81. Summary Of State Manatee Downlisting Issue Florida has its own endangered and threatened species Act (FESA). This is totallyseparate from the federal endangered species Act (ESA). http://www.savethemanatee.org/tadownlistsummary.htm

Summary of State Manatee Downlisting Issue: Florida has its own Endangered and Threatened Species Act (FESA). This is totally separate from the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FESA classifies imperiled species as endangered, threatened, or species of special concern. Manatees are currently listed as endangered under both the state and the federal acts. This misalignment of terms and definitions is why manatees are being recommended for downlisting. In August, 2001, the Coastal Conservation Association petitioned the FWCC to review the biological status of manatees under the new FESA listing/delisting rule criteria. In 2003, because of mounting opposition from numerous groups, the FWCC reconvened a Listing Process Stakeholders Panel to review the controversial rule criteria. In order to make substantive The Florida panther with an estimated 80 adults remaining in the wild could move from endangered to threatened. The Florida black bear could be delisted altogether. The red cockaded woodpecker has already been downlisted, even though the majority of RCW experts recommended against downlisting, and even though they are still listed as endangered on the federal level. According to the federal Marine Mammal Commission, even the Northern right whale (population about 350 animals) would likely move down a category from endangered to threatened.

82. EarthTrends: Feature - Endangered Species: Traded To Death There are currently 97 species listed as threatened or endangered in CITES for These include tiger bones, rhinoceros horns, and bear gall bladders. http://earthtrends.wri.org/features/view_feature.cfm?theme=7&fid=25

83. Endangered Species: Polar Bear The polar bear is found on the arctic coasts and islands of the five countries CITES bans international commercial trade in species threatened with http://www.un.org/works/environment/animalplanet/polarbear.html

Muffled against the bitter artic cold by thick white fur and layers of fat, the polar bear lives and hunts in the snowbound lands and ice flows surrounding the North Pole. A strong swimmer and a lone predator, it is at home ice flows, which may carry it far from its original locality. The polar bear is found on the arctic coasts and islands of the five countries around the North Pole, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway and Russia. It is the only species that still lives throughout its original range, with an estimated 20,000 still in the wild. However, even in the seemingly pristine Arctic environment, polar bears are threatened by the spread of hormone-disrupting chemicals and global warming. This affects the polar ice edge ecosystem, the habitat of walrus, seals and penguins, as well as bears. Global warming could already be having a negative impact on polar bears. In Canada's Hudson Bay ( see map ), numbers have been declining according to a study by Canadian Wildlife Services. Ice on the bay is melting an average of three weeks earlier than in the mid-1970s. This forces polar bears to retreat further inland before they have been able to replenish their reserves of fat by feeding on seal pups, which live on the ice. The polar bears in the Hudson Bay are unique in the Arctic because they fast for six to eight months of hibernation and rely on winter hunting for survival. Longer ice-free periods during the artic summer leave polar bears stranded onshore for longer periods. The delay in freeze-up causes polar bears to lose critical fat reserves affecting reproduction and the ability of pregnant females to produce enough milk for their cubs. Scientists can already document a 15 percent drop in birth rates.

84. AIBS: Public Policy News & Reports The US endangered and threatened species list includes 102 species and stocks The grizzly bear is a native species of the Bitterroot Ecosystem and was http://www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports/public-policy-reports-2000_12_01.html

terms Serving Biology and Society Organization About AIBS: Who We Are Media Inquiries Organization Membership Individual Membership ... Classifieds Public Policy Report for 12/1/2000 Marine fisheries susceptible to extinction National Academy of Sciences recommends expanded marine reserves Lawsuits hamper endangered species listings Wild Atlantic salmon in Maine protected as endangered species Montana and Idaho to host grizzly bear reintroductions, with extensive input from the public The AIBS Public Policy Report is distributed broadly by email every two weeks to AIBS membership leaders and contacts, including the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, AIBS Council Representative, Journal Editor, Newsletter Editor, Public Policy Committee Chair, Public Policy Representative, and Education Committee Chair of all AIBS member societies and organizations (see the Membership Directories for contact information). All material from these reports may be reproduced or forwarded. Please mention AIBS as the source; office staff appreciate receiving copies of materials used. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Dr. Robert Gropp [ mto("mto://aibs.org/publicpolicy");

85. Protect Endangered Species Action To Prevent Loss Of Threatened Species Protect endangered species Action to prevent loss of threatened species In the opening provision of the endangered species Preservation Act of 1966, http://www.brook.edu/gs/cps/research/projects/50ge/endeavors/endangered.htm

