ESA Protection Not Warranted for the American Pika
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American pika. Photo credit: Chris Kennedy / FWS
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February 5, 2010
Although the American pika is potentially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in portions of its range, the best available scientific information indicates that pikas will be able to survive despite higher temperatures. Pikas will have enough suitable high elevation habitat to prevent them from becoming threatened or endangered.
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Okaloosa Darter On the Road to Recovery
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Okaloosa darter. Photo credit: FWS
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February 2, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed reclassifying the Okaloosa darter from the status of endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act, saying that the small fish is making major strides in its fight for recovery. The rule was published in today’s Federal Register, and the public is invited to comment on the proposal during the next 60 days until April 5, 2010. More
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Conservation Easement in Arizona Protects a Safe Harbor Ranch in Perpetuity
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Jim Crosswhite, Arizona Rancher. Photo credit: courtesy of EC Bar Ranch
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January 15, 2010
“While implementing a Safe Harbor Agreement to restore habitat for the Little Colorado River spinedace, a threatened fish, and the southwestern willow flycatcher, an endangered bird, I was inspired to donate the EC Bar Ranch Conservation Easement to permanently protect 94 acres, including 3-miles of Nutrioso Creek,” said Jim Crosswhite, a rancher in Apache County, Arizona. The Arizona Partners for Fish and Wildlife program helped implement the Agreement through controlled grazing, vegetative plantings, and improved management. “The conservation easement will protect those practices in perpetuity,” Crosswhite said.
Arizona Ranch Protected with Conservation Easement [pdf]
Safe Harbor Agreement with James Crosswhite [pdf]
Information about the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Listen to a Southwestern willow flycatcher [audio]
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Red Knots, Horseshoe Crabs and Climate Change
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Red knots. Credit: Gregory Breese / USFWS
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January 11, 2010
The red knot, a bird the size of a coffee cup, stakes its future on the ready abundance of eggs laid by tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs. Climate change could play a key role in that future.
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Red Knot Information
Horseshoe Crab Fact Sheet
FWS Climate Change Website
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