"From the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino called on fellow leaders to support a treaty affirming that nature has inherent rights."
"Agencies in at least 15 states have reported increased calls this year, as drought and population growth drive the animals closer to people in search of food."
"The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early."
"After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around."
"A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a land exchange that would allow SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, to expand its launching and production site into a federal wildlife refuge in Texas."
"Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington."
"A new cat has been discovered in Bolivia, the first time in more than a century that scientists have confirmed a new feline species in the world."
"Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by President Donald Trump’s administration that marks a sea change in how the landmark environmental law is enforced."
"Several lawsuits and a bipartisan letter from former agency directors condemn the Trump administration’s gutting of habitat protections for imperiled animals and plants."
"The Trump administration has blocked more than 130 projects in national parks across the country worth at least $25 million, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post — funding that had already been secured for some of the most visited parks for work such as fire preparedness in California, prehistoric mound protection in Iowa and sled dog care in Alaska."
