The last of the Missouri River Bird Observatory winter learning series webinars is always the most exciting.
This year our MRBO friends kept it a secret until yesterday. The last topic is current Federal policies that affect wildlife and habitat, presented by two senior leaders of the National Wildlife Federation.
Be sure to check it out. 6:30 pm (central) Monday. It's free, and open to all, not just Missourians. You do need to register, though.
Don't get bummed. Get educated, and take action!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b4Pz3YslSnyuNRHOUyhUZw#/registration
#wildlife #conservation #missouri #KC-ish #nationalwildlifefederation #endangeredspecies
A few birds and beasts from Pt. Lookout, NY last Wednesday (3/26)
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #marinemammal #biodiversitycrisis #birdphotography #birding #biodiversity #endangeredspecies
Magnificent Broodfrog, Magnificent broodfrog
(Pseudophryne covacevichae)
Status: 
Endangered
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41048/78437322
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_brood_frog
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pseudophryne%20covacevichae02.jpg
Speaking of #wildlife #conservation,
SPEAK UP FOR #WOLVES
On Tuesday, 3/25, the #House Committee on #NaturalResources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, & Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves & the #EndangeredSpecies Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on #HR845 + #HR1897
via the #NewYork #Wolf Conservation Center
Take action →
https://engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNavigator/Action%20Center/2025MarchActionAlert.html
Red-belly toad
(Melanophryniscus admirabilis)
Status: 
Critically Endangered
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135993/172237407 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanophryniscus_admirabilis https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perau%20de%20Janeiro%20Redbelly%20Toad%20imported%20from%20iNaturalist%20photo%201290172%20on%2012%20April%202022.jpg
Kazakhstan reintroduces endangered species like Przewalski’s horse and snow leopard timesca.com/kazakhstan-r... #Kazakhstan #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeConservation #PrzewalskisHorse #TuranianTiger #SnowLeopard
Kazakhstan Restores Population...
Tumbling Creek Cavesnail
(Antrobia culveri)
Status: Endangered
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1786/7578594 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbling_Creek_cavesnail https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antrobia%20culveri.jpg
Worryingly, the Trump administration is showing signs it will try to override rules protecting endangered species in the Bay & Delta.
"The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate the rules entirely and just go for broke, which will result in the destruction of the San Francisco Bay ecosystem. Several extinctions, permanent closures of fisheries," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield told ABC7 News: https://abc7news.com/post/scientists-express-growing-concern-trump-administration-targeting-california-environmental-laws/16017342/
Albanian Water Frog, Albanian water frog
(Pelophylax shqipericus)
Status: 
Vulnerable
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58715/207982996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_water_frog https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BennyTrapp%20Pelophylax%20shquipericus%20Montenegro.jpg
Animal poo can be used to save endangered species from extinction, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/16/animal-poo-can-be-used-to-save-endangered-species-from-extinction-research-finds #Endangeredspecies #Conservation #Genetics #Research #Wildlife #Science #Animals #UKnews #Zoos
A wild Sumatran tiger is evacuated from Agam district, #Indonesia, to prevent conflict with humans. Sumatran tigers are listed as critically endangered, with fewer than 400 left in the wild
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Bills revive debate over #SearsIsland port plan
Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published March 12, 2025
"Lawmakers heard more than five hours of testimony Wednesday from both sides of a debate over preserving Sears Island in the Town of #Searsport.
"A pair of bills from state representative Reagan Paul would extend a #ConservationEasement across the island and restore #SandDuneProtections in a 330-acre parcel set aside for development.
"The Winterport Republican said it's time to end decades of controversial port proposals for the island in the town of Searsport. The latest plan is a floating offshore wind port by the Maine Department of Transportation that has so far failed to attract federal funding.
"'And yet #MDOT refuses to face reality, doubling down on failure and proving this is not about offshore wind, it is about pushing #IndustrialDevelopment at any cost,' Paul told members of the legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
"Local #conservationists support the proposal and said the highest and best use of the island is as a wild area. Any commercial development, including the wind port, can be done at nearby #MackPoint, a fuel and materials terminal."
Read more:
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan
#SaveSearsIsland #ProtectNature #Maine #WindTurbines #WindPort #PenobscotBay #ProtectSearsIsland #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #WindTerminal #SandDunes #ProtectWahsumkik #EndangeredSpecies
Spotted #Owls, Marbled Murrelets, and other wildlife need help. Join me, and Center for Biological #Diversity: tell the #US #Forest Service to strengthen and expand the #Northwest Forest Plan to preserve #forests, #wildlife, and watersheds:
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/JsD7U0G41ESs6k2EuXsZtQ2?sourceid=1010382
#usa #endangered #endangeredspecies #threatenedspecies #water #natural #nature #wilderness #pacificnorthwest #conservation
"Donald Trump’s administration, backed by House Republicans and Elon Musk’s Doge agency, are carrying out an attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and federal wildlife agencies that, if successful, will almost certainly drive numerous species into extinction, environmental advocates warn."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/trump-wildlife-agencies-species-extinction