Brookings Governance Studies News Releases Calendar of Events ... Project Home Survey Results: Full Report Methodology Top Ten Scores by Demographics ... Provide feedback Protect Endangered Species Action to prevent loss of threatened species Major Statutes: 1946 PL 79-732 Coordination Act 1966 PL 89-669 Endangered Species Preservation Act

86. Endangered: Property Rights At the time the endangered species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973, for the USInterior Department to proclaim a species endangered or threatened. http://www.fff.org/freedom/0698d.asp

www fff.org Send to a friend Endangered: Property Rights by James Bovard , June 1998 The rights of hundreds of thousands of Americans have been shredded by federal proclamations of the sanctity of species such as the Soccorro isopod, the Texas wild-rice plant, the fringe-toed lizard, the kanab ambersnail, and fairy shrimp. At the time the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973, most congressmen and most Americans believed that the act would apply only to high-profile cases such as that of bald eagles. During most of the 1970s, the Interior Department was restrained in its enforcement, with the only major controversy involving the snail darter around a large dam in Tennessee. Yet, beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, environmental organizations and federal bureaucrats vastly broadened the sweep of the law. In Austin, Texas, 3,000 farmers and other Texans marched in 1994 to denounce the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for its proposal to quarantine 800,000 acres of land across 33 Texas counties to protect the golden-cheeked warbler. Property values dived by over $300 million in Travis County alone after the FWS designated much of the county as "protected habitat" for endangered species. The FWS designated a quarter of a million acres of land as protected habitat for the California gnatcatcher in 1991. The Building Industry Association of Southern California estimated that that designation could destroy as many as 200,000 jobs. The FWS's action was struck down in 1994 by a federal judge who ruled that the agency violated federal law by refusing to publicly disclose the information that it used to justify its seizure of control over the private land.

87. Awesome Library - Science endangered, threatened, Vulnerable, or Stable species (National Parks ConservationAssociation GetOutdoors.com). Provides factsheets on animals needing http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Science/Ecology/Endangered_Species.html

Search Spelling Here: Home Classroom Science Ecology > Endangered Species Endangered Species Also Try Animals Lists Endangered Animals (Matin) Provides a comprehensive set of resources, organized by animal group. Endangered Species - How Kids Can Help (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides suggestions for children to help preserve endangered species. Also has games, activities, and a section for teachers. 6-99 Endangered Species By Type (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts for each endangered species of animals by type - mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, or reptiles. 6-99 Endangered Species List (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts for each species of endangered mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and plants. 6-99 Endangered Species Program (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts about each species of endangered mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and plants. Endangered Species Sources (EE-Link) Provides sources of information on endangered species, as well as related links on facts, policies, laws, and treaties. 5-00 Wildlife Conservation (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

88. MSN Encarta - Bear They are classified as endangered species on both the United States Fish andWildlife Service endangered species List and the Red List of threatened species http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572258/Bear.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items types of bears animals that hunt bear more... Further Reading Editors' picks for Bear Search for books and more related to Bear Encarta Search Search Encarta about Bear Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Bear ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Bear Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 12 items Article Outline Introduction Physical Description Types of Bears Bear Behavior ... Bears and Humans I Introduction Print Preview of Section Bear , any of a group of mammals distinguished by a large, stocky body; powerful limbs; dense fur; and a short, stumpy tail. Bears live in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, where they occupy a wide range of habitats, including mountain, forest, and Arctic wilderness. Over the last century bear populations have steadily declined as humans have overhunted bears and encroached on their habitat. Zoologists (scientists who study animals) classify eight species of bears: giant panda spectacled bear sun bear sloth bear ... brown bear , and polar bear . All of these species, with the exception of some populations of spectacled bears and sun bears, live north of the equator. Bears are not currently found in Africa, Australia, or Antarctica. All bears share a similar anatomy, but individual species vary in size, diet, and type of habitat. For example, polar bears live in frozen Arctic wilderness, where they feed primarily on seals, while sun bears live in Asian rain forests and dine on insects, fruits, nuts, and small animals. Reaching weights of 800 kg (1,760 lb), polar bears may grow 12 times larger than their smaller cousins the sun bears, which rarely exceed 66 kg (146 lb) in weight.

