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For more than a decade, federal wildlife managers have struggled to return the Mexican wolf to the wilds of the Southwest. But unlike their cousins to the north, where thousands of gray wolves roam the northern Rockies and the Great Lakes regions, Mexican gray wolves are still scarce within their own recovery area, where just 42 animals were counted last year. By all accounts, the troubled Mexican wolf reintroduction program is at a crossroads. As the Fish and Wildlife Service attempts to forge a new path toward recovery, difficult questions loom large: Can wolves and livestock co-exist? How many wolves should there be, and where? Is recovery even possible? Land Letter reporter April Reese takes a detailed look at the program and explores questions of why recovery for Mexican wolves has been elusive, and what the Fish and Wildlife Service is doing to try to salvage the program.
Last updated March 18, 2010 |
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Much of the world’s attention on how to deal with climate change is drawn to demands of environmental groups and deliberations in places like Washington and Copenhagen. But the outcomes of these debates are often shaped by the political and economic clout of “coal country,” the states and nations whose economies depend upon coal. “Coal country” is an occasional series that visits these places and shows through the stories of projects and people why the use of coal –the most problematic fossil fuel -- is not likely to be phased out anytime soon.
Last updated March 18, 2010 |
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In this five-part series, E&E examines the asynchronous, accelerating acceptance of genetically modified crops around the world, and what it means for society when GM crops become the agricultural baseline.
Last updated January 04, 2010 |