Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Wolf in Southeast Alaska

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Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Wolf in Southeast Alaska

  Alexander Archipelago Wolves Threatened by Trapping, Forest Clearcutting SITKA, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity, Alaska Rainforest Defenders and Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to give Endangered Species Act protections to the Alexander Archipelago wolf in Southeast Alaska. This rare gray wolf subspecies, which inhabits the coastal rainforests of Southeast Alaska […]

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arctic Habitat of Endangered Ice Seals

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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arctic Habitat of Endangered Ice Seals

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice Thursday of its intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to compel the designation of critical habitat in Alaska for two ice seal species. Both bearded and ringed seals are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because their Arctic sea-ice habitat is melting. “As […]