Leatherback sea turtles to get critical habitat in Pacific ocean off Oregon, CaliforniaOctober 8th, 2009 Sea turtles to get critical habitat in PacificFederal fisheries managers have agreed to designate critical habitat for threatened leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will have the critical habitat designation done by Dec.
NOAA Fisheries looking at habitat needs of leatherback sea turtlesOctober 8th, 2009 Feds consider critical habitat for sea turtlesFederal fisheries managers have agreed to consider designating critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will make a decision whether to go forward by Dec.
Feds designate southwest Alaska shoreline as protected habitat for threatened sea ottersOctober 7th, 2009 Feds give sea otters habitat protection in AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated nearly 5,900 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula.
Utah's Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubs; critically endangered speciesAugust 25th, 2009 Utah's Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubsSALT LAKE CITY — Three male Amur tiger cubs have made their public debut at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Formerly known as Siberian tigers, the Amurs are listed as a critically endangered species.
Mother sues Chicago Cubs for death of son after wall collapsed during 2007 stormAugust 21st, 2009 Chicago Cubs sued for man's death in wall collapseCHICAGO — Attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Cubs on behalf of the mother of a 21-year-old man who died after a wall near the team's stadium collapsed on him during a storm in 2007. The lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court says the Cubs owned the structure near Wrigley Field that fell on Alec Drews.
Bugs, snails and rare plants: Agency says 29 more species may need federal protectionAugust 18th, 2009 Agency says 29 species may need federal protectionSALT LAKE CITY — Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states — from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddisfly in Nebraska — may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Animal control officers want to know how 2 leopard sharks got into S. California trash canAugust 4th, 2009 2 leopard sharks found dead in trash canNORWALK, Calif. — Animal control officials are trying to find out how two dead 4-foot-long leopard sharks ended up in a trash can in Norwalk, a Los Angeles suburb.
Calif. man charged with trying to sell 2 rare, stolen violins appears in Los Angeles courtJuly 21st, 2009 California man held in LA in stolen violin caseLOS ANGELES — A Southern California man charged with transporting two rare, stolen violins has made his first court appearance following his extradition to Los Angeles from France. Anthony Eugene Notarstefano of Long Beach was ordered held Monday in federal detention until his next hearing on July 27 in U.S.
Dog nurses abandoned panda cubs in northern ChinaJuly 16th, 2009 Dog wet nurse saves panda cubs in ChinaBEIJING — Two red panda cubs abandoned by their mother at birth are thriving at a northern China zoo thanks to milk and loving care from an unlikely surrogate mother — a dog, state media reported on Thursday. The cubs, born June 25, were abandoned immediately by their mother after giving birth in front of a crowd of visitors at the Taiyuan Zoo in northern China's Shanxi province, according to Ha Guojiang, a zoo employee quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency.
Enviro group takes formal step to sue EPA over pesticide pollution affecting polar bearsJuly 8th, 2009 Group will sue EPA over pesticides in polar bearsANCHORAGE, Alaska — An environmental group said Wednesday that it plans to sue the federal government to stop approving pesticides that end up in food eaten by polar bears. The Center for Biological Diversity gave 60-day notice it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to consider the effects of pesticides on polar bears, a threatened species, and their Arctic habitat.
Conservation groups again seek endangered species protection for giant, spitting worm in Wash.June 30th, 2009 Protection sought again for giant, spitting wormsSPOKANE, Wash. — Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.
Main islands of 50th US state eyed as critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk sealsJune 13th, 2009 Hawaiian Islands eyed for endangered seal habitatHONOLULU — The federal government said Friday it will revise the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals for the first time in 21 years, which is likely to significantly expand the protection area to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands. Environmentalists say the added habitat is needed to reverse the plight of the monk seals, which are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world, with fewer than 1,200 remaining.
Main islands of nation's 50th state named critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk sealsJune 12th, 2009 Hawaiian Islands named habitat for endangered sealHONOLULU — The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said. Environmentalists say the added habitat is needed to reverse the plight of the monk seals, which are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world with fewer than 1,200 remaining.
Harden solid, Johnson has 3 RBIs to lead Chicago Cubs over Houston Astros 6-3May 8th, 2009 Harden pitches into 8th, Cubs beat Astros 6-3HOUSTON — Rich Harden pitched into the eighth inning and Reed Johnson hit a bases-loaded triple Wednesday night to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros 6-3. Aramis Ramirez added a solo home run for the Cubs, who have won five of six.
Soriano bats third in Cubs' retooled lineup against CincinnatiApril 25th, 2009 Cubs move Soriano to third in orderST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs had Alfonso Soriano hitting third for the first time in his two seasons with the team Friday night against St.
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