Animals In Endangered

The death of a young right whale off Florida drives home the point that while disentanglement responses give the animals a better chance at survival, prevention of entanglements in fishing gear is paramount.
On February 3, NOAA scientist Barb Zoodsma joined partners from numerous state and local agencies, along with researchers from academic institutions and nonprofits organizations, to perform a necropsy – animal autopsy – on a young right whale...

Pandas are an endangered species that are native to China, and their scientific name is ‘ailuropoda melanoleuca’.
Population estimates vary but there may be around 1000 pandas left living in the wild, in addition to about 127 in captivity in zoos in China, the United States, Mexico, Japan, Germany, and North Korea. Pandas used to range throughout southern and eastern...

The Service announced a 90-day finding on a 2009 petition by private citizens James Bailey and Natalie Bailey to list the wild plains bison, Bison bison bison, or each of four distinct population segments, as threatened.
 
"Based on our review," said the Service, "we find that the petition does not present substantial information indicating that listing may be warranted."...

A state senator who represents much of the East Side of Summit County wants wolves removed from the federal Endangered Species List.
Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden, has introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 15, which urges Congress to eliminate the federal protection for wolves....