The Candy Darter, a small fish found in mountain streams in Virginia and West Virginia, was added in 2018 to the list of endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and its critical habitat area was officially
Candy darter fish gets critical habitat designation, but remains in the path of a pipeline
Card – The Roanoke Times – 4/9/21
Appeals court declines latest request to stop work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Card – The Roanoke Times – 11/18/20
Oceana Finds Plastic Entangling, Choking 1,800 Marine Animals in U.S. Waters
Card – Oceana – 11/19/20
Putting a pipeline through a forest: a foregone conclusion?
Card – The Roanoke Times – 11/1/20
Forest Service plan raises concerns about Lynchburg water supply, environment
Card – The Roanoke Times – 10/4/20
Comments Filed Opposing Endangered Species Act Modification
Sixty-Four conservation organizations, including ABRA and several of its members, filed comments on September 3 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service in response to a proposal by the two agencies to define “habitat”
Virginia’s vanishing bee: State works to save rusty patched bumblebee
Card – Virginia Mercury – 9/8/20 Related: No critical habitat for this once-common bumblebee
Mountain Valley Pipeline construction won’t jeopardize protected species, federal review says
Card – The Roanoke Times – 9/4/20
Book Recommendation: The Next Great Migration
The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah (Bloomsbury, 2020) fascinatingly explores why species migrate – humans, animals and plants. Shah, author of the best-selling book Pandemic, discusses the history and the interaction of