The continued survival of a small, elusive woodland creature once thought to be extinct is the subject of a lawsuit filed today against the Trump administration, which a pair of conservation groups argue has failed to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the Humboldt marten. According to a press release from the Center for Biological […]
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Rollback of Endangered Species’ Protections Raising Fears
The Trump administration’s move to weaken what many see as key aspects of the Endangered Species Act is garnering outrage and pushback, with critics fearing a greater deterioration of the natural world amid the planet’s growing biodiversity crisis. Credited with saving the bald eagle — among many iconic species, including several on the North Coast […]
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Ruling Puts Martens Up For Endangered Species Reconsideration
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will likely need to revisit providing endangered species protections to the coastal marten after a federal court judge today overturned the agency’s decision not to list the small woodland creature. The Environmental Protection Information Center and the Center for Biological Diversity had sued the service after the latter unsuccessfully […]
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Will the Lassics Lupine Survive?
You’re forgiven if this is the first time you’ve seen the Lassics lupine. The rare flower exists in less than four acres on Earth, on two small, alpine plots in southern Humboldt and Trinity counties. Climate change has dwindled the flower’s individual population to fewer than 60, scientists believe, prompting the Center for Biological Diversity to […]