973 under the commerce clause of the Constitution, which empowers…
For the last decade Republican legislators have been crying foul regarding the sweeping powers of the Endangered Species Act, especially in regard to what landowners can and cannot do on…
…government with the needed authority to protect an irreplaceable part of our national heritage—threatened wildlife.” CONTACTS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program, www.fws.gov/endangered; Endangered Species Coalition, www.stopextinction.org. …
…is that up to 50 percent more species may be endangered than can be currently accounted for by biologists. “We estimate that 6,300 affiliate species are ‘co-endangered’ with host species…
…falsified economic analyses to justify lessening endangered species protections mandated by federal law. At stake in the suit is the removal of one species from the endangered species list, the…
Dear EarthTalk: Why are many environmentalists against artificial cloning of living organisms? Isn’t it a good way to save endangered species? —Louis Bachman, Chico, CA As many endangered species near…
…Island Restoration Network, filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week to grant protected status under the Endangered Species Act to the dwindling numbers of…
