Trump Admin Slashes Critical Habitat For Northern Spotted Owl
"The Trump administration has cut designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by millions of acres in Oregon, Washington and California."
Source: OPB, 01/14/2021
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"Sage Grouse Review Done, But Scant Time For Trump’s Changes"
"The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states in the U.S. West, but there’s little time to put the relaxed rules for industry into action before President-elect Joe Biden takes office."
Source: AP, 01/13/2021
"Trump Admin, in Parting Gift to Industry, Reverses Bird Protections"
"The Trump administration gutted protections for migratory birds on Tuesday, delivering the second of two parting gifts to the oil and gas industry, which has long sought to be shielded from liability for killing birds unintentionally in oil spills, toxic waste ponds and other environmental disasters."
Source: NYTimes, 01/06/2021
Restoring Wildlife Protections Erased by Trump Could Take Biden Years
"When President-elect Joe Biden walks through the door of the White House with his rescue dog, Major, he will inherit a Migratory Bird Treaty Act that no longer protects birds, a watered-down Endangered Species Act, and a policy that allows hunters in Alaska to crawl into bear and wolf dens to shoot mothers and their babies."
Source: Washington Post, 12/29/2020
"Trump Officials Move To Relax Rules On Killing Birds"
"A rule change easing companies’ liability for killing birds would not cause unacceptable environmental harm, the Trump administration said in an analysis published Friday, clearing the way for it to finalize a major rollback before the president’s term ends on Jan. 20."
Source: Washington Post, 11/30/2020
"In Search of a ‘Regenerative’ Thanksgiving Turkey"
"Turkey farmers are getting on the regenerative bandwagon. But experts say the birds must be part of a larger regenerative farming system to warrant the term."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/24/2020
"Trump Signs Bipartisan Bill Funding Conservation Grants"
"President Trump on Friday approved a bipartisan bill that funds several popular conservation grants."
Source: The Hill, 11/02/2020
Protect Nature Or Face Deadlier Pandemics Than COVID, Scientists Warn
"Pandemics will emerge more often, spread faster, cost more and kill more people than COVID-19 without bold action to halt the habitat destruction that helps viruses hop from wildlife to humans, according to a study published on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 10/30/2020
"Dying Birds And The Fires: Scientists Work To Unravel A Great Mystery"
"The yellow Townsend Warbler lay lifeless on the gravel ground near Grant county, New Mexico, the eyes in its yellow-striped head closed, its black feathery underbelly exposed."
Source: Guardian, 10/19/2020
Op-Ed: "Avian Botulism Kills 40,000 Birds at National Wildlife Refuge"
"Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border."
Source: Revelator, 10/15/2020
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