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Biodiversity in Wisconsin amidst the 6th great mass extinction
What happens when the biodiversity witnessed by one generation fades into memory the next? These questions are crossroads at ...
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Rare Nevada Butterfly Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
RENO, Nev.— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed Endangered Species Act protection for the bleached sandhill skipper. This ...
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Rare butterfly proposed for endangered list, complicating Nevada geothermal project
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An inch-long butterfly at the center of a conflict over a geothermal power plant is about to get a powerful friend — the federal government. On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and ...
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This rare Nevada butterfly will soon get federal protections
The bleached sandhill skipper’s largest population is ... In Southern Nevada, the Mount Charleston blue butterfly is another species that has similar federal protections. The new proposed ...
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Experts celebrate revival of rare species 50 years after it went extinct: 'Very exciting'
Beyond the chequered skipper, this project exemplifies how to approach species reintroductions and conservation projects. The butterflies became extinct in England because of woodland management ...
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Nature's Olympians: record-breaking butterflies and moths
Butterfly curator Dr Blanca Huertas explains the secrets ... There are nearly 4,000 different species of skipper, found everywhere in the world except Antarctica. Researchers have recently found that ...