Four conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed a request in federal court today to defend critical Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Florida scrub jay.
Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay is Florida’s only uniquely native bird. The mockingbird’s habitat starts up in Nova Scotia and it is the state bird in four other states.
In the modern world of the Anthropocene – the age of Homo sapiens – only 10% of Florida scrub jay habitat remains and the species population has dropped below 5% left. Stronger-than ...
Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay is Florida’s only uniquely native bird. The mockingbird’s habitat starts up in Nova Scotia and it is the state bird in four other states. Selecting the ...
The Pacific Legal Foundation says the Endangered Species Act does not apply to species — such as the Florida bird — found in only one state. The modest Florida scrub-jay has now been enlisted ...