For Immediate Release, March 30, 2017 Contact: Jaclyn Lopez, (727) 490-9190, jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org Fish and Wildlife Service Moves Florida Manatee Status From 'Endangered' to 'Threatened' ...

Native Bees The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in ...

The measurement of biodiversity is complex and has a qualitative as well as a quantitative aspect. If a species is genetically unique — if, for instance, it's far out on a remote arm of the ...

SAVING THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into ...

NATURAL HISTORY GRIZZLY BEAR } Ursus arctos horribilis FAMILY: Ursidae The grizzly bear is so named because its hair is grizzled, or silver tipped, yet the name is commonly believed to be derived from ...

NATURAL HISTORY JAGUAR (in Spanish, el tigre) } Panthera onca FAMILY: Felidae The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi and Guarani languages. A likely origin is the word yaguareté, meaning ...

A Deadly Toll The Devastating Wildlife Effects of Deepwater Horizon — and the Next Catastrophic Oil Spill The BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 ...

FRESHWATER MUSSELS Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — ...

AT WHAT COST? UNRAVELLING THE HARMS OF THE FAST FASHION INDUSTRY Executive Summary Fast fashion is an enormous, rapidly growing industry, with the number of new garments made per year nearly doubling ...

12 Ways to Live More Sustainably Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a ...

SAVING THE POLAR BEAR The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable ...

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