Sentences with phrase «only endangered species»

Do we say that only endangered species have more value than cats?

That understanding is helping government and private conservation groups develop monitoring and management plans to help protect not only endangered species, such as the monk seal, but all at - risk marine mammals.»

Not exact matches

The incentive to diminish the incidence of breakdowns will come not only from a beleaguered industry pressured by a public increasingly disillusioned about the treatment of horses, but also from racing's other endangered species, the jockeys.

Mass Audubon challenges the Baker Administration and the Massachusetts legislature to restore environmental funding to a minimum of 1 % of the total operating budget (currently it is only at about 0.6 %), and to restore full funding for the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, which remains about $ 100,000 too low.

In one sense it is easy to argue — and only half - jokingly — that the newspaper and the government spokesperson are both endangered species.

Coral is an endangered species, not only in Okinawa, but around the world.

When it was added to the US Endangered Species Act in 1967, there were only about 30 Florida panthers left.

Alaskan scientists aren't the only ones who have noticed: Climate change activists have already adopted the walrus's cause, and the U.S. Interior Department is now deciding whether to list the walrus as endangered species.

«Our study is the first to provide empirical evidence that artificial insemination with long - stored spermatozoa is not only possible but also beneficial to the genetic diversity of an endangered species,» said David Wildt, lead author, senior scientist and head of the Center for Species Survival aspecies,» said David Wildt, lead author, senior scientist and head of the Center for Species Survival aSpecies Survival at SCBI.

Not only do we expect to commercialize the cultivation kits domestically, but we also hope to see it used in a wide range of applications from the conservation and growth of endangered species to the cultivation of medicinal plants.»

«Only if we are able to delimit species, we can assess whether or not that species is endangered.»

«New critically endangered tree species depends on unique habitat found only on Kaua'i.»

Of the roughly 1000 species listed in the United States as endangered, only 13 — including the American peregrine falcon and the American alligator — have rebounded enough to warrant removal from the list.

The only way to save the bluefin tuna, one of the most marvelous and endangered fish in the ocean, may be to domesticate the species

One of the key and underlying issues is concern about endangered species: More than a third of species on the U.S. Endangered Species List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lendangered species: More than a third of species on the U.S. Endangered Species List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lifespecies: More than a third of species on the U.S. Endangered Species List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lifespecies on the U.S. Endangered Species List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lEndangered Species List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lifeSpecies List live only in wetlands and almost half use them at some time during their lifecycles.

Knutie says the flies now infest all land birds there, including most of the 14 species of Darwin's finches, two of which are endangered: fewer than 100 mangrove finches remain on Isabela Island, and only about 1,620 medium tree finches exist, all on Floreana Island.

The climate debacle is only the most conspicuous example of these debilitating tendencies, which play out in issues as diverse as nuclear waste disposal, protection of endangered species, and regulation of pharmaceuticals.

Southern tidewater goby has only been found in three lagoons in San Diego County, making this new species critically endangered, and the researchers call for conservation actions to prevent possible extinction as the habitat is threatened by California's drought.

The 48 - centimeter (19 - inch) tall black and white Galápagos penguins landed on the endangered species list in 2000 after the population plummeted to only a few hundred individuals and are now considered the rarest penguins in the world.

«Morphology suggests an endangered goby in southern California is a new species: Southern tidewater goby, Eucyclogobius kristinae, exists only in three small lagoons, may be in danger of extinction.»

This critically endangered frog is currently only one of two species known to adopt this novel reproductive strategy.

He adds that the same applies to other endangered species of tropical tree with large fruit and seeds dispersed by birds, as evidence from other fragmented tropical forests around the world shows that seeds of this kind are dispersed only locally.

Not only is it an unattractive parasite but its very existence depends on an endangered species with a dwindling population.

An international team of scientists says that the critically endangered vaquita, a species of porpoise (Phocoena sinus) found only in Mexico's Gulf of California, is fast approaching extinction and that all gillnet fishing in the animal's range must be banned.

