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A bipartisan push could change state wildlife protection By Alex Brown Stateline.org/TNS Scientists say the world is on the precipice of a mass extinction. The United Nations estimates that 1 million species are on the verge of being wiped out, threatened by climate change, habitat loss, pollution, invasive species and poaching. In the United States, the federal government has oversight of the more than 1,600 species listed under the Endangered Species Act - and powerful legal tools to protect...

“The [red wolf] programme has almost entirely crumbled since I’ve been working here,” says Heather Clarkson, who works with the environmental charity Defenders of Wildlife. “It took about 20 years to get the programme to a strong place, that’s the really sad part. Because now it’s crashed. Disappointed barely scratches the surface.” In January, following legal action by conservation groups including Defenders of Wildlife, the district court for the eastern district of North Caroli...

Table of Contents A Bipartisan Push Could Change State Wildlife Protection Sgt. Pam Taylor of the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife follows Puddles, as the dog sniffs for invasive mussels. State wildlife agencies say they lack the funding to fully meet their conservation mission, including invasive species management. Ted S. Warren The Associated Press Scientists say the world is on the precipice of a mass extinction. The United Nations estimates that 1 mi...