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Nesting turtles give clues on oil spill's impact The Associated Press via Yahoo News Share    
While scientists in several states are studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on loggerhead and other sea turtles, the Kemps ridley have been of particular concern. The Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010 happened when they typically would have been in the area. Most of the 456 visibly oiled turtles rescued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last year were Kemps ridleys. Because sea turtles don't reach reproductive age for at least a decade, the full effects of the oil spill might not be known for years. More
Study: Eastern wolves are hybrids with coyotes The Associated Press via Yahoo News Share
Wolves in the eastern United States are hybrids of gray wolves and coyotes, while the region's coyotes actually are wolf-coyote-dog hybrids, according to a new genetic study that is adding fuel to a longstanding debate over the origins of two endangered species. The study is unlikely to impact the management of the endangered red wolf in North Carolina and the eastern Canadian wolf in Ontario, but it offers fresh insight into their genetic makeup and concludes that those wolves are hybrids that developed over the last few hundred years. More
US warns Tanzania over impact of Serengeti road The Associated Press via Yahoo News Share
The Obama administration has raised concerns with Tanzania's government about the impact of its plan to build a road through the Serengeti wildlife reserve, which environmentalists say could affect the famed wildebeest migration and threaten endangered species. More Yellowstone grizzly population estimated at 1,000 The Associated Press via the Billings Gazette Share
A Wyoming game official says the population of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park region is off by about 40 percent. Wyoming Game and Fish Deputy Director John Emmerich said there's at least 1,000 grizzlies in the region, 400 more than the official grizzly bear estimate. Emmerich told a state legislative committee last week that a more detailed study is needed if state officials hope to get the bear removed from the endangered species list. More
Fungus destroying amphibian populations at higher rate than habitat destruction PhysOrg Share
According to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, human development and habitat loss are not the main contributor to the population decline of many amphibian species. In actuality, that human encroachment on natural habitat many actually be saving some of them. More US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries launch effort to improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act U.S. Department of the Interior Share
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Service have launched a joint effort to identify and implement administrative changes to the Endangered Species Act aimed at accelerating recovery of imperiled species, enhancing on-the-ground conservation delivery, and better engaging the resources and expertise of partners to meet the goals of the ESA. More
Humpback whales hit Great Barrier Reef early this year OurAmazingPlanet Share
Humpback whales make annual trips along Australia's northeastern coast to breed and recover from the harsh, frigid conditions of frozen Antarctic waters, where the species spends much of the year. Humpbacks aren't usually seen along the Great Barrier Reef until late June or early July, according to a local dive operator, but were spotted off the coast of Cairns, Queensland, on May 24. Although humpbacks were nearly wiped out by whaling in the early 20th century, the species has made a comeback and their numbers appear to be growing. More
Russian government moves to protect critically endangered whales WWF Share
Companies seeking oil extraction rights to a newly available concession off Russia's Sakhalin Island will not be permitted to conduct activities while Western gray whales are present. The seasonal restriction, imposed by the Russian government, will require developers to conduct activities only from late November to late May, when the whales are away from their summer feeding grounds around the island. More
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