threatened species
Posted Sep 17, 2020, 1:38 pm
Allen H. Awfe
/Cronkite News
Federal officials said Wednesday that the western yellow-billed cuckoo should remain a threatened species, rejecting an appeal by miners, ranchers that claimed the bird no longer needs protection.... Read more»
Posted Oct 6, 2011, 9:02 am
Alexis Bergelt
/Cronkite News Service
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service refused to grant threatened- or endangered-species status Wednesday to the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, even though there may be fewer than 50 of the birds left in the state.... Read more»
Posted Sep 6, 2011, 3:15 pm
Anna Consie
/Cronkite News Service
Chiricahua leopard frogs saved from flooding after the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista have been moved to a lush, indoor riparian habitat at Glendale Community College, complete with a waterfall, pool and a host of bugs.... Read more»
Posted Sep 27, 2010, 7:07 pm
Grant Martin
/Cronkite News Service
A tiny fish and a utility company’s plan to repair a natural gas pipeline along an eastern Arizona river have the Center for Biological Diversity tangling with federal regulators.... Read more»