41. The Wild Side Of Life suitable habitat for or the presence of threatened and endangered species, Gabrielsen projectemploys live trapping methods for small rodents and reptiles http://www.ornl.gov/publications/labnotes/nov94/wild.html

The wild side of life Even in gloom of night, Environmental Restoration project tallies species that are threatened, endangered, or in need of management. On a clear, moonless, perfect evening in early October, a party of three shambles across a field in the 0800 area along the Clinch River. Two of them reach down to set small metal box traps that are placed in the grass every 10 meters in groups of five. The third, this reporter, feigns helpfulness by spotlighting the boxes in the tall grass or looks up to gape at the stars. A door snaps shut about 30 meters behind us. "Got one." Cindy Gabrielsen and Lon Rathmell proceed around the course of 300 traps, then pause for about half an hour before returning to check them. The box heard to spring shut produces a short-tailed shrew that disappears down into the thatch as soon as it is let go. Gabrielsen and Rathmell note the species, time, and box number and continue around the course. Gabrielsen is principal investigator for an Environmental Sciences Division project, funded by Environmental Restoration, entitled Presence and Absence Survey for Threatened and Endangered Animal Species. "For a large area like the Oak Ridge Reservation, the Endangered Species Act requires a survey to assess suitable habitat for or the presence of threatened and endangered species," Gabrielsen explains. "I encourage anyone who has seen or knows of any of these kinds of animals to contact me." In the meantime, the project employs live trapping methods for small rodents and reptiles. They watch for certain birds. Fish and plant surveys are handled by other groups. Gabrielsen's group also looks out for signs of bigger animals such as bears and mountain lions, long rumored to be present on the Oak Ridge Reservation. They doubt their presence, but other large mammalslike coyotes are around.

42. Endangered List Now 11,000 Species extremely vulnerable with many threatened fish, reptile species raised to “criticallyendangered” — the closest small population of the rodents was found http://www.msnbc.com/news/818603.asp

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Search ... Money Advertisement Endangered list now 11,000 species Bactrian camels, seen here in the Taklamakan Desert near China's Silk Road, are "critically endangered," according to a new report. MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Get Life Insurance eDiets Diet Center Yellow Pages Loan Center ... Threatened species and stress on land and water THE LIST was produced by a network of 7,000 species experts working in almost every country in the world. They found that 811 species have disappeared over the past 500 years, some permanently, while others exist only in artificial settings, such as zoos. Since 2000, 121 species have been added to the threatened species list, and five have been added to the extinct list over the last two years, according to the conservation group. Besides the mollusk, they include two hippo species, last seen in 1500, the sea mink, unseen since 1860, and Reunion Island sheldgeese, last sighted around 1710. HIGH EXTINCTION RATE FEARED The group has examined 18,000 species and subspecies around the globe. But scientists admit that even a study of this magnitude only scratches the surface. Earth is home to an estimated 14 million species - and only 1.75 million have been documented. Many may become extinct before they are even identified, much less studied by scientists.

43. Post's Eagle Population Soaring As Majestic Bird Continues Comeback feed on almost anything they can catch including ducks, rodents and snakes. 1995,the USFWS upgraded the bald eagle from endangered to threatened in the http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/env/cbi/archive/news01.html

Post's Eagle Population Soaring as Majestic Bird Continues Comeback By Barbara K. Filbert TECOM Public Affairs Office The American bald eagle population at Aberdeen Proving Ground continues to fly back from its endangered status. For eagles in the Northern Chesapeake Bay region, the proving ground seems to be an ideal place to call "home," with its large wooded areas close to the water. Last week, post biologists and Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologist Ronald Norris, spotted 138 eagles during the annual midwinter bald eagle survey of the local area. In the four-hour helicopter overflight on Jan. 11, the team saw 90 adult and 48 immature eagles, and 20 active nests. photo by Joe Ondek The bald eagle has made a strong recovery at Aberdeen Proving Ground, which has the largest population in the northern Chesapeake Bay. Jim Pottie, APG's wildlife and endangered species programs biologist, said the survey "is part of a cooperative effort to monitor the nation's eagle population among the National Wildlife Federation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state conservation agencies." Pottie was not surprised the count was lower than last year because of the extremely warm conditions during December and early January.

