The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that David Adams, 60, formerly of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced today in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia after pleading guilty to the unlawful taking of a Florida panther, a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. “Today’s sentencing affirms our…
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Endangered Status Goes Through for Five Southeastern Fish Species
The Cumberland darter, rush darter, yellowcheek darter, chucky madtom, and laurel dace are now federally-listed as endangered throughout their respective ranges, according to a press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The listings become effective on September 8, 30 days following Tuesday’s publication in the Federal Register. The rush darter is only found…
Migrating Whooping Cranes Make it to Alabama
OperationMigration.Org Thirteen whooping cranes follow an ultra-light through West Jefferson County two years ago as they passed over Alabama Power’s Miller Steam Plant on the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River Ten young whooping cranes are more than halfway through their migration from Wisconsin to Florida, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.…
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States for Endangered Species Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in obtaining federal financial assistance to acquire land or conduct planning efforts for endangered species conservation. For fiscal year 2011, the President’s budget request for the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund includes approximately $85 million in grant funding for conservation…
Groups Urge Action to Protect Endangered Species Act
Despite the fact that the Endangered Species Act has helped protect many of America’s treasured species – such as the bald eagle, the American alligator and the manatee – some members of Congress are attempting to weaken the law. Environmental groups are urging people to defend the ESA by sending a letter to your Senators…
Birmingham Congressman Cosponsors Bill to Gut Endangered Species Act
Artur Davis, Congressman for Birmingham and the Black Belt, is a cosponsor of a bill to gut the Endangered Species Act. The bill really gives private owners the right do do whatever they want on their land, regardless of the danger to the species which are endangered. It is a “private property over all” bill.…
Biologists Find Three Species in Alabama Thought to Be Extinct
Jeff Garner, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ mollusk biologist, has found several species believed to have been extinct, including a snail in the Locust Fork, a mussel in the Alabama River and a mussel in the Tennessee River, the Birmingham News reports. Their survival may depend on the continued goodwill of Alabama…
