Saving What's Left of R.I.'s Natural Heritage Will Take Collaboration
Among the animals likely to be added to Rhode Island's rare species list should it be updated is the saltmarsh sparrow.
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Among the animals likely to be added to Rhode Island's rare species list should it be updated is the saltmarsh sparrow.
Rhode Island’s 1,214 square miles are home, or at least were, to 41 federally and/or state endangered or threatened species. The list of at-risk plants is considerably longer.
Endangered species laws vary from state to state, and Rhode Island laws lack some protections that have been codified by its New England neighbors.
The US Forest Service is exploiting a loophole in the Roadless Rule to back misguided management plans, say activists.
Critics say the idea that forests should be logged to keep them young so wildlife can thrive is based on flawed science.