#Monarch butterfly may be added to endangered species list

#Monarch butterfly may be added to endangered species list

“#Monarch butterfly may be added to endangered species list” The beloved monarch butterfly is being considered — again — for federal designation as an endangered species. Environmentalists are urging the Trump administration to grant the orange-and-black butterflies protection under the Endangered Species Act in light of a rapid decline in their numbers. Conservation group Xerces…

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#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes

#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes

“#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes” Vancouver Island marmots are hitting the slopes in a race to save their species, which even wildlife conservationists call “unbearably cute.” The woodland rodent, a cousin of squirrels and groundhogs, can be found throughout North America, Europe and Asia, but the critically endangered Marmota vancouverensis, the largest of…

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#Lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo, police say

#Lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo, police say

“#Lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo, police say” An endangered lemur has been stolen from the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, according to police. The San Francisco Police Department issued a press release about the missing mammal and state that the male ring-tailed lemur named Maki appears to have been illegally taken from his habitat…

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