44. PS&P - Environment project, bulldoze those rare rodents out of existence and ignore a federal law passedin 1973 that's supposed to protect threatened and endangered plants and http://www.bizsites.com/1999/JJ99/environment.html

banner(1); banner(2); BIZSITES.COM Home What's New Toolkit Regional Reviews ... Business Directory ARCHIVES Article by Issue Departments SERVICES Free! Subscription Free! Newsletter Referral Network Advertising Info. Edit. Calendar (pdf) User Survey SEARCH Entire Site Current Issue Partners News SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS March 2003 Site Guide for Manufacturers SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS Foreign Trade Zones BioTexas OHIO a high-tech frontier Enterprise Zones Tennessee Big Numbers North Carolina A State of Minds New York The Next Chapter Virginia where the pieces fit Connect Ohio From magazine, June/July 1999 Wild Thing Finding Solutions to Habitat Challenges By Stuart Englert A herd of elk at Atlantic Richfield Co.'s Black Thunder Mine in Powder River Basin, Wyo., illustrates that

45. Mammalogy group or assemblage of mammals, such as bats, canids, or desert rodents. Listof Illinois Mammals. Illinois endangered and threatened Mammals Illinois http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/main/geninfo/mamo.html

Mammalogy List of Illinois Mammals Illinois Endangered and Threatened Mammals - Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board Other Information Most mammal-related research and projects are listed in the INHS Annual Report Our Publications Catalog can be used to search for mammal-related material published at this Survey. Some past articles published in INHS Reports: Species Spotlight: Coyotes . Winter 2001 Cost and Controversy in Managing Urban Deer . March-April 2000 Species Spotlight: Little Brown Bat . Novemberj-December 1999 Deer in the Suburbs of Chicago . May-June 1999 INHS Mammal Collection . March-April 1999 Species Spotlight: Short-tailed Shrew . January-February 1999 Franklin's Ground Squirrel: An Increasingly Rare Prairie Mammal . January-February 1999 Don't Blame It All on the Raccoons . May-June 1998 Coyotes and Foxes in the Town and Country . March-April 1998 Species Spotlight: Eastern Moles . September-October 1997 What Color Are Your Squirrels . May-June 1997 Raccoon Health Watch . March-April 1997 Species Spotlight: Bobcats . September-October 1996 Can We Restore Elk in Illinois?

46. Wildlife Viewing And Photography Opportunities and worms, while raptors prey on the abundant waterfowl, rodents, and small birds Thepurpose of the Act is to protect endangered and threatened species and http://sacramentovalleyrefuges.fws.gov/wildlife.htm

47. The Tartan - Endangered Species Are Treated Like Feces to be placed on the threatened or endangered list, but you couldn’t prove thatby looking at the CMU campus, which is completely overrun by these rodents. http://www.thetartan.org/article.asp?artid=2120

48. Fort Bliss Site A Refuge For Endangered Bats Most bats are similar in size to rodents, but biologists believe either candidatesfor endangerment or are already on endangered or threatened species lists http://aec.army.mil/usaec/publicaffairs/update/sum96/bats.htm

Summer 1996 Fort Bliss Site a Refuge for Endangered Bats Based on a Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office press release Photo by PFC. Edward Benoit, Fort Bliss PAO Fort Bliss has taken significant steps to protect endangered pallid bats including the one pictured above that live on the installation. An unused storage building at Fort Bliss, Texas, has become home to the nation's largest colony of pallid bats. The bats, so named because of their blond fur, use the site on McGregor Range as a maternity roost. The Army conducts more than 4,000 training missions and maneuvers a year at Fort Bliss, which works hard to preserve its environment. Dr. Donna J. Howell, an ecologist with the Fort Bliss Directorate of the Environment, said the storage building at the range is probably the most protected bat colony in America, with guards limiting public access. The installation has taken the building off military usage and made it a preserve strictly for the bats. The McGregor site is significant because of its rarity. Maternity roosts must meet specific temperature and humidity conditions and be free from human intrusion. Additionally, the area must be rich in insects to feed young bats, Dr. Howell said. Habitat destruction and pesticides are two major threats to bats, Dr. Howell said. Scientific activities such as banding bats for identification and tracking purposes can also cause concern, because the banding process can cut the skin and cause the bat to bleed to death.

