West Coast dam sparks extinction fears

NEWSTALK – Auckland NZ
The Green Party believes a proposed West Coast dam could kill off endangered native species.
Meridian Energy wants to build an 85 megawatt hydrodam on the Mokihinui River. The West Coast Regional Council will today notify the public of the resource consents made.
Green Party conservation spokeswoman Metiria Turei says Meridian plans to flood [...]

NOAA to determine if ‘ribbon seals’ should be listed endangered

THE TUNDRA DRUMS
NOAA will be conducting a study this year to determine if ice seals called “ribbon seals,” which are at home in Alaska’s Bering Sea, will be listed as an endangered species.
A San Francisco-based group petitioned NOAA’s Fisheries Service in December to list the ribbon seal as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species [...]

Modern world encroaches on endangered antelope in Mongolia

 ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK, Thailand: A rare antelope species already under threat from poaching in Mongolia is facing a new danger — worsening traffic.
As affluent residents acquire motorbikes and cars in parts of western Mongolia, they are clogging roads that run along a key migration route for the saiga which, if not addressed, could reduce their already [...]

Canadian pair pleads guilty to smuggling endangered fish into U.S.

 The Canadian Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A pair of Canadian citizens could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges they tried to smuggle endangered Asian fish into the United States.
Investigators say the couple from Toronto tried to enter the United States last August at the Rainbow Bridge [...]

One tiny hop from extinction

 James Woodford – Sydney Morning Herald
NSW was down to one male spotted tree frog. Now they’re back, writes James Woodford.
IN THE middle of a wilderness, in the middle of the night, we are searching for frogs’ eyes.
It is pitch black and we are up to our shins in the frigid waters of Bogong Creek in [...]

Lakshadweep corals on verge of extinction

NDTV.com – Vishnu Som

Friday, March 21, 2008 (Lakshadweep)

Tigers are not the only critically endangered species, India’s stunning coral formations stand squarely at cross roads, threatened by a rise in sea water temperatures caused by global warming.
In Lakshadweep’s Bangaram island, the terrain has white rubble, a graveyard of dead coral.
The death of live corals in the [...]