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The article focuses on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to designate the North American wolverine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to climate change impacts, habitat degradation, and fragmentation, marking a change from the previous assessment.

The author reflects on the 100th anniversary of the death of Martha, the last existing passenger pigeon that died at the Cincinnati Zoo, and discusses the need to preserve birds at risk of extinction. He comments on how the U.S. Endangered Species Act is an example of successful conservation efforts and also covers the 2014 State of the Birds, a report from bird conservation specialists.

The article deals with the plan of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to modernize the application of the Endangered Species Act. Topics covered include the potential implications of the plan for wildlife protection and conservation and climate change prevention, the opposition of environmental groups and Democrats to the move, and several endangered species that have been saved by the conservation law.

The article deals with efforts by former lobbyist and acting U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt in weakening Endangered Species Act protections for the delta smelt to gain access to irrigation water. Scientists argue that rerouting river water would destroy the regional ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay Delta. The water wars between farmers and environmentalists in the Westlands Water District are also discussed.

The article report on the issue of the problems with the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA); implications of the government's plans to amend the ESA on environment; and reports the industries requests to reduce the compliance burden of protecting imperiled animal and plants species.

The article reports that U.S. Republican lawmakers have passed or proposed bills designed to weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Topics discussed include the Act's opponents claiming that it has become about restricting economic development rather than protecting threatened wildlife, the allegation that the Republicans are being prompted by an anticipated loss in the coming November 2018 elections and the ways in which mining and oil drilling businesses benefit from the Republicans' move.

The article reports on a set of changes to the Endangered Species Act proposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2018. The proposed changes are expected to make it easier for roads, pipelines and other construction projects to receive approvals than under current rules. Republicans claimed that the law restricts economic development.

The article offers several teaching aides and devices for science teachers from the U.S. government including dental health learning module from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to address populations of species and the Mud Fossils Teaching kit on fossils.

The article reports on decision of the state attorneys general, led by California, Maryland and Massachusetts, to sue the Trump administration over recent changes made to the way it enforces the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The article presents federal changes in classification proposals under the Endangered Species Act with topics including finalized rules by the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries as well as the Fish and Wildlife Service.

The article informs that U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen has ruled in favor of the Crow Indian Tribe and environmental groups to restore the Yellowstone-area grizzly bear in full protections under the Endangered Species Act.

An editorial is presented which opposes efforts by the U.S. Interior Department that the author claims would weaken the U.S. legislation the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The article discusses the most popular recent articles in the newspaper, including "Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning Rouhani of Dire ‘Consequences’," "Waitress Discusses Taking Down Man Who Groped Her: ‘We Deal With a Lot’" and "Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act," Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman.

The article reports on the efforts of U.S. Republicans to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prior to the midterm elections in November 2018 and includes topics including the ineffectiveness of the ESA, the package of bills introduced by Republicans to amend the act, and the challenges to ESA.

The article reports that multiple Republican-backed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were criticized by U.S. Senate Democrats, saying they threaten the conservation program’s successes.

The article focuses on a decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior to not add the greater sage grouse to the list of endangered species covered by the U.S. Endangered Species Act. According to the article, the government has decided to create a voluntary habitat conservation program in the Western United States. The article also presents criticism of the program from business leaders, researchers, and environmentalists.

The article reports on the efforts to end the 25-year status as an endangered species. Those calling for its delisting claimed that the protections are based on inaccurate data, impede development in the high-growth Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas of Texas and restrict training at Fort Hood military installation. It notes that the bird's showdown is also part of the continuing debate over the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which imposes protections on endangered plants and animals.

The article reports that administration of president Donald Trump will allow hunters to bring into U.S. elephants killed in Zimbabwe reversing 2014 ban in practice that has received intense scrutiny and mention how the elephants were protected under the Endangered Species Act.

The article discusses the objectives of Dan Ashe, head of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) including care for animals in zoos, enforcing the Endangered Species Act, and settlement for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

The article reports on consideration of U.S. Senate Republicans for modernization of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to provide voice to industry groups, landowners, and others in protection efforts.

The article reports that Hsien Lin Hsu of Queens, New York was pleaded guilty due to violation of the Endangered Species Act after trafficking a number of turtles that are protected by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora.

The article reports on the listing approval of 258 species for protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 by the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service in the U.S. in 2013. These species include eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Dakota skipper butterfly and cucumber-bodied flier. It also mentions the concerns of the petroleum industry on the potential listing of lesser prairie chicken and Gunnison sage-grouse.

The article examines the efforts of the small town of Parowan, Utah to control a large population of prairie dogs, particularly the construction of an above and below ground fence around the town's airport to prevent damage from the animals digging under its runways. It is noted that the animals are a species known as Utah prairie dogs which are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

The article reports on the initiative of animal protection advocates on the preservation of the Pacific bluefin tuna following its submission of a petition to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service which seeks to place the tuna specie to under the Endangered Species Act.

The article discusses the overturning of the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as federally protected under the endangered species act of the U.S. and what this decision means to ranchers across the country.

The article discusses plans of the U.S. President Barack Obama regarding protection of lions after killing of a lion named Cecil Furor in Zimbabwe and mentions placing of under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, rule for regulation of sport hunting of lions to promote conservation.

The article reports on the significance of a decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to export chimpanzees from a U.S. lab to a zoo in England in protecting the species, and mentions that the Fish and Wildlife Service decided to consider all chimpanzees under the Endangered Species Act.

The article offers U.S. news briefs as of October 201, 2015 on topics including registration of energy firm Anadarko Petroleum Corp. with a lobby firm Freemyer & Associates focusing on Endangered Species Act, and hiring of law firm Mayer Brown by public company Puerto Rico Industrial Development.

The author comments on a listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act which effectively bans the use of captive chimpanzees in human biomedical research.

The article reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will finalize rules banning the commercial trade of elephant ivory in the U.S. unless a product is shown to be in compliance with the Endangered Species Act.

The article reports that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal have proposed a delisting under the Endangered Species Act, crediting a two-decade public-private partnership with the bear's comeback.

The author reflects on OR-7, an American gray wolf, which is the subject of a documentary in California highlighting its incursions and travel, along with the Endangered Species Act and threats to gray wolves.

The article reports on the indictment of Ryan Lopez Bernardez who was accused by U.S. federal prosecutors of transporting endangered tropical fish in violation of the Endangered Species Act.

The author discusses the enforcement of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), the ESA's 'take clause' and private landowner rights, and alleges that the role of environmental groups in protecting endangered species punishes land owners and harms endangered species protection efforts.