Good News Notes: “Six critically endangered red wolves were introduced into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal North Carolina. But unlike other wolves, no one brought these new canines to the Outer Banks area as part of a federal program to recover a dying species. For the first time in four years, these…
Tag: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Batman River fish feared extinct spotted in Turkey after near 50-year absence
Good News Notes: “Batman has returned — the Batman River loach, that is. The tiny freshwater fish was last seen by scientists in southeastern Turkey in 1974. The yellow-and-brown-striped loach, which grows to only around 1.4 inches, is the Middle East’s smallest loach species. Categorized as critically endangered, it once populated the streams and tributaries around…
Cincinnati Zoo’s rehabbed manatee Truffleshuffle returns to native Florida waters
Good News Notes: “A former Cincinnati Zoo resident was released back into native Florida waters Monday. Truffleshuffle, who was rehabilitated at the Cincinnati Zoo was released near Apollo Beach in the Tampa Bay area Monday morning. The zoo has participated in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership for the past…
Eastern black rail gets federal protection under Endangered Species Act
Good News Notes: “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday it will list the eastern black rail as a ‘threatened’ species under the Endangered Species Act, a move that gives the elusive bird new protections in South Carolina and other states where populations have declined or disappeared altogether. Nicknamed the ‘feathered mouse,’ the eastern…
Great news: Island Marble Butterfly protected under Endangered Species List
Good News Notes: “he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has made the final determination to list the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) as an endangered species and designate critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The island marble, a beautiful, medium-sized, white butterfly with green ‘marbling’ on its wings,…