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• n  a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

News & Articles

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• Endangered Atlantic Salmon Are Facing A New And Potentially Devastating Threat
  The Atlantic salmon, already an endangered species in the United States and in parts of Canada, is facing a new threat: A recent breakdown in an international agreement with Greenland may mean that tens of thousands of Atlantic salmon?which otherwise would have been protected?will be harvested at sea before they can return to North American rivers to spawn. Clearly the U.S. and Canada should ...
  June 14, 2013 - Forbes
• Chimpanzee's Endangered Species Coverage Could Be Expanded To Include Captive Animals
  A long-in-place loophole that exempted captive-bred chimpanzees from the full protections of the Endangered Species Act may finally be closed, Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announced on June 11.
  June 13, 2013 - The Huffington Post
• How the Endangered Species Act Changed Everything
  Editor's note: To mark the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the Beacon is featuring two pieces that look at the history of the landmark legislation. Here is the companion feature. In the four decades since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act, widely regarded as the crown jewel of the nation’s environmental laws, the watershed legislation has led to the recovery of a suite ...
  June 12, 2013 - Flathead Beacon