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pangolin, Endangered Species Act and Trafficked Mammal

What is a pangolin? Animal could be protected under Endangered Species Act

Seven species of pangolin could soon be federally protected thanks to a proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 14h

The World’s 'Most Trafficked Mammal' Might Soon Be Protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Federal officials have proposed declaring the pangolin endangered, a move that would help protect what is often considered the “most trafficked mammal” in the world. Pangolins are adorable, but they’re not exactly cuddly creatures.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

U.S. to add pangolins, ‘most heavily trafficked mammal,’ to endangered list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding seven species of pangolin, which are sold for their scales and meat and may have played a role in the pandemic.

Foster's Daily Democrat2h

Bald eagles spotted in Seacoast: Once-endangered bird thriving in NH

Bald eagles were endangered for decades. Now seen in places like Willand Pond in Dover/Somersworth and Rye Harbor, the bird's ...

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With only 1,500 plants remaining in the wild, ghost orchid to get endangered status

After a long stint in court, FWS agreed last year to make a decision on the plant, which is largely located in places like ...

Center for Biological Diversity1d

Federal Officials Propose Stripping Imperiled Southwest Fish of Endangered Species Protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed stripping Endangered Species Act protections from the Gila chub, an imperiled Arizona fish. Gila chubs are currently protected as endangered and are ...

Yardbarker21d

22 animals on the endangered species list

Countless others have perished, and while the following are not gone for good, according to the World Wildlife Foundation, they are on the endangered species list.

Florida Phoenix8d

Iconic Florida plant proposed to be added to Endangered Species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the ghost orchid, considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, ...

Press of Atlantic City22h

The most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.

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The state of an endangered chipmunk found only in New Mexico

A chipmunk found only in New Mexico was listed as endangered in December of last year. The Peñasco Least Chipmunk is one of ...

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