49. Fumigation Of Burrowing Rodents With Aluminum Phosphide Or Gas the bones and partial remains of rodents and other ferret is listed as an endangeredspecies by special requirements in monitoring for threatened or endangered http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/wildlife/g1477.htm

Nebraska Cooperative Extension G02-1477-A Fumigation of Burrowing Rodents with Aluminum Phosphide or Gas Cartridges This NebGuide describes how to use aluminum phosphide or gas cartridge fumigants safely and effectively in managing burrowing rodents and moles. Dallas R. Virchow, Project Coordinator, Wildlife Damage Management; Scott E. Hygnstrom Extension Specialist-Wildlife Damage Management; John M. Hobbs, Assistant Director, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services-Nebraska Previous Category Catalog Order Info Aluminum phosphide (ALP) is a pesticide used for fumigating burrows to kill burrowing rodents, especially rats, field mice or voles, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, and woodchucks. It is also registered for moles in some states. ALP is also used in controlling insects in stored grain facilities (For more information, see NebGuide 96-790, Fumigating Farm-stored Grain with Aluminum Phosphide ALP reacts with moisture, water, acids, or other liquids to form phosphine gas (PH ). Warm humid air accelerates the chemical reaction that releases PH while cool dry air slows it down. Any animal, including humans, can be affected by PH

50. EcoHighway Resources: Animals invertebrates, marine mammals, pigs, primates, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, smallruminants, wildlife, and zoo animals. endangered or threatened Species Finder http://www.tinyseedmusic.com/sec/ecohighway/resources/animals.htm

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51. Birding In Westmoreland County, Sw PA Overview, sightings, list of birding spots, and links.Category Recreation Birding United States Pennsylvania...... If left unused wild bird seeds will produce caterpillars/moths attract rodents,so you might want to store Extinct Species, endangered threatened Species. http://www.westol.com/~towhee/sighting.htm

Screaminghawk's Birding in Westmoreland County, southwestern Pennsylvania hawk sound Sightings Places to bird Look for ... Home ] [Stuck in a frame? Break out Bird Sightings By Year Places to bird in Westmoreland County, PA Cedar Creek County Park County Nature Park Mammoth County Park Northmoreland County Park Twin Lakes County Park Keystone State Park Linn Run State Park Forbes State Forest Forbes State Forest Spruce Flats Bog Bushy Run Battlefield ... Conemaugh River Lake GORP Livermore and Virginia Farms, both part of the Conemaugh River Lake Loyalhanna Creek Lake Loyalhanna Creek Lake GORP Donegal Lake, PA Fish Commission Beaver Run Reservoir, Westmoreland County Municipal Authority Ethel Springs Lake, Derry Municipal Authority Latrobe Reservoir (Trout Run Dam, H.A.Stewart Res.), Latrobe Municipal Authority Duff Park, Townsend Park Roaring Run Natural Area Maps of Forbes State Forest See PA DCNR Recreation in Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County [ Nonframe version Top of Page Look for Mary Jane Seipler's Rare Bird Alert reports for Western PA at National Birding Hotline (East) To submit bird reports to Mary Jane email her at: grosbeaker@aol.com

52. Tapir's Friends Wildlife Gift Shop Mammals Reptiles and Amphibians Bears Birds Marsupials rodents Edentates Mixed and in the US are listed as threatened or endangered on the http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/fgift032.htm

Tapir's Friends Wildlife Gift Shop Gifts that help save endangered species Wildlife Gift Shop Main Page The Tapir Gallery Gift Shop Hoofed animals Primates ... Fish and Sharks 5-inch Plush Sea Turtle US $5.50 Catalog Number F-032 This little guy is soft with delightfully engaging eyes. He's made of plush, and even his carapace is huggable. All six species of sea turtles in the U.S. are listed as threatened or endangered on the U.S. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife List (green sea turtle, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley). Sea turtles are aquatic reptiles and live most of their lives in the ocean. Sea turtles are excellent divers, the Leatherback species routinely dive more than 1,000 ft., and may reach depths of more than 3,900 ft. seeking jellyfish. Although they must swim to the ocean surface to breathe periodically, some turtles can remain underwater for as long as 5 hours without breathing! Currently sea turtles are endangered because not only are they hunted by people as a food source, but they are losing their beach habitat to recreational development, drowning in fishing and shrimp nets, and ingesting plastic trash. (Sea turtle research by Joslyn Biggins.) Order Form Let's help save the rainforest.

