Endangered Species Update articles from October - December 2006

Endangered Species Update archives from October - December 2006

Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) morphological abnormalities in southeast Michigan.
October 1, 2006... One Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) lacking the left eye and orbit was found by Smith and Powell in Missouri in 1973 (1983). McCallum and Trauth examined museum specimens of A. crepitans at the Arkansas State University...

Effects of anthropogenic noise on cetaceans: a review.
October 1, 2006... Abstract For animals in the marine environment, there have been increasing levels of stress due to the rise in ambient noise caused by humans. Shipping, seismic surveying and industrial activity are just some of the man-made activities...

Participatory implementation of a public/private endangered species habitat preservation policy.
October 1, 2006... Abstract This article summarizes a study of the implementation of the Colorado Species Conservation Partnership (CSCP), a voluntary, landowner-initiated state endangered species policy implemented by the Colorado Division of Wildlife...

Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before *.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before * By Alastair Fothergill 312 pages, 400 illustrations Publication Date: March 25, 2007 University of California Press and BBC Worldwide Americas [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Right from the title...

Wildcats of the world: raising awareness about our world's wildcats.(Focus on Nature[R])(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Using a long, thick tail for warmth and balance, the elusive, solitary ANDEAN MOUNTAIN CAT (Oreailurus jacobita) easily maneuvers around rock), deserts high ill the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in...

First sighting of reintroduced captive-bred bongo on mount Kenya.(News From Zoos)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Faced with rapidly declining populations, U.S. zoos began captive breeding programs for the mountain bongo in the 1960s in an effort to save the species. Thirteen AZA-accredited zoos supported the AZA Bongo Species Survival Plan[R] and related...

AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums integral to Panamanian golden frog recovery.(News From Zoos)(American Zoo and Aquarium Association)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Sometime in 2007, the last wild Panamanian golden frog is expected to die. Decimated by deforestation, overcollection, and water pollution over the last several decades, the few remaining wild frogs will be infected with a lethal chytrid fungus...

Minnesota Zoo takes education and conservation to the world of online gaming.(News From Zoos)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... AZA-accredited Minnesota Zoo, in partnership with Educational Web Adventures, is creating a unique online video game where players ages nine to adult learn about gray wolf behavior and ecology while engaged in an exciting, interactive game....

Endangered species bulletin.(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... To a large extent, the need to list plants and animals as endangered or threatened species represents a failure of natural resource management at the federal, state, and local levels. After all, the most effective way to ensure the health of...

States working together for wildlife.
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American wildlife conservation has reached a historic milestone: the completion of statewide wildlife action plans in every state and territory. Continuing the long tradition of state-federal partnerships, the...

Saving Saipan's white-eye.
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The little known Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is an archipelago of 14 tiny islands in the mid-Pacific region of Micronesia. Nestled just north of Guam and south of Japan, the entire Mariana...

Planning for wildlife in the Lone Star state.(Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
October 1, 2006... In September of 2005, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with myriad conservation partners, completed its first comprehensive strategy for the recovery of nongame species and their associated habitats. The strategy focuses on...

Building on a conservation legacy.
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I can take years, sometimes decades of perspective to gain appreciation for some of history's greatest moments. So it was with passage of the 1938 Pittman-Robertson Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. While the name may...

Tree farmers help grow the Oregon Conservation Strategy.(Ken and Karin Faulk)(Interview)
October 1, 2006... Ken and Karin Faulk have a vision for their land, one that allows them to meet a variety of management objectives while making a real difference for wildlife. It is a vision shared by the Oregon Conservation Strategy. The Faulks are...

A closer look at the Oregon Conservation Strategy.
October 1, 2006... The Strategy charts a course for the long-term conservation of Oregon's wildlife and identifies how all Oregonians can become involved through a non-regulatory, statewide approach. It takes the initiative to conserve species and keep them from...

Ospreys and the Michigan Wildlife Action Plan.
October 1, 2006... Ospreys (Pandion baliaetus) were once found throughout Michigan but, along with several other top avian predators, their population was severely depleted in the mid-20th century due to the effects of DDT, PCBs, and other pesticides that caused...

Nevada's blueprint for wildlife conservation.
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nevada's Wildlife Action Plan is a comprehensive blueprint that outlines the key roles of all land and resource management agencies and non-governmental organizations with a primary stake in the conservation goals of...

Monitoring wildlife action plans: Minnesota's approach.
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A central challenge facing the implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans is how to monitor the effectiveness of these plans over time. How do we measure short-term results when we're implementing long-term...

Partners for Fish and Wildlife and state plans.
October 1, 2006... A top priority for the Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is to help states and territories implement State Wildlife Action Plans in ways that meet broader management goals. In coordination with other Service...

Integrating State Wildlife Action Plans and INRMPs.(integrated natural resource management plan)
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Department of Defense (DoD) has management responsibility for approximately 30 million acres (12 million hectares) throughout the United States. The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) requires DoD to prepare and...

Bees and the Lane Mountain milk-vetch.(PARTNERS FOR POLLINATORS)
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The cool, quiet air of a spring morning gives way to the wakening of jackrabbits, quail, ground squirrels, and horned lizards as the sun quickly warms the Coolgardie Mesa in the western Mojave Desert of California....

Complexities of conservation: the giant garter snake.(FOCUS ON REFUGES)
October 1, 2006... The giant garter snake (Thamnophisgigas) inhabits wetland areas in the Central Valley of California. Adults feed primarily on amphibians and fish, while young fall prey to the same species. This snake needs emergent vegetation for cover, open...

Box score: listings and recovery plans as of November 15, 2006.(Table)
October 1, 2006... BOX SCORE Listings and Recovery Plans as of November 15, 2006 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 69 255 13 ...