The Mariana fruit bat (#PteropusMariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in #Chamorro, is a #megabat found only in the #MarianaIslands and #Ulithi (an #atoll in the #CarolineIslands). #HabitatLoss has driven it to endangered status, and it is listed as threatened by the #USFishAndWildlifeService. #Poaching, habitat loss, and the introduction of #invasiveSpecies have contributed to the species' decline.

To save West Coast spotted owls, U.S. planning to kill 450K invasive barred owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in California, Oregon and Washington state.
#globalnews #USNews #BarredOwls #SpottedOwls #USFishandWildlifeService
https://globalnews.ca/news/10603274/usa-kill-barred-owls-to-save-spotted-owls/

To save West Coast spotted owls, U.S. planning to kill 450K invasive barred owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in California, Oregon and Washington state.
#globalnews #USNews #BarredOwls #SpottedOwls #USFishandWildlifeService
https://globalnews.ca/news/10603274/usa-kill-barred-owls-to-save-spotted-owls/

Several crews Sunday night were working to put out a wildfire that quickly spread near County Road 227 in Brazoria County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/07/01/492293/crews-work-to-contain-large-brazoria-county-wildfire/

#Local #News #BrazoriaCounty #BrazoriaCountyFireMarshalSOffice #USFishAndWildlifeService #Wildfire

Texas Game Wardens received a report last weekend that a bald eagle was shot and killed on Lake Conroe, but the report had not been confirmed as of Thursday, according to a warden in Montgomery County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/03/28/481969/bald-eagle-reportedly-shot-lake-conroe/

#Animals #Crime #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Texas #BaldEagle #LakeConroe #SamHoustonNationalForest #TexasGameWardens #TexasParksAndWildlifeDepartment #USFishAndWildlifeService

Ring necked duck at Desert National Wildlife Refuge today. #Wildlife #USFishandWildlifeService

In an effort to protect some of the coast's most vulnerable habitats, Galveston Bay Foundation recently acquired 63 acres of land along West Bay.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/01/10/474073/galveston-nonprofit-acquires-63-acres-to-protect-some-threatened-island-habitats/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #EndangeredSpeciesAct #GalvestonBay #GalvestonBayFoundation #USFishAndWildlifeService

US government is funding kills of endangered animals, activists say | Endangered species | The Guardian #EndangeredSpecies #Hunting #PredatorKills #USFishAndWildlifeService https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/31/government-agencies-accused-kill-endangered-animal https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/31/government-agencies-accused-kill-endangered-animal

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Otters Have Joined the Ocean's Battle Against Man https://jezebel.com/california-santa-cruz-otter-attack-surfer-orcas-1850632644 #Jezebel #faunaofthealeutianislands #usfishandwildlifeservice #faunaofcalifornia #markzuckerberg #marinemammals #markwoodward #surfboard #seaotter #furtrade #surfing #otter #orca

@alexwild Frankly I don't understand why the US government finds it acceptable - and the #USFishAndWildlifeService which should rain hell on SpaceX. #LowerRioGrandeValleyNWR