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Horseshoe crabs have been on Earth for 450 million years, but their survival is in jeopardy due to recent human activities.
Center for Biological Diversity: Legislation Would Harm Lesser Prairie Chickens, Sage Grouse
Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— The Biden administration’s long-awaited greater sage grouse land-use plans for 10 Western states could save the dwindling species, but some of the preliminary alternatives ignore the science showing what the birds need to survive, conservation groups said in a letter submitted today to the Bureau of Land Management.
Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy companies to kill thousands of eagles without legal consequence.
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Dozens of permits approved or pending would allow roughly 6,000 eagles to be killed over several decades, government documents show. More than half the killed birds would be golden eagles, which prefer the same open landscapes as wind developers.