{"id":292090,"date":"2023-12-20T20:38:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T19:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=292090"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T19:38:29","slug":"biden-admin-wants-to-give-climate-resilient-wolverines-esa-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=292090","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin wants to give climate resilient wolverines ESA protections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"292091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=292091\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Climate-Resilient-Wolverines.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/ghoffman\/\">Gabriella Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBasing this determination on climate modeling and projections that have been consistently inaccurate over decades does not meet the standard of \u201clikely\u201d or even probable at this stage. The North American population of wolverines shares genetic roots with the first wolverines that crossed the Bering Strait\u2014 wolverines have demonstrated remarkable resilience, surviving and adapting to various climate fluctuations, including the ice age and other periods of extreme climate change. This longstanding presence in North America underscores the wolverine\u2019s ability to endure and adapt. It is wrong to base an ESA determination on unreliable climate predictions for any species, but especially for one that has proven to be so climate resilient.\u201d \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/rosendale.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/rosendalewilliamsfwsletter_11.17.23.pdf\">&nbsp;Letter from Senator Steve Daines &amp; Rep. Zinke and Rosendale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 399 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her recent ALEC Summit speech on natural asset companies, fishing in Arizona\u2019s Salt River, previews CSF NASC podcast interviews, and discusses the USFWS\u2019s proposed rule to list the Lower-48 wolverine on the Endangered Species Act with threatened protections on climate change, not population, grounds. Tune in to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-399-Lower-48-Wolverine-Might-Get-ESA-Threatened-Protections-e2cq5ur\/a-aampmuk\">https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-399-Lower-48-Wolverine-Might-Get-ESA-Threatened-Protections-e2cq5ur\/a-aampmuk<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SHOW NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/press-release\/2023-11\/north-american-wolverine-receives-federal-protection-threatened-species-under\">\u2060USFWS Press Release: North American wolverine receives federal protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/11\/30\/2023-26206\/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-with-section-4d-rule-for\">\u2060Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North American Wolverine \u2013 Due January 29th, 2024\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/limited-funds-conservation-researchers-spar-over-which-species-save-and-which-let-go\">\u2060Science: With limited funds for conservation, researchers spar over which species to save\u2014and which to let go\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2023\/11\/12\/the-endangered-species-act-at-50\/\">\u2060\u00a0The Endangered Species Act at 50<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/12\/19\/biden-admin-wants-to-give-climate-resilient-wolverines-esa-protections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden admin wants to give climate resilient wolverines ESA protections<\/a>\u00a0appeared first on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CFACT<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 399 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her recent ALEC Summit speech on natural asset companies, fishing in Arizona\u2019s Salt River, previews CSF NASC podcast interviews, and discusses the USFWS\u2019s proposed rule to list the Lower-48 wolverine on the Endangered Species Act with threatened protections on climate change, not population, grounds. 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