Endangered Species Bulletin articles from September 2000

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from September 2000

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
September 1, 2000... ENDANGERED BULLETIN Species Habitat loss is recognized as the greatest threat to most plants and animals on the list of threatened and endangered species. Many people are also aware of other activities that directly harm listed species,...

The Mystery of the Dying Eagles.(Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... During the winter of 1994-1995, DeGray Lake, Arkansas, was the scene of a grave situation; 29 bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were found dead. Wildlife officials desperately tried to determine the cause. The die-off did not repeat the...

Disease Strikes Again at Salton Sea.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Once again, an avian botulism outbreak struck the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, an important Pacific flyway stopover for migratory birds in southern California, last summer. Since 1996, pelicans and other piscivorous...

A Unified Defense Against Invasive Species.
September 1, 2000... Long ago, the word "weed" crept into our vocabulary. It identified plants that grew where we didn't want them. Little did we realize, when we were young, that everything we learned was a weed was most likely an alien plant. These included the...

An Invader Worse Than a "B" Movie.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... A fiction, the story might be rejected even by the low-budget kings of the worst that Hollywood has to offer: an alien snake makes its way to a South Pacific island as a silent stowaway. Within 10 years, it is firmly entrenched and manages to...

A New Threat to Frogs.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... In 1995, some middle school students from Minnesota were exploring a local wetland when they discovered something strange and more than a little disturbing: numerous frogs with misshapen, extra, or missing limbs. Suddenly, national attention...

Ozark Underworld.
September 1, 2000... The Ozarks region of northern Arkansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and southern Missouri is known for its brilliant autumn foliage, forested slopes, whitewater streams, icy cold springs, and caves. Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few...

Rounding up Razorbacks.(razorback suckers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Every spring, fish biologists from the Fish and Wildlife Service and several other federal and state resource management agencies gather on the lower Colorado River for the "Razorback Round-up." The round-up coincides with the spawning of the...

The Low-down on Grasshopper Sparrow Nests.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... For the low-down on grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) nests, you need to get down low. The well concealed nests are constructed in shallow excavations in the ground. Recent measurements at nests of the endangered Florida subspecies...

Hawaiian Bird Chick is a First.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Marking the first time the species has been bred in captivity, an endangered Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) chick hatched on July 21, 2000, at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center on the island of Hawai'i. The encouraging news makes...

LISTINGS ACTIONS.
September 1, 2000... During June and July of 2000, the Fish and Wildlife Service published the following Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing actions in the Federal Register. The full text of each proposed and final rule can be accessed through our website:...

REGIONAL NEWS & RECOVERY UPDATES.
September 1, 2000... Region 4 Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) During August 2000, the National Sea Turtle Coordinators for the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and National Marine Fisheries Service attached satellite transmitters to five loggerhead...

ON THE WEB.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... A wealth of further information on the subjects covered in this edition of the Endangered Species Bulletin is available on the Internet. Here are some websites to get you started: "The Mystery of the Dying Eagles" -- Additional information...

BOX SCORE.(endangered species list and numbers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Directory)
September 1, 2000... Listings and Recovery Plans as of October 31, 2000 U.S. ENDANGERED THREATENED SPECIES ...