There are currently more than 1,300 species listed as either endangered or threatened in the U.S. under the 1973 act. The Bethany Beach firefly is not the only type of firefly at risk; about 10% of the firefly species in the U.S. are not doing well, Sara Lewis, author of "Silent ...
Also mentioned are the common weaknesses shared among state endangered species legislation as well as Indiana's weakness when compared to the federal Endangered Species Act.KELLY, R. SHANEIndiana Law Review
After an extensive scientific review, NOAA announced today that Atlantic bluefin tuna currently do not warrant species protection under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA has committed to revisit this decision by early 2013, when more information will be available about the effects of the Deepwater Hor...
The Threatened Status of Steller Sea Lions, Eumetopias jubatus, under the Endangered Species Act: Effects on Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Management In April 1990, the Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act by emergency action. Competitive...
Bald eagles were removed from the endangered species list in August 2007 because their populations recovered sufficiently, and their population has continued to grow in the years since, it says. Nonetheless, bald eagle nests cannot be disturbed without a federal pe...
This Order is issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce (Secretaries) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531, as amended (the Act), the federal-tribal trust relationship, and other federal law. Specifically, this Order clarifies the respo...
Golden and bald eagles are not endangered species but are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The laws prohibit killing, selling or otherwise harming eagles, their nests or eggs without a permit. The permits would be reviewed every fiv...
theFederalListofEndangeredand ThreatenedWildlife AGENCY:FishandWildlifeService, Interior. ACTION:Finalrule. SUMMARY:Undertheauthorityofthe EndangeredSpeciesActof1973,as amended(Act),we,theU.S.Fishand WildlifeService(Service),areremoving thebrownpelican(Pelecanus occidentalis)fromtheFederalListof Endangeredand...
Third, the Act may well have caused more harm than good to the eagle. Fourth, the bald eagle will be removed from the endangered list in name only because despite the species' much hailed recovery the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has cut-and-pasted the Endangered Species Act (...
“This is a prime example why Congress should modernize the Endangered Species Act. We should elevate the role of states and local experts who are on the ground working with the grizzly – and other endangered species – on a daily basis," Barrasso continued. "They should have the opportunity...