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'The court has to intervene now': Indigenous groups and conservationists condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap

A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed an emergency injunction to stop a land swap between SpaceX and the federal government, saying courts should rule on its legality.

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How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat.

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California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash led to a 3-year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well

Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.

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‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

The Guardian - UK

Senate declines to halt plan to kill off half-million barred owls by Fish and Wildlife Service

Northern spotted owls are being squeezed out by the westward migration of the larger barred owls

The Guardian - US

The struggle to protect wildlife around the world as Trump’s aid cuts start to bite

IN FOCUS: Six months on from the US president’s order to halt all foreign assistance, Nick Ferris explores just how badly wildlife conservation programmes have been impacted – and how they have managed to keep operations going against the odds

The Independent UK

Endangered gray wolf poached in Oregon, reward set at $10,000

The radio-collared wolf, known to researchers as OR 159, was found dead in an area where the animals are federally protected.

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World’s oldest wild bird is about to become a mom again at 74

‘SHE DID IT AGAIN!’ US Fish and Wildlife said

The Independent UK

Washington state is set to kill 450K owls - in order to save another species of the bird

The proposal comes as part of the Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service

The Independent UK

Can you spot the black bear peeking from the forest?

The images were captured by a USFWS employee in central Washington. Hint: Not all black bears have black fur.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Two endangered black-footed ferrets cloned from frozen tissue samples

Noreen and Antonia, born last May, are among first cloned offspring of a native endangered species in the North America

The Guardian - US

World's oldest wild bird is 'actively courting' after losing long-term mate

Biologists on Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean have spotted a septuagenarian female Laysan albatross named Wisdom flirting with potential mates months after the end of the nesting season.

LiveScience

A government proposal to kill a half-million owls sparks controversy

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill some 470,000 owls over 30 years to protect other owl species has prompted conservationists and animal welfare advocates to weigh the consequences.

WEKU

Lincoln Park Zoo warns of wildlife trafficking through airports, including O’Hare, during holiday travel season

Wildlife trafficking is prevalent during this time of year, according to Lincoln Park Zoo, which is working to raise awareness of the issue with the public and enforcement agencies.

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Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

State and federal wildlife agencies have developed a new weapon to slow down invasive carp across the Great Lakes region: traitor fish

Space

SpaceX gets license for 2nd launch of giant Starship rocket

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a license for the second-ever liftoff of SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle, which could now occur as early as Saturday (Nov. 18).

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SpaceX says its 2nd Starship test flight could launch on Nov. 17 (video)

SpaceX says its next Starship launch could occur as early as Nov. 17, pending regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies.

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FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has completed its safety review of SpaceX's Starship — but that doesn't mean the giant vehicle has been officially cleared for its second-ever liftoff.

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More endangered red wolves will be released in the U.S. under a legal settlement

There were only an estimated seven red wolves left in the wild when a coalition of conservation organizations decided to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Independent UK

Wildlife officials search for a wayward sea otter harassing surfers, kayakers off California coast

Wildlife officials are trying to capture a wayward sea otter that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California

WEKU

An otter in Santa Cruz is hassling surfers — and stealing their boards

The 5-year-old female southern sea otter was first seen hijacking surfboards in Santa Cruz last September. Officials successfully drove the otter away from the area, but she has since returned.

The Independent UK

Investigation over grizzly bear found dead near Yellowstone national park

Illegal killing of grizzly bear carries punishment of one year in prison and $50,000 fine

The Independent UK

Row erupts over 1,000 lab-test monkeys that may be killed or returned ‘to be trafficked again’

Conservationists demand urgent meeting with company summonsed to court by justice chiefs

Chicago Tribune

Environmentalists to file lawsuit over Illinois' Bell Bowl Prairie, home to the endangered rusty patched bumblebee

CHICAGO — The fight to preserve Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, Illinois, where federally endangered rusty patched bumblebees have been found, ramped up this week, with environmentalists saying they intend to return to federal court.

The Guardian - US

Cute, furry and key to the ecosystem: can sea otters save the US west coast?

Campaign seeks to restore seas otters to northern California and Oregon: ‘They are really important to coastal ecosystems’

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