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In the forests of the Southwest, small trees dominate and comprise the vast majority of the fire risk to communities and the forest — in fact, approximately 90 percent of Southwest forest trees are ...
Having collected the most recent census data from state and federal bald-eagle managers in each of the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia, the Center for Biological Diversity has determined ...
Fossil fuels — coal, petroleum, and natural gas — are our main sources of energy, producing the vast majority of fuel, electricity, and heat used by people across the globe. In 2005 a whopping 86 ...
A tiny, scaleless, freshwater fish, the highly endangered unarmored threespine stickleback is a fierce protector of its nest, which it defends by dashing forward with gaping mouth and “hackles” raised ...
DESCRIPTION: The lesser prairie chicken is a medium-sized, gray-brown grouse. It has barred plumage with alternating dark and white bands and a rounded tail. Males display bright yellow combs above ...
DESCRIPTION: Hellbenders are considered to be living fossils because they have changed so little over time. They are large, stout-bodied, fully-aquatic salamanders that grow to be two feet long with ...
Originally, the species California towhee (Pipilo crissalis), whose eight subspecies included the Inyo California towhee, was considered to be the same species as the canyon towhee (Pipilofuscus) ...
Steelhead are a unique form of rainbow trout. Like salmon, they spent most of their adult lives in the ocean, but spawn in freshwater streams and rivers. Southern steelhead are survivors, adapted to ...
Three vital provisions give the Act its teeth. It’s “citizen-suit” provision lets public-interest groups and individuals petition and sue sluggish federal agencies to make sure the Act protects ...
DESCRIPTION: Loggerhead sea turtles are named for their large heads, which contain powerful jaws and a thick beak. An adult loggerhead's top shell is slightly heart-shaped with a reddish-brown color; ...