It is one of only two surviving species in its family, but is now critically endangered due to hunting and habitat destruction.

Biologists have discovered two new species of lemur, endangered primates that are ancestral to monkeys and apes, and that exist now only on the island.

Though once widespread, this endangered species is only limited to fragmental mountain forests, and the highest altitude (up to 4,500 meters) of any primate, making them a fascinating subject for evolutionary biologists to study to reveal the genetics behind their adaptations.

There are only about 15,000 Tasmanian devils left on the planet and these marsupial carnivores endemic to Australian island Tasmania is considered as endangered species.

With only 800 individuals alive, Tapanuli orangutans are therefore the most endangered great ape species.

To ensure that we are designing a genetic rescue project that can benefit not only the potential de-extinction of the Heath Hen, but also (if possible) a related endangered species, we have assembled an Advisory Group of experts that have an interest in the Heath Hen and have experience working with related species such as the Greater Prairie Chicken, the Attwater's Prairie Chicken, and the Sage Grouse.

There are only 23 recognized species alive today, and of these 10 are considered to be endangered, according to the IUCN red list, due to ongoing environmental disruption and human activity.

What may appear unusual for a wildlife biologist is only natural for Charu: «The people who share the habitat of snow leopards and other endangered species can be a threat to these animals, but they are also our most important partners in protecting them», he explains.

November 22, 2013 — Numerous wolf supporters showed up in force in Sacramento at a hearing — one of only five scheduled nationwide — held by the Obama administration to take public comments on its proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across most of the lower 48 states.

Mexican gray wolves were reduced to just seven animals as a result of a federal program of trapping and poisoning that was only halted through the 1973 passage of the Endangered Species Act.

The plight of Lonesome George provided a catalyst for an extraordinary effort by the government of Ecuador to restore not only tortoise populations throughout the archipelago but also to improve the status of other endangered and threatened species.

When I looked it up, this butterfly looks to be the same species, still endangered and only found in the Willamette Valley, at sites that include its preferred host plant, the (also) threatened Kincaid's lupine.

If you only have time for one stop on our cyber search, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Home Page is the place to go.

-LSB-...] launching a subscription - only service aimed at identifying stocks similar to those in the old Wall Street's Endangered Species reports.

-LSB-...] about the subscription - only service aimed at identifying stocks similar to those in the old Wall Street's Endangered Species reports to proceed with it.

I'm considering launching a subscription - only service aimed at identifying stocks similar to those in the old Wall Street's Endangered Species reports.

While both species are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the new study deals with only Bornean orangutans living in Kalimantan.

A negative declaration, in this case, means that CEQA applies only in those areas where TNR might have some impact on the environment (e.g., established environmentally sensitive areas, which may be home to endangered, threatened or protected species, etc.), and certain restrictions on TNR are recommended.

The EWC houses only endangered wolf species, we are not a home for wolf - dog hybrids or for unwanted pet wolves.

What Johnston might have added is that most of the feral cat presence is not associated with any loss of endangered species, since most of the 20 Australian native species that cats are alleged to have helped to kill to extinction inhabited only small offshore islands.

These islands are also home to several endangered species of birds, including the Blue Footed Boobie seen in only two other areas of the world.

Zoos let you not only experience these pocket - size creatures acquainting themselves with the world for the very first time, but learn about diverse eco-systems, rare and endangered species, and how these critters interact in the wild.

These birds are endangered species and we were told that you could only find them here.

It is home to seven Maya sites of which only one has been excavated, the puma and jaguar (both endangered species), and an abundance of flora and fauna.

This trip takes you to the magical islands, home of several endangered species of birds like the Blue Footed, Boobies, which are only found in the Galapagos islands and the Islands of the Sea of Cortez.

Guadalupe fur seals are listed as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act, with only 10,000 individuals left in the world!