53. The Red Wolf Project On Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge The ESA found that endangered and threatened species However, if threatened or cornered,wolves are capable smaller mammals such as rabbits, rodents and nutria http://alligatorriver.fws.gov/topten.html

Top Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Red Wolves and the Red Wolf Recovery Program Why is the US Fish And Wildlife Service (USFWS) restoring red wolves (Canis rufus)? The essential reasons are to prevent extinction of the species and to restore the ecosystems in which red wolves occurred, as mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The ESA found that endangered and threatened species are of aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the Nation and its people. It is important to save all members of an ecosystem, including predators, if we intend to preserve the environment and be good stewards of the land. Lessons learned in the red wolf recovery program have served as a model for predator conservation worldwide. What do red wolves look like? Red wolves are mostly brown and buff colored with some black along their backs, often with a reddish color on their ears, head and legs. Red wolves are smaller than gray wolves and larger than coyotes. The average adult female red wolf weighs 52 pounds (24 kg), and the average adult male weighs 61 pounds (26 kg). Red wolves have tall pointed ears and long legs with large feet. Red wolves stand about 26 inches (67 cm) at their shoulder and are about 4 feet (145 cm) long from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. Did red wolves ever exist in North Carolina?

54. What Lives In The Forest They provide feeding sites for rodents, shrews, black only 50 of the federally endangeredKarner blues by the federal government as threatened and endangered http://www.nhplt.org/guide/what_lives.html

Habitat is any area that has all the requirements for survival of plants and animals. Food, cover, and water need to be abundant to ensure healthy populations. New Hampshire is home to more than 15,000 species, including: 11,000 known species of beetles, bugs, and other insects; 3,000 species of flowering plants, ferns, fungi, algae, and lichens; 175 species of nesting birds; 60 species of land mammals; 40 species of reptiles and amphibians; and more than 75 species of freshwater fish and mussels. Different Habitats For Different Species Some types of habitat in New Hampshire are critical to the survival of even our most common wildlife. For example, when snow gets too deep for deer to travel, they congregate in groups of thick softwood trees. These areas are known as deer yards and range in size from only a few acres up to several hundred acres. Tens and even hundreds of deer use these yards as shelter during winter. Without deer yards, fewer deer would inhabit New Hampshire. In southern New Hampshire, hemlock provides this cover; in the North Country, spruce and fir do. Holes in living and dead standing trees, also known as cavities, are an important part of the habitat of many animals. More than 40 species of wildlife use cavity trees for nests, where they bear their young, or shelter. Black-capped chickadees, eastern bluebirds, and downy woodpeckers will use trees less than 8 inches in diameter. The chickadee is a primary excavator, an animal that creates a cavity to use for itself, but leaves it behind eventually for some other animal to use. Wood ducks, turkey vultures, red squirrels, porcupines, and long-tailed weasels use trees larger than 18 inches, and little brown bats, raccoons, and black bears need trees larger than 24 inches in diameter.

55. New Jersey Pinelands - Bald Eagle They were upgraded from endangered to threatened in 1995. on fish, they will eat almostanything they can catch, including ducks, rodents, snakes and carrion http://www.pressplus.com/pinelands/animals/baldeagle.html

New Jersey Pinelands Introduction Animals Threatened bald eagle in gentle ascent By MATTHEW J. DOWLING Staff Writer FILE ENTRY: Bald eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus WHAT IT IS: As a symbol of the United States, the bald eagle is the most well-known raptor in America. An adult bald eagle has a characteristic white head and white tail to offset a dark brown body and huge yellow bill. An immature bald eagle has a dark head with blotches of white feathers under its wings and body. It takes four or five years for an eagle to reach adult plumage. WHERE IT OCCURS: Bald eagles are found throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, particularly along coastal areas near rivers and lakes because the birds feed primarily on fish. Bald eagles nest in tall trees or cliffs. Larger populations also exist in Alaska. It is the only eagle unique to North America. THE IMPACT: Bald eagles had been in decline until recent years. Conservation efforts have reported success in making population gains. Pesticide use, hunting and habitat loss all contributed to the decline in bald eagle numbers. The bald eagle is currently listed as a threatened species, but it has been named as one of 25 candidates to be removed from the list in the next year because of successful recovery efforts. They were upgraded from endangered to threatened in 1995.

