Endangered Species Bulletin articles from May 1999

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from May 1999

Partners for Species Recovery.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... With this issue of the Endangered Species Bulletin, I am reminded of the editorial, reprinted on the opposing page, that was written by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Executive Director, Syd Butler. His reflections on last year's...

On the Side of Life.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Last year, the Endangered Species Act celebrated its 25th anniversary. Many of its advocates, including the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, took time to celebrate that event and to reflect on the law's past and future. In March 1998, the...

The Tarantula's Tiny Cousin.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Normally, when one thinks of an endangered species, the image of a "charismatic" species such as a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) or a tiger (Panthera tigris) comes to mind. But some tiny creatures that few people notice are also in...

Recovery of the Puerto Rican Crested Toad.
May 1, 1999... The Species Survival Plan (SSP) program was originally conceived to provide a blueprint for cooperative and efficient management of captive breeding programs within North America, although SSPs have been developed for many foreign species as...

One Zoo, Two Islands, and a Beetle.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... The spectacle of nature is always new, for she is always renewing the specters. Life is her most exquisite invention, and death is her expert contrivance to get plenty of it. --Goethe In the decade since the American burying beetle...

Bog Turtles, Southern Style.
May 1, 1999... Anyone who has visited the Great Smoky Mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border or driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia can appreciate the vast, rugged, natural beauty of the Southern Appalachians. It is...

Return of a Native.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... The Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) has suffered catastrophic population declines in the past 100 years, disappearing from almost 99 percent of its historical range. It is now extirpated in Illinois, Massachusetts,...

Conserving a Treasure of Diversity.
May 1, 1999... Resource managers often face difficult challenges dealing with the effects of modern development on wildlife and its habitat. While most of these challenges are involve "high-profile" vertebrate species, a major conservation effort is underway...

The Wyoming Toad SSP.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... The origin of the Wyoming toad can be traced to about 10,000 years ago when it became isolated from its ancestral stock, the Manitoba or Canadian toad (Bufo hemiophrys), around the end of the Pleistocene Epoch. The ranges of the two species are...

Pesticides and the Wyoming Toad.
May 1, 1999... The preceding article on efforts to recover the Wyoming toad highlights the captive breeding and release program. However, the reintroduction of this species is not enough to secure its future. Until we understand and address the reasons for...

Beyond Captive Propagation.
May 1, 1999... For native species like the blackfooted ferret (Mustela nigripes), California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), and Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), the role of zoos and aquariums in partnership recovery efforts seems fairly straightforward....

Region 1.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Humboldt Bay NWR Outreach efforts involving the control of noxious weeds continue at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Refuge Ecologist Andrea Pickart, Biological Technician Abe Walston, and volunteer Kyle Wear recently participated...

Region 5.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Bats In cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, the FWS New Jersey Field Office conducted a bat survey of the Hibernia Mine in Morris County. A total of 18 endangered...

Listing Proposals.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) Despite its common name, the mountain plover is not a mountain-dwelling bird but a species of short-grass prairies and shrub-steppe landscapes. Short vegetation, bare ground, and a flat topography are...

Delisting Proposals.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae) This creature is not true royalty or a butterfly but a small forest bird endemic to the island of Tinian in the Mariana archipelago of the western Pacific Ocean. It was listed in 1970 as endangered...

Final Listing Rules.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Sacramento Splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) A fish found only in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Central Valley rivers, the Sacramento splittail is a silvery-gold member of the minnow family that can grow up to 16 inches...

ON THE WEB.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... The Internet is a great source of information on the activities of zoos and other institutions to recover endangered species. Here are some sites to get you started: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Recovery and...

BOX SCORE.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 1999... Listings and Recovery Plans as of June 30, 1999 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 61 251 8 16 BIRDS 75 178...