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Endangered Species Act
Feds will review protections for manatees, including a possible endangered species re-listing
Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to the loss of seagrass.
Sawfish found in Cedar Key, Florida could be evidence of ‘Endangered Species Act working’
A sawfish sighting in early June off the coast of Cedar Key, Florida suggests the endangered species might be rebounding.
Florida Ports CEO warns that proposed changes to protect the endangered Rice's whale could harm ports including Port Tampa Bay.
Environmental groups sue feds to protect Nassau grouper habitat in Florida, elsewhere
Three conservation organizations have sued the federal government for not protecting the nearshore habitat for a threatened fish, the Nassau grouper. The groups say the Nassau grouper is threatened by pollution, ocean acidification, sea-level rise...
How will Florida species like manatee and panther be impacted by Endangered Species Act changes?
On Monday the Trump administration revised how it would enforce the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists warned that it could mean fewer protections for plants and animals in danger of going extinct – at the same...
Environmental ethics and morality of shark fin harvesting
Some of the ocean’s top predators are facing massive population crashes-and human may be to blame. An environmental activist is urging law students to help him fight for the survival of hammerhead sharks. Yesterday at...
Environmentalist Randall Arauz recounts his fight to ban shark fin harvesting
Randall Arauz is an environmental activist hailing from Costa Rica. He has been instrumental in his crusade to ban the shark fin harvesting industry around the world. In 2010 he was awarded the Goldman Environmental...
Two Florida corals have federal blueprint for recovery
Two Florida corals have federal blueprint for recovery
Endangered Species Act will protect 20 coral species
Endangered Species Act will protect 20 species of coral
