Environment > Endangered-species
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06.02.08 Florida woman runs a sanctuary for big catsJudy Berens takes in abandoned leopards, panthers, and other exotic animals at a conservation center on her home property. |
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06.02.08 A rainbow of Galapagos wildlifeThe islands were alive with vividly colored crabs, birds, and iguanas. |
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05.28.08 Delisting of wolves raises hacklesWith wolves’ numbers rising, federal government – and many in West – want to take them off endangered species list. Environmentalists warn that it’s too soon. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker discusses the gray wolf's position between a 'new west' and an 'old west'. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker |
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05.21.08 Interview: Jane Goodall embraces a broader mission |
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05.20.08 A husband-and-wife team in Montana studies the elusive wolverineReporter Todd Wilkinson discusses an old fashioned approach to wolverine conservation. Reporter Todd Wilkinson |
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05.15.08 What polar bears get from new protected statusReporter Amanda Paulson discusses the US government's decision to list the polar bear as an endangered species. Reporter Amanda Paulson |
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05.14.08 US lists polar bears as threatened |
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05.14.08 Will new resort imperil Grenada’s endangered dove?Next month, developers will start building a controversial resort in Mt. Hartman National Park, one of the Grenada dove’s last sanctuaries. Correspondent Colin Woodard talks about new development on Grenada threatening the endangered Grenada dove, the Caribbean island nation’s national bird. Correspondent Colin Woodard |
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05.13.08 Humor helps a rare bird survive in CambodiaConservationists’ gentle engagement with locals boosts the prospects for the Bengal Florican. |
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05.05.08 A lab in Florida acts as a real-life CSI show … for manateesMartine de Wit leads a team of forensic pathologists that performs autopsies on the endangered creatures to determine their cause of death. |
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04.30.08 Sumatran orangutans study for nature’s pass/perish entrance examThe best students are the wildest. Lesson 1: Avoid humans at all costs. Contributor Jerry Guo discusses a recent finding about orangutans and what someone might discover in the Sumatran rain forest. Contributor Jerry Guo |
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04.23.08 Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishingDrastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in ongoing battle. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker discusses how humans have prospered at the expense of the salmon population in the northwestern US. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker |
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04.17.08 Costa Rica sees tourism’s environmental dark sideLax regulations have allowed development to surge to the breaking point. |
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04.14.08 Wolf tracking in Minnesota’s wildernessOn snowshoes and in aircraft, they pick up the trail of the celebrated predator as part of a wildlife retreat. Correspondent Ed Goodpaster talks with CSMonitor.com's Pat Murphy about wolf calls. Correspondent Ed Goodpaster |
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02.20.08 Botanical conservatories take on urgent new roleSpeed of climate change makes glasshouses bulwarks in the battle to preserve biodiversity. |
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02.05.08 Polar bear habitat at center of Alaska drilling debateOne lawsuit aims to halt Wednesday's lease sales in the Chukchi Sea. Another would contest any listing of the polar bear as 'threatened.' Reporter Brad Knickerbocker discusses the federal government's proposed sale of drilling leases in an Alaskan habitat for polar bears. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker |
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11.28.07 Clean energy vs. whales: how to choose?Northwest's dams are a source of clean energy. But scientists say they endanger salmon and orcas. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker discusses tensions between protecting endangered species and reducing fossil-fuel use in the Pacific Northwest. Reporter Brad Knickerbocker |
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09.07.07 New tool to fight global warming: Endangered Species Act?A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage. |
