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Commissioners argued that they need more time to hear input from Indigenous tribes affiliated with where the tree lives.
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After completing the 90-day finding, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined the petition does not present enough scientific information to include a gulch in Santa Cruz County, Arizona in the native fish’s critical habitat.
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A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over Mexican gray wolf management. They say new parts of the recovery plan for the endangered animals fail to protect the species in the Southwest.
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Wildlife advocates plan to file a lawsuit against the federal government over a new rule for managing endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that a Colorado River fish called the roundtail chub will not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, its status as a species has been debated for years.
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Officials with the Coconino National Forest announced the closure of the southern portion of Peaks Crag near Flagstaff this week in order to protect a pair of nesting peregrine falcons.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that the Sonoran desert tortoise doesn’t warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act because a scientific study “determined that it is not at risk of extinction in the foreseeable future.”
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The Center for Biological Diversity says it’s suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect endangered animals from expanded hunting and fishing on national wildlife refuges.
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The conservation group Defenders of Wildlife says a new plan by federal officials fails to ensure the recovery of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest.
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Federal wildlife officials are proposing several changes to the recovery plan for endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest. It comes after a federal judge ordered the agency to rewrite its plan to comply with federal law.