Birds of Paradise
Tags: BIRD populations; ENDANGERED species; WILDLIFE conservation; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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- Fish and Wildlife Service: Weaknesses in the Management of the Endangered Species Program Workload at the Carlsbad, California Field Office: T-RCED-00-293. // GAO Reports;9/14/2000, p1
This testimony discusses GAO's ongoing work on the implementation of the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's field office in Carlsbad, California. Specifically it focuses on how that office implemented the act's provisions on consultation and habitat conservation...
- Endangered Species: Many Factors Affect the Length of Time to Recover Select Species: GAO-06-730. Nazzaro, Robin M. // GAO Reports;9/8/2006, p1
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the services) are responsible for administration and implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The act generally requires the services to develop recovery plans for endangered and threatened...
- U.S. Considers Protection of Vole. // Pest Management Professional;Nov2008, Vol. 76 Issue 11, p80
The article reports on the consideration being given by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the qualification of dusky tree vole for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. It states that the some groups, such as the Center for Biological Diversity have petitioned the service to...
- Endangered species rally. // National Geographic;Oct98, Vol. 194 Issue 4, p141
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- Endangered Species Program: Information on How Funds Are Allocated and What Activities Are Emphasized: GAO-02-581. // GAO Reports;6/25/2002, p1
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was enacted to conserve plant and animal species facing extinction as well as their habitats. The act requires that at-risk species that may be candidates for listing and conservation efforts be identified and listed as threatened or endangered, critical...
- TIME TRIP. // Current Events;3/12/2004, Vol. 103 Issue 21, p2
The U.S. has more than its fair share of animals in danger. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about 1,260 plants and animals are on the federal list of threatened and endangered species. In 1973, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act to protect plants and animals at risk of...
- Man Versus Wild. // Current Events;9/27/2010, Vol. 110 Issue 4, p7
The article reports the attacks made by the gray wolves killing huge quantity of valuable cattle and other livestock. It presents the increase of 10 percent in population of the gray wolves as reported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. The article depicts the problem caused by the gray...
- YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLIES IN RECOVERY. Darland, Robert // National Wildlife;Dec2005/Jan2006, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p12
The article informs that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is pushing ahead with plans to remove the Yellowstone National Park's biggest bruin from the federal endangered species list within the next year. In Yellowstone, grizzly population growth has led the FWS to propose ending the...
- Habitat Conservation Plans Under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act: The Alabama Beach Mouse and the Unfulfilled Mandate of Species Recovery. Jester, Jennifer // Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review;Fall98, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p131
Argues that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has construed narrowly the conservation mandate of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Advent of the habitat conservation plan; Mechanics of the ESA; Exceptions to the Section 9 Prohibition of `Takes'; Process of FWS issuance of an incidental...