89. Tibetan Plateau Project | Endangered Species Fact Sheet Asiatic (Himalayan) Black Bear. species Name, Ursus thibetanus ESA = endangeredspecies Act. E=endangered, T=threatened, Ø=Not Listed http://www.earthisland.org/tpp/esfactsheet.htm

Tibetan Plateau Facts Endangered Mammal Products Documented in Tibetan Medicine Tibetan Antelope Species Name: Pantholops hodgsonii Range: China, India (Ladakh) Status: IUCN/VU CITES/I China/Class I India/Sch. I Threats: Hunting, primarily for wool ("shahtoosh") and horns Materia Medica: Horn, blood Saiga Antelope Species Name: Saiga tatarica spp Range: China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkemenistan, Uzebkistan Status: IUCN/VU CITES/II ESA/E China/Class I (Ex) Threats: Hunting Materia Medica: Horn, blood Wild Yak Species Name: Bos grunniens Range: China, India, Nepal Status: IUCN/VU CITES/I ESA/E China/Class I (Ex) India/Sch. I Threats: Hunting, habitat destruction Materia Medica: Horn, blood Rhinoceros Species Name: Rhinoceros unicornis Range: Bangladesh (Ex), Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan (Ex) Status: IUCN/EN CITES/I ESA/E India/Sch. I Threats: Hunting, habitat destruction, environmental factors Materia Medica: Horn, skin Argali Sheep Species Name: Ovis ammon spp Range: Bhutan, China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Status: IUCN/VU CITES: I/II ESA: E / T China/Class I Threats: Hunting, habitat destruction, environmental factors

90. The Seattle Times: Local News: Group Seeks To Shield Polar Bear bear as a threatened species under the federal endangered species Act. Listing under the endangered species Act would provide broad protection to http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002182535_polarbears17m.html

Home delivery Contact us Site map Traffic ... Alerts / E-mails Marketplace Jobs Autos Homes Rentals ... Home delivery Thursday, February 17, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 a.m. Group seeks to shield polar bear By Dan Joling The Associated Press NATIONAL PARK SERVICE A female polar bear and her cubs rest on the ice in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The Center for Biological Diversity, a conservation group, filed a formal petition yesterday, seeking to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. E-mail article Print view Search Most e-mailed Most read RSS Polar bears could become extinct by the end of the century because global warming is melting away their sea-ice habitat, contends Kassie Siegel, lead author of the 154-page petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity. She contends the United States must quickly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to a fraction of current levels or polar bears will become extinct. "Greenhouse-gas emissions can be drastically cut with sound policy changes that will not decrease quality of life, such as by increasing fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles," she said. "But we must act now." In Alaska, there are two populations of polar bears, said Rosa Meehan, chief of the marine-mammal management program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency that must respond to the petition.

91. Earth & Sky : EarthCare Stories Nearly 30 years ago, the US signed into law the endangered species Act. But Grizzly bears have a reputation for being fierce, mankilling creatures. http://www.earthsky.com/shows/earthcare/shows.php?s=s&h=Endangered Species

92. Species List For Illinois Phylum Tardigrada water bears (13 species). Phylum Mollusca Total number ofthreatened and endangered species 503 http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/ilspecies/ilsplist.html

List of Illinois Taxa (and numbers of species) Kingdom Monera (112+ species) Division Schizophyta: bacteria (number of species unknown) Division Cyanophyta: blue-green algae (112 species) Kingdom Protista (1,406+ species) Division Protozoa: (number of species unknown) Division Euglenophyta: euglenoids (30 species) Division Chrysophyta: diatoms and golden brown algae (440 species) Division Pyrrophyta: fire algae (20 species) Division Chlorophyta: green algae (507 species) Division Phaeophyta: brown algae (0 species) Division Rhodophyta: red algae (5 species) Division Myxomycota: plasmodial slime molds (400 species) Division Acrasiomycota: cellular slime molds (2 or 3 species) Division Plasmodiophoromycota: (1 species) Kingdom Fungi (~ 20,000 species) Division Chytridiomycota: chytrids (~ 300 species) Division Oomycota: water molds (~ 300 species) Division Zygomycota: bread molds (~ 400 species) Division Ascomycota: sac fungi (~ 9,000 species including 500 species of lichens) Division Basidiomycota: club fungi (~ 5,000 species) Division Deuteromycota: fungi imperfecti (~ 5,000 species)

93. Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Project Home Page - Sierra Club Since first being listed as threatened under the endangered species Act 30years ago, restoring grizzly bear numbers to their current levels has taken http://www.sierraclub.org/grizzly/businesses_for_bears.htm

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94. SAIN Resources About Species Conservation Thissite is dedicated to the black bear (Ursus americanus) and its geographic......threatened and endangered species in the Southeast Region, http://sain.nbii.org/phpqueries/species_conservation.php?page=2&scope=myNode

95. Protected And Endangered Resources Division and protection of marine mammals and endangered and threatened species Developing Listing Rules for those species found to be endangered or http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/protres.htm

