Urban #wildlife: a sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) outside my office window this morning. 🦅
Clam for breakfast for this sea otter (Enhydra lutris) on Vancouver Island.
Une palourde au petit-déjeuner pour cette loutre de mer sur l'île de Vancouver.
#wildlife #photography #photographie #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife
A cardinal('s) moment.
#Photohour #birds #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #AltText
A cardinal('s) moment.
#Photohour #birds #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #AltText
The #Trump admin's announcement answers calls for revisions to the #EndangeredSpecies Act from #Republicans in #Congress & industries including #oil & #gas, #mining & #agriculture. Critics argue the landmark 1973 #EnvironmentalLaw has been wielded too broadly….
But environmentalists warned the changes could cause yearslong delays in efforts to save species such as the #monarch butterfly, Florida #manatee, California #SpottedOwl & North American #wolverine.
"We would have to wait until these poor #animals are almost #extinct before we can start protecting them. That's absurd & heartbreaking," said Stephanie Kurose with the Center for Biological Diversity.
Scientists & government agencies say extinctions are accelerating globally because of #habitat loss & other pressures.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis #ColonyCollapse #habitats #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife #conservation
The proposed changes include the elimination of the US Fish & #Wildlife Service's "blanket rule" that automatically protects #animals & #plants when they are classified as threatened. Government agencies instead would have to craft species-specific rules for protections, a potentially lengthy process.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis #ColonyCollapse #habitats #EndangeredSpecies
The #Trump admin's announcement answers calls for revisions to the #EndangeredSpecies Act from #Republicans in #Congress & industries including #oil & #gas, #mining & #agriculture. Critics argue the landmark 1973 #EnvironmentalLaw has been wielded too broadly….
But environmentalists warned the changes could cause yearslong delays in efforts to save species such as the #monarch butterfly, Florida #manatee, California #SpottedOwl & North American #wolverine.
The proposed changes include the elimination of the US Fish & #Wildlife Service's "blanket rule" that automatically protects #animals & #plants when they are classified as threatened. Government agencies instead would have to craft species-specific rules for protections, a potentially lengthy process.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis #ColonyCollapse #habitats #EndangeredSpecies
Urban #wildlife: a sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) outside my office window this morning. 🦅