New CFACT Report: ESA Implementation Is Severely Flawed
The Endangered Species Act was created with a worthy goal: protecting species at risk of extinction. But more than 50 years later, its implementation has strayed far from that original purpose.
Endangered Sea Turtles begin rebound in Cayman Islands
A study shows that, despite reaching critically low levels, nesting populations of green and loggerhead turtles have recovered significantly.
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Craig Rucker
|2021-05-18T12:47:56-04:00May 13th, 2021|Comments Off on Endangered Sea Turtles begin rebound in Cayman Islands
Bald Eagle numbers soar to high levels, FWS report finds
Bald eagle's low point came in 1963 when there were only 417 known pairs. Efforts to protect the eagles have seen their numbers claw back to healthy levels. Bald eagles were delisted as an “endangered” species in 2007 under President George W. Bush.
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Craig Rucker
|2021-05-03T13:07:34-04:00May 3rd, 2021|Comments Off on Bald Eagle numbers soar to high levels, FWS report finds
Awoo, Gray Wolves of Denver!
The Gray Wolf is coming back to Colorado.
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CFACT Ed,
Robert Knee
|2020-11-11T23:54:25-05:00November 12th, 2020|Comments Off on Awoo, Gray Wolves of Denver!
Recovery success: Gray wolves removed from endangered list
The gray wolf population in the lower 48 states is estimated at more than 6,000, far exceeding the recovery goals of the two geographically separated and genetically diverse populations of wolves.
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CFACT Ed,
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.
|2020-11-07T19:43:01-05:00November 10th, 2020|Comments Off on Recovery success: Gray wolves removed from endangered list
Return of the tiger: Wildlife conservation amidst rapid economic development
The success story of India—with its population of 1.3 billion—proves that conservation is possible in the midst of economic development, provided policy makers adopt a development-centric approach with due diligence to the needs of conservation.
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CFACT Ed,
Vijay Raj Jayaraj
|2020-09-17T08:22:09-04:00September 16th, 2020|Comments Off on Return of the tiger: Wildlife conservation amidst rapid economic development
Elephant shrew rediscovered after lost to science for 50 years
In 2019 scientists actually trapped one, and voila, the species re-appeared on conservationists’ radar.
CFACT submission on reform of regulations on migratory birds
The U.S. is ready to adopt consistent and more sensible standards on the incidental loss of migratory birds. Read CFACT's official submission in support of this reform.
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CFACT Ed,
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.
|2020-07-21T23:37:07-04:00July 21st, 2020|Comments Off on CFACT submission on reform of regulations on migratory birds
Nearly everything you have read or heard about koalas is wrong
Since Europeans arrived Koalas have been booming and busting
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CFACT Ed,
Joanne Nova
|2020-07-04T14:19:35-04:00July 5th, 2020|Comments Off on Nearly everything you have read or heard about koalas is wrong
Will biotechnology help save the American chestnut?
In 1904, a chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) was accidentally introduced to North America from the introduction of Japanese chestnut trees into the United States for commercial purposes. Since then they have become exceedingly rare.
China’s illegal jaguar trade “spotted” by scientists
Some Chinese seek to obtain an animal's strength by eating or drinking products made from it. Watch out jaguars!
Conservationists scurry to find why Muskrat numbers are dropping
Found throughout most of Canada and the United States, the muskrat is an animal, often resembling but not related to the beaver, that can be found swimming or scurrying along many marshes, lakes, rivers, ponds and streams.
Imperiled Monarch Butterfly benefits from private conservation plan
Cooperation Instead of Coercion
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CFACT Ed,
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.
|2020-04-22T19:39:29-04:00April 24th, 2020|Comments Off on Imperiled Monarch Butterfly benefits from private conservation plan
Can conservation genomics rescue the vaquita?
What is causing the demise of the Vaquita? Conservationists pin the blame on two culprits.
Humpback whales spout out slow, but steady recovery
Humpback whales are making a comeback south of the equator.