Offices Click here for listing What We Do Regional Directors Office Sustainable Fisheries Division Protected Resources Division Habitat Conservation Division Fisheries Economics Office State/Federal Liaision Branch Office of Law Enforcement Financial Services Branch Related Sites Return Home Hot Topics Click to make selection Permits Fishery Bulletins FOIA Information Announcements Bycatch Quotas Regulations NEPA Grants Grouper FAQs People Locator View Text Version Protected Resources Division The Protected Resources Division is responsible for the conservation, management, and protection of marine mammals and endangered and threatened species occurring in waters of the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands ( Map The Protected Resources Division administers provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA ) and Endangered Species Act ESA ) for the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region. Specific activities include:

96. Chapter 8 Foreign species may be included in the endangered or threatened species lists with the intention of removing the bear from the endangered species list. http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec08/b65lec08.htm

Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant Chapter 8: ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION California Gnatcatcher by Cathie Vouchilas California Department of Fish and Game THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Species, Subspecies, and Evolutionarily Significant Units ... Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act Registered UCI students: view the slide show for this chapter or download it: http://darwin.bio.uci.edu:80/~sustain/protected/chap8slides.ppt US Fish and Wildlife slide show on Endangered Species THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is the most far-reaching wildlife statute ever adopted by any nation. The National Academy of Sciences has issued a detailed report on Science and the Endangered Species Act Recommended reading: Science and the Endangered Species Act (1995) by the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council. Unlike previous legislation, the act was not designed to protect only those species that were economically useful or potentially useful to man; it is based on the idea that species are of "aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the nation and its people". The ultimate purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to bring about the recovery of endangered and threatened species. The Supreme Court has interpreted the act to mean that the value of species cannot be calculated, and that listed species should be protected whatever the cost.

97. Government Protects 20 Species Under Endangered Species Act Each endangered and threatened species will be protected immediately under the act Flowering stalks borne along the stem bear 1020 small flowers each. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/tcr/0809n02.htm

NLIS 2 August 9, 2002 (Tourism, Culture and Recreation) Government protects 20 species under Endangered Species Act Julie Bettney, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, announced today 20 plant and animal species which the province considers endangered, threatened or vulnerable will now receive special protection under the province’s Endangered Species Act. "Government is committed to protecting and preserving species which are identified to be at risk," said Minister Bettney. "We want to ensure the appropriate measures are in place to protect species which are in danger of becoming extinct. This listing not only protects the species but also its residence." Government’s decision to list these species follows the recommendations of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), an independent national committee of government and non-government scientists. COSEWIC determines the national status of wild species, subspecies and nationally significant populations that are considered to be at risk of extinction across their range in Canada. The COSEWIC evaluation process is independent, open and transparent, and based on the best available information on the biological status of species including scientific, community and traditional knowledge. COSEWIC is recognized under the Endangered Species Act as one of several sources whose recommendations government considers prior to listing a species.

98. The Work Of The People's Trust For Endangered Species The unusual Saiga antelope has now become an endangered species as a result A number of threatened species are found there including the Andean bear and http://www.ptes.org/work/projects.html

Skip navigation Main navigation Contact Us Site Map Working to preserve wildlife for the future Home About PTES Our Work Get Involved ... Support us Projects The People's Trust takes on a whole range of projects for endangered and threatened species and their habitats all over the world, as well as here in the UK. This work varies enormously from project to project and can be research into conservation problems or practical conservation work in the field. Europe Horseshoe bat protection in Bulgaria Bulgarian Institute of Zoology In recent years, greater horseshoe bat populations in Bulgaria have suffered significant losses, and some colonies have disappeared altogether. The Institute of Zoology in Sofia, Bulgaria, has be studying caves in northern Bulgaria to find out more about local populations and to investigate why the species is in decline. Recent findings have shown that there are a number of factors in the decline, including vandalism of habitat, deliberate attacks on individual colonies and the use of insecticides, which has driven the bats from their natural habitat. Camera photo trapping of the endangered Armenian leopard Armenian Leopard Conservation Society Research on Persian leopards is being undertaken in Armenia, one of the few remaining areas where they are still found in the wild. Using scat counts (locating and counting leopard faecal matter) and lures, the main areas where the leopards are found will be identified. These areas will be known as Priority Leopard Conservation areas, and conservation efforts in these areas will be maximised and a complete strategy developed in order to protect this charismatic species.

99. LII - Results For "endangered Species" Animal Info Information on Rare, threatened and endangered Mammals Grizzly bear Rocky Mountains Grizzly bear Canada endangered species http://www.lii.org/search?searchtype=subject;query=Endangered species;subsearch=

100. United Press International: Blue Planet: How Many Bears Are Enough? Protective efforts mandated by the federal endangered species Act have been verysuccessful at restoring wolf and grizzly bear populations to the ecosystem http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030423-124127-3429r

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