The Kittlitz's murrelet is the most endangered species that appears on the IUCN list and not the ESA list. Murrelets live in Alaska and Russia, where they eat fish and large plankton from the water that melts off glaciers....[More]
Kittlitz's Murrelet
The Kittlitz's murrelet is the most endangered species that appears on the IUCN list and not the ESA list. Murrelets live in Alaska and Russia, where they eat fish and large plankton from the water that melts off glaciers. There are less than 50,000 left in the world, and their population has declined as much as 90 percent in the last fifteen years. In 2004 the United States Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) service decided not to list the murrelet as endangered.
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Mojave Ground Squirrel
These little rodents live in the scrub habitats of the desert they're named after. Like many scrub dwellers, the biggest threat these squirrels face is habitat loss, as urban and suburban development presses out into the desert and the military expands its presence in the Southwestern United States....[More]
Mojave Ground Squirrel
These little rodents live in the scrub habitats of the desert they're named after. Like many scrub dwellers, the biggest threat these squirrels face is habitat loss, as urban and suburban development presses out into the desert and the military expands its presence in the Southwestern United States. The IUCN estimates that less than 10% of the habitat that's left for these little squirrels is protected. In October the USFWS decided that the squirrel did not warrant protection.
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Tricolored Blackbird
A California native, the tricolored blackbird went from a species of least concern to endangered status in just two years due to loss of breeding areas in grassland and marshes....[More]
Tricolored Blackbird
A California native, the tricolored blackbird went from a species of least concern to endangered status in just two years due to loss of breeding areas in grassland and marshes. In 2004 the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to list the bird as endangered, but the USFWS decided it should not even be considered a candidate for ESA protection.
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Relict Leopard Frog
Less than 2,500 mature Relict leopard frogs remain in the U.S., and no subpopulation has more than 250 adults. The frogs live in a small range bordering Arizona, Nevada and Utah, where habitat loss to agriculture and the introduction of bullfrogs has greatly reduced their numbers....[More]
Relict Leopard Frog
Less than 2,500 mature Relict leopard frogs remain in the U.S., and no subpopulation has more than 250 adults. The frogs live in a small range bordering Arizona, Nevada and Utah, where habitat loss to agriculture and the introduction of bullfrogs has greatly reduced their numbers. A petition to add the frogs to the ESA list was filed in 2002, and the USFWS estimates the frog will probably be listed by 2016—if it survives that long.
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New England Cottontail
These cottontails aren't breeding like rabbits. Their habitat has declined over eighty percent since the 1960's and the population has been cut in half since 1994....[More]
New England Cottontail
These cottontails aren't breeding like rabbits. Their habitat has declined over eighty percent since the 1960's and the population has been cut in half since 1994. The cottontail roams around states like New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The rabbit has joined the growing queue at the ESA's door, that seeks protection.
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Jollyville Plateau Salamander
The Jollyville plateau salamander lives in just five locations in the United States, most of them in Texas. An office building now occupies one of those locations....[More]
Jollyville Plateau Salamander
The Jollyville plateau salamander lives in just five locations in the United States, most of them in Texas. An office building now occupies one of those locations. The salamander has been in the running for ESA listing since 2007, but hasn't quite made the jump yet.
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Ahsy Storm Petrel
In 2007 the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition with the ESA to list the ashy storm-petrel as endangered after drastic population declines and increasing threats from pollution, squid fishing and nest predation by species that were expanding into its habitat....[More]
Ahsy Storm Petrel
In 2007 the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition with the ESA to list the ashy storm-petrel as endangered after drastic population declines and increasing threats from pollution, squid fishing and nest predation by species that were expanding into its habitat. After the USFWS missed several deadlines, the center sued, but the agency still decided in 2009 not to add the petrel to the list.
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Gunnison Sage Grouse
The Gunnison Sage Grouse's populations have been declining for over ten years now due to habitat loss from road construction, livestock and real estate development....[More]
Gunnison Sage Grouse
The Gunnison Sage Grouse's populations have been declining for over ten years now due to habitat loss from road construction, livestock and real estate development. Because the populations are so fragmented, the grouse has become even more susceptible to the West Nile virus, and their genetic diversity is dropping. In 2010 the USFWS decided not to list the bird.
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The biomass supported by our little planet remains constant over aeons. As the Homo sapien biomass increased species not specifically farmed by Homo sapiens decline. Result we have brought on the 6th extinction, and species we don't farm will die out.
The biosphere however is a complex system of species, most of them microscopic, and vital for its stability. The Homo sapien has no knowledge of this, and it is inevitable that the current unstable biosphere will self destruct and restore itself in the longer term. Intelligence is relative.
"Maintaining a Red List of endangered species," while a worthy endeavor, is arrogant and insane in the face of the enormity of the task. How about a simpler approach:
I for one am glad that the list stays small because it gives all the power to whacko environmentalists and CAVE people (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) way too much power in making developmental decisions.
A highway in Michigan remained un-finished for decades because of a bugs mating grounds. A huge solar power project in the Mojave Desert was delayed for years because of a Turtle.
The people who scream "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!" use the ESA like a huge club with spikes when they could probably really give a crap less about the crawly thing, they just want to say "NO!" to anything that comes along.
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in reply to ChazInMT09:07 PM 12/18/11
It's not just the Citizens that do this... I have watched big money developers in Florida shut down small development projects via State and County regulations, regulations that are written to the effect of: If you want to develop a piece of land, you need to do a $50,000 environmental impact study. How big a piece of land? Doesn't matter. $50,000 for 1 acre, $50,000 for 1000 acres. Who do you think wrote that law for themselves?
Which highway was that? I live in Michigan and have never heard of this. You obviously are biased against environmentalist to categorize them as wackos. I have found most to be highly rational and knowledgeable. The fact that they care about the destruction of unique life forms and you don't give a crap says more about you. And don't blame the lack of governmental will to fund solar energy development on a turtle. Environmental impact studies are a necessary cost to doing business, just ask the people in Appalachian states when coal mining companies pollute their streams and wells.
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Add CommentThe biomass supported by our little planet remains constant over aeons. As the Homo sapien biomass increased species not specifically farmed by Homo sapiens decline. Result we have brought on the 6th extinction, and species we don't farm will die out.
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"Maintaining a Red List of endangered species," while a worthy endeavor, is arrogant and insane in the face of the enormity of the task. How about a simpler approach:
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I for one am glad that the list stays small because it gives all the power to whacko environmentalists and CAVE people (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) way too much power in making developmental decisions.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisA highway in Michigan remained un-finished for decades because of a bugs mating grounds. A huge solar power project in the Mojave Desert was delayed for years because of a Turtle.
The people who scream "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!" use the ESA like a huge club with spikes when they could probably really give a crap less about the crawly thing, they just want to say "NO!" to anything that comes along.
It's not just the Citizens that do this... I have watched big money developers in Florida shut down small development projects via State and County regulations, regulations that are written to the effect of: If you want to develop a piece of land, you need to do a $50,000 environmental impact study. How big a piece of land? Doesn't matter. $50,000 for 1 acre, $50,000 for 1000 acres. Who do you think wrote that law for themselves?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWhich highway was that? I live in Michigan and have never heard of this. You obviously are biased against environmentalist to categorize them as wackos. I have found most to be highly rational and knowledgeable. The fact that they care about the destruction of unique life forms and you don't give a crap says more about you. And don't blame the lack of governmental will to fund solar energy development on a turtle. Environmental impact studies are a necessary cost to doing business, just ask the people in Appalachian states when coal mining companies pollute their streams and wells.
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