• Animals

Trump Rolls Back Endangered Species Protections (Again)

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• cllmate crisis
• critical habitat
• endangered species
• extinction
• extinction crisis
• rollback

This week, the Trump administration adopted a new rule that narrows the definition of what qualifies as a habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The new definition only allows “critical habitat” for plants and animals at risk to be protected under the Act.

Why This Matters: By slicing away at the places that the Endangered Species Act applies, more activities that further degrade the habitat will likely be able to proceed.

• Animals

Renewed Hope as Tasmanian Devils Return to Mainland Australia

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• Australia
• biodiversity
• extinction
• extinction crisis
• Tasmania

by Amy Lupica, ODP Contributing Writer  The Tasmanian Devil, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, has set foot on mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years. Conservationists led by Liz Gabriel, the director of Aussie Ark, released 11 Tasmanian Devils into Barrington Tops wildlife refuge north of Sydney in the state of New South […]

• Animals

When Extinction is Simply Not an Option

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• biodiversity
• extinction crisis
• IFAW
• North Atlantic Right Whale

by CT Harry, Marine Campaigner, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)   North Atlantic right whales once numbered tens of thousands in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from the Labrador Sea to the coast of Florida. They were nearly driven extinct by whaling at the turn of the century and, tragically, once again, are […]

• People

The Cornerstone of Community Engagement Within Conservation

• communities
• community engagement
• conservation
• extinction crisis
• living planet
• Maasai
• wildlife

By Azzedine T. Downes,  President and CEO, International Fund for Animal Welfare At key moments in any movement, it is important to take a step back and take stock. For those of us actively engaged in the race against extinction, this is one of those moments. I lead the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), […]