Biodiversity news
On this page NLBIF presents a selection of national and international biodiversity news, originating from news-feeds from major news sites and scientific publishers. Messages are being filtered using keywords such as biodiversity, nature and species. Duplication of information does occurre occasionally.
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Animals in the News Around the Globe
23 / 02 / 2015, Boston.comIt is splendor in the snow for this red panda at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Nevermind the frigid near a record low temperature -- it's panda playtime. For these endangered species it...
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Snow Leopard Arrives at Mexico Zoo
29 / 10 / 2014, Boston.comWarily getting used to its new environment, a two-year-old snow leopard makes its debut at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo. The zoo hasn't had a snow leopard in about 90 years, but Mexico City's...
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Don't Go! Panda Cub Clings to Keeper's Leg at a Research Facility
11 / 09 / 2014, Boston.comA giant panda grabbed ahold of his keeper's leg and held on tight as he tried to close the gate at an enclosure in a research base in China's southwestern city of Chengdu. Established in 1987, the...
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Agency considers pinto abalone for endangered list
19 / 11 / 2013, Boston.comANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal government says it will consider endangered or threatened species status for a 6-inch marine snail that lives in waters from Alaska to Baja California.
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NOAA takes Steller sea lions off threatened list
24 / 10 / 2013, Boston.comANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency is taking the eastern population of Steller sea lion off the threatened species list.
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HK nabs $1.5M in ivory in 3rd big bust since July
03 / 10 / 2013, Boston.comHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs agents have seized nearly a ton of illegal ivory worth about $1.5 million, officials said Thursday, in the city's third big bust of endangered species products...
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US seeks protection of white nose-decimated bat
01 / 10 / 2013, Boston.comMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont environmental group says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect a once-common species of bat through the Endangered Species Act.
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Change proposed in critical habit for lynx in US
26 / 09 / 2013, Boston.comSEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a revision in the critical habitat designation for a species of lynx listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.