STOPGAP MEASURES
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Habitat conservation plans (HCPs) permit the incidental take of threatened or endangered species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the NOAA Fisheries Service endorse multispecies HCPs, claiming that they offer advantages for both...
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The article presents information on Hereford, an unincorporated community, along Arizona's Mexican border. Huachucas situated on the western side of Hereford forms one of the states high-altitude ecosystems where endangered species of flora and fauna are preserved. Cochise County has suffered...
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Birds like sooty terns have found their way to the empire of land fragments known as Micronesia, Fiji, and Polynesia, many evolving into species unique to these islands. Such biodiversity may fade, unless the winds of change start to blow. The island nation of Palau is one of nine independent...
- Creating an endangered ecosystems act Hunt, Constance E. // Endangered Species Update;Jan/Feb1989, Vol. 6 Issue 3/4, p1
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- Mulga rebirth begs a fair-dinkum crack at the rabbit. Collis, Brad // Ecos;Oct-Dec2000, Issue 105, p24
Reports on the recovery of vegetation in Australia's mulga lands in the wake of Rabbit calicivirus disease. Decrease in the rabbit population credited for destroying native ecosystems; Return of mulgas, native grasses and other shrubs offering hope that animals on the endangered species list...
- Saving an endangered act: The case for a biodiversity approach to ESA conservation efforts. Drozdowski, James // Case Western Reserve Law Review;Winter95, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p553
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The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the richest and most threatened biomes on Earth. In the state of Rio de Janeiro it is presently reduced to less than 20% of its original extension, and faunal lists are needed for several areas. Here we present a species list of amphibians and reptiles for...
