Portland Based Xerces News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Portland based xerces. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Portland Based Xerces Today - Breaking & Trending Today

As monarch butterflies flutter toward extinction, Fish and Wildlife Service opts not to protect


Despite being perilously close to extinction, monarch butterflies will not receive federal protection because 161 other species are a higher priority, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.
“We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However, before we can propose listing, we must focus resources on our higher-priority listing actions,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith in a news release.
The announcement highlights the severity of the ongoing extinction crisis, said Sarina Jepsen, the director of endangered species and aquatic programs for the Portland-based Xerces Society. The Xerces Society is a nonprofit environmental organization that focuses on the conservation of invertebrates. It is named after the first butterfly to go extinct due to human activity in North America. ....

United States , Washington State University , San Diego , Taylor Cotten , Lori Nordstrom , David James , Aurelia Skipwith , Sarina Jepsen , Wildlife Service , During The Xerces Society , Washington State University Extension Service , Xerces Society , Washington Department Of Fish , Endangered Species , Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith , Portland Based Xerces , State University , Washington State , Washington Department , Santa Cruz , Extension Service , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , வாஷிங்டன் நிலை பல்கலைக்கழகம் , சான் டியாகோ , டெய்லர் கோட்டேன் , லோரி நார்ட்ஸ்ட்‌ரம் ,