by mhessenberger | Sep 25, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
September 23, 2021 Paws Up! To House Representatives Darren Soto and Vern Buchanan for introducing House Resolution 4946 to protect the West Indian manatee that is dwindling drastically. The West Indian manatee can be found lazily cruising through the warm waters of...
by ctaylor | Jul 14, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up! To the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for upholding protections for grizzly bears in the Endangered Species Act. July 14th, 2020 In 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delisted the grizzly bear of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks region...
by ctaylor | Aug 6, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down, Uncategorized
Paws Up! To NPS staff, volunteers, and other wildlife agencies for their efforts in helping to bring back the peregrine falcon population in Harpers Ferry, WV. The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world, reaching speeds of over 180 mph. August 6, 2021...
by ctaylor | May 27, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down, Uncategorized
Paws Down! To the state of Idaho for passing SB 1211 which will allow hunters to kill unlimited numbers of wolves. May 27, 2021 It has taken nearly fifty years for the population of gray wolves to flourish again throughout the western United States, after being...
by ctaylor | Aug 18, 2022 | Paws Up/Paws Down, Uncategorized
Paws Down! The migratory monarch butterfly is now on the ICUN Red List and considered endangered. Monarch butterfly drinking nectar from a flower. August 13, 2022 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) has a Red List of Threatened Species, and on...