56. Site 300: Ecology grasslands at Site 300 also support an abundance of rodents, rabbits, and The ExperimentalTest Site is host to several endangered or threatened species. http://www.llnl.gov/site300/ecology.html

Ecology The Experimental Test Site, marked by both rolling hills and steep ravines, encompasses large areas of undisturbed vegetation and a mix of various plant community types. The predominant vegetation is introduced annual grasses, with a smaller native perennial grassland community. Coastal sage scrub occurs in the southwestern part of the test site and contains a mixture of four chaparral shrubs. An oak woodland community is restricted to the north-facing slopes in southern canyons and includes a sparse cover of blue oak. The flora and fauna, along with availability of water at springs, provides habitat for a diversity of wildlife. We periodically conduct biological surveys, and the site's full-time wildlife biologist helped to invent the tiny MOLE, a remotely controlled robotic camera that observes burrowing animals in their dens. From these surveys, we have identified a total of 20 amphibian and reptile, 70 bird, and 26 mammal species at the test site. Underground springs and seeps and drainages support a community of salamanders and frogs, and the large grassland areas and rock sites provide ideal habitats for a variety of lizards and snakes. The site is host to both small birds such as sparrows and swallows, and raptors such as owls and hawks that nest on rock ledges of cliffs, large trees, and even a utility pole. The diverse grasslands at Site 300 also support an abundance of rodents, rabbits, and hares, and their predators, which include skunks, badgers, and coyotes.

57. Threatened Species Of New Zealand tuberculata, Lowland PodocarpBroadleaf and Kauri forest, Habitat destruction, rodents, 2000-4000, 200-250, endangered. threatened by introduced carnivores. http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/reddata.htm

Seafriends - Threatened species of New Zealand Just how endangered is New Zealand's environment? The terrestrial species, living closest to mankind and his introduced pests, his destruction of habitats and his pollution, have suffered most. Some have declined or even become extinct from direct exploitation (the Moas) but their numbers are relatively few. By contrast, marine species have until now, suffered mainly from exploitation but not from extensive habitat destruction and the introduction of noxious animals. The marine environment appears to be more robust against complete extinction, but we don't know for sure. We know so little about the marine environment that we cannot say with certainty whether any species have become endangered, or even whether any species have become extinct. In this article the status of endangered terrestrial wildlife in New Zealand is listed, as it was known by 1980. Contents Status : the definition of endangeredness status. International conventions : agreements to protect wildlife. Mammals Marine mammals : dolphins, sea lions.

58. Common Ravens In The Southwestern United States, 1968-92 They kill and eat prey including rodents, lambs (Larsen and Dietrich 1970), birds,frogs, scorpions, beetles, lizards endangered and threatened wildlife and http://biology.usgs.gov/s t/noframe/b178.htm

59. Invasions Of The Brown Tree Snake declines due to predation by snakes; trapping success for rodents and shrews Sixspecies of birds are federally listed as endangered or threatened in the http://biology.usgs.gov/s t/noframe/x181.htm

60. Animal Fact Sheets the range because it preys on rodents and rabbits Ocelots are an endangered species.**They are still threatened throughout their entire range, ocelots are also http://www.zoo.org/educate/fact_sheets/ocelot/ocelot.htm

back Ocelot Leopardus (Felis) pardalis Classification and Range Ocelots belong to the family Felidae, which includes 36 species of cats. Ocelots are classified under the genus Leopardus. Leopardu s includes three species of "small cats," the ocelot, margay and little spotted cat. Felis pardalis is still an accepted scientific name for the ocelot. There are 11 subspecies of ocelots. They are distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America to northern Argentina, with remnant populations still in the southwestern United States. If you like this animal and find it particularly fascinating you can adopt it! Habitat Ocelots are found in several different kinds of habitats, from jungle areas and tropical rain forests to dry scrub and chaparral zones. They prefer marshes and riverbanks to open country. Head and Body Length Adult length (including tail): 2.5-5 feet (74-152 cm)

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