Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Read full article: Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by TrumpThe Biden administration has restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.
US won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, proposes national recovery plan
Read full article: US won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, proposes national recovery planFederal wildlife officials have decided not to restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubs
Read full article: California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubsCalifornia authorities have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around South Lake Tahoe: a mama bear and three of her cubs.
Man pleads guilty to taking 2 baby bears from their den
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to taking 2 baby bears from their denCalifornia wildlife officials say a Northern California man who admitted to taking two bear cubs from their den and notified officials after he was unable to care for them pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited species.
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US officials: Climate change not a threat to rare wolverine
Read full article: US officials: Climate change not a threat to rare wolverineU.S. wildlife officials are withdrawing proposed protections for the snow-loving wolverine after determining the rare and elusive predator is not as threatened by climate change as once thought. – U.S. wildlife officials are withdrawing proposed protections for the snow-loving wolverine after determining the rare and elusive predator is not as threatened by climate change as once thought. Fish and Wildlife officials said. Wildlife officials have previously estimated that 250 to 300 wolverines survive in remote areas of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington state. Tim Preso with the environmental law firm Earthjustice said the latest decision fits in with a pattern of the Trump administration downplaying the threat of climate change.