Biologists celebrate 100 endangered Calif. condors now flying where species once reigned

100 endangered Calif. condors flying wild in state

Environmentalists fret about future development at NY’s Plum Island as plans to sell proceed

Environmentalists get rare look at island off NY

Ancient penguin stood 5 feet and fossil feathers show brown and gray color, clues to evolution

Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so

Burrowing owl removed from cruise ship golf course

Wildlife officer take owl from ship

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. — Florida wildlife officers have removed a burrowing owl from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

Endangered short-tailed albatross dies after being caught on commercial fish hook off Alaska

Endangered bird dies on longline fishing hook

Experts disagree on whether big farms are riskier, but agree egg recall shows potential danger

Experts say big egg farms can mean big problems

Panel studies impact of wind turbines, transmission lines on lesser prairie chicken habitat

Okla. panel studies lesser prairie chicken habitat

Rare copy of Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ expected to fetch millions at Sotheby’s UK auction

Sotheby’s to sell rare Audubon ‘Birds of America’

Northern spotted owl to get revised recovery plan

Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Federal judge orders revision to Bush spotted owl plan that cut habitat protections

Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan

Rodents, bugs, other unsanitary conditions found at 2 Iowa farms where eggs have been recalled

Rodents, other contamination found at 2 egg farms

EPA denies environmental groups’ petition to ban lead in hunting ammunition

EPA denies bid to ban lead in hunting ammunition

Montana tribe: $7B coal-to-liquids plant needs more federal support or investors will shy away

Mont. tribe: Coal-to-liquids needs support in DC

US Fish & Wildlife Service proposes restoring whooping cranes in Louisiana bayou country

Whooping cranes may return to Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — The whooping crane — one of the world’s most endangered birds and one of the first animals on the U.S. endangered list — could be back in Louisiana’s wetlands as early as February under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal.

Going, going … but still here: Vt. landscape auction selling conservation, with a twist

Auction offers pieces of country for conservation

Groups urges EPA to ban lead in ammunition, fishing tackle, claiming harm to wildlife

Groups seek ban on lead ammunition, fishing tackle

Turkey’s donation of rare ibis to Syria is latest sign of warming relations between neighbors

Turkey, Syria engage in bird diplomacy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The latest beneficiary of improved relations between Turkey and Syria is the rare northern bald ibis.

Salazar task force finds big obstacles remain to logging in Western Oregon

Task force finds obstacles remain to Ore. logging

Interior Dept. offers oil, gas leases in Alaska reserve; lands around sensitive lake protected

1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid

EPA says no federal water permit needed for Kennecott nickel, copper mine in Upper Peninsula

EPA: No fed permit needed for Upper Peninsula mine

EPA says Kennecott doesn’t need federal water permit for nickel, copper mine in Michigan

EPA: Kennecott needs no fed permit for Mich. mine

Rep. Stupak says no federal permit needed for Kennecott nickel, copper mine in Michigan

EPA: No fed permit needed for Michigan mine

Canada geese that forced plane’s Hudson River landing still flying near NY airport runways

Geese behind plane’s NY river landing still around

Clock ticking for government to accept gift of 420-acre lakefront property in Vermont

Vt. man bequeaths lakefront property to government

Long-billed vultures, nearing extinction in wild, hatch in captivity in India for first time

Endangered vultures hatch in captivity in India

1st lawsuit since approval of Cape Cod wind farm claims science ignored, law violated

1st lawsuit filed over Cape Cod wind farm plans

Group claims feds are failing to protect Mexican spotted owl in Arizona, New Mexico

Group: Feds fail to protect Mexican spotted owl

Australia’s ruling party ousts Kevin Rudd, installs first woman prime minister

Australia gets its 1st female PM as Rudd ousted

Three Mile Island now Pa.’s only nesting spot for peregrine falcons, bald eagles and ospreys

Three Mile Island now home to 3 rare birds of prey

Like herding cats: Plan to leash felines in Vt. city sparks hissing match among residents

Proposed cat leash law in Vt. sparks hissing match

Rio Tinto receives final OK to begin Kennecott mine drilling this year; will invest $469M

Rio Tinto gets OK to start Mich. mine construction

After world’s longest avian migration, Arctic terns perform acrobatics in Anchorage marsh

Arctic terns draw crowds in Anchorage marsh

Emotional appeals, pride campaigns drive change, author says; Tips for customer loyalty online

Emotional appeals drive change, says author

Famed swallows of Calif.’s Mission San Juan Capistrano now choosing to nest at country club

Famed swallows of Capistrano nest in country club

Federal appeals court: Critical habitat for Mexican spotted owl in 4 Western states to stand

Mexican spotted owl habitat protection upheld

BP cuts pipe with giant shears, plans to lower cap over Gulf oil gusher

US President Barack Obama

2010 is big year in bald eagle recovery effort: 15 chicks born on California’s Channel Islands

15 bald eagles born this year on Calif. islands

2010 is big year in bald eagle recovery effort: 15 chicks born on Calif’s Channel Islands

15 bald eagles born this year on Channel Islands

Conservation group declares water bird in Madagascar extinct, 25 years after last sighting

Group: Madagascar bird declared extinct

GENEVA — Alien fish species and nylon nets have forced the extinction of a water bird in Madagascar, a conservation group said Wednesday.

The good news is San Francisco’s flock of wild parrots is bigger; the bad, it needs more help

San Francisco’s famous parrots face rough times

Feds change rules so farmers can kill non-migrating Canada geese faster, avoid loss of crops

Feds change rules so farmers can kill geese faster

Animal airlift to NKorea a business deal by cash-strapped Zimbabwe, say wildlife officials

Animals sent to NKorea for business, officials say

1st California condor chick to hatch within national park gets sick from lead poisoning

Calif condor chick gets sick with lead poisoning

Badgers and skunk that were supposed to shoo away pelicans from Idaho island take off

Badgers, skunk bail off pelican island in Idaho

Treasurer says Australian budget for next fiscal year is dedicated to repaying debt quickly

Australian budget dedicated to repaying debt

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