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Endangered Desert Bighorn Sheep Airlifted Across Texas Skies in Dramatic Conservation Effort
The animals were cataloged before being put ... The Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a video on social media of a group of endangered desert bighorn sheep being airlifted safely across the sky ...
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Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections
“Desert wetlands are epicenters of biodiversity and by protecting ... and Wildlife Service using the best available science to make a final decision on Endangered Species Act protection. Tecopa bird’s ...
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.
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How the Marines are saving endangered tortoises in the desert
“The desert tortoise is considered a keystone species, which means that they ... voted to uplist desert tortoises from threatened to endangered. The Marines are hardly the only threat to tortoises.
Rare Nevada desert wildflower may gain endangered species protection
a rare wildflower found in the desert wetlands of western Nevada and eastern California, may qualify for protection under the ...
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As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows
As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...
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Wetland-Dependent Desert Flower Protected Under Endangered Species Act
“I’m so glad this pretty plant and its desert springs are finally getting badly needed ... 1.7 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.
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New portion of southern Arizona border wall to further endanger rare desert fish
Added length to the southern Arizona border wall may lead to the extinction of a rare desert fish, the Center for Biological ...
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Endangered Desert Bighorn Sheep Airlifted Across Texas Skies in Dramatic Conservation Effort
The animals were cataloged before being ... that was the focus of this relocation operation, the desert bighorn sheep, was classified as endangered in 2000, per the California Department of ...
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‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of ...