The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.
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Southeast Alaska wolves are not threatened or endangered, federal agency concludes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again rejected a request to put them on the Endangered Species List.
Federal government tosses proposed Kenai refuge rule, upholding restrictions on hunting and trapping
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cited tens of thousands of comments submitted in opposition to the rule change over concerns about wildlife and visitor safety.
Alaska Zoo takes in orphaned Prudhoe Bay polar bear cub
The bear was first spotted around Thanksgiving eating foxes and, after a few days, observers confirmed that it was orphaned.
Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Wildlife officials propose wolf harvest on Prince of Wales Island
Alaska Department of Fish & Game’s most recent fall population estimate is 386 wolves — much higher than previous counts.
Threatened by melting sea ice, polar bears’ status up for review under Endangered Species Act
The review could result in polar bears being “uplisted” to endangered, with further protections, or de-listed altogether.
Climate change is causing problems for puffins
Maine’s population of rare Atlantic puffins took a hit this year, as the number of chicks to survive a tough summer plummeted.
Biden administration to review protections for polar bears
The federal agency listed polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008.
Environmentalists threaten lawsuit over Southeast Alaska wolf population
A coalition of conservationists warn they’re preparing to sue for federal protections of Southeast Alaska’s wolves if the Biden administration doesn’t take concrete action soon.