Kittlitz’s murrelet denied protection
On April - 10 - 2009ADD COMMENTS
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the Kittlitz’s murrelet as critically endangered species as a result of plummeting population numbers. According to the IUCN, “Threats include habitat loss and degradation (due to oceanic regime shifts and glacial retreat, possibly as a consequence of global warming); habitat degradation and repeated disturbance of birds due to recreational and commercial tour boat traffic; mortality in gillnet fisheries (documented in Prince William Sound; anecdotal accounts from elsewhere); mortality from petroleum contamination (7-15% of the Prince William Sound population died as result of the ExxonValdez oil spill).”
Attempts to afford protection were thwarted as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game rejected a March 5 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity to list the seabird under Alaska’s Endangered Species Act. The reason cited for denying protection is a lack of data.
Threatened Irrawaddy Dolphins Discovered
On April - 1 - 2009ADD COMMENTS
Not much commentary here, but it is always exciting when a population of an endangered/threated species is discovered hiding out in the waters of our planet…
“A huge population of rare dolphins threatened by climate change and fishing nets has been discovered in South Asia. Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society estimate that nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, marine mammals that are related to orcas or killer whales, were found living in freshwater regions of Bangladesh’s Sundarbans mangrove forest and adjacent waters of the Bay of Bengal. ”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090401/sc_livescience/6000raredolphinsfoundinsouthasia
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