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		<title>Wolves in Colorado</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers believe they have found evidence of wolves on a ranch in western Colorado. We will know for sure once results come back from the DNA analysis currently being run on scat samples found on the&#160;ranch.
Read the full High Country News article, Prodigal Dogs: Have gray wolves found a home in Colorado? by Michelle&#160;Nijhuis.
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		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/wolves-in-colorado</link>
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		<title>Forest Service to study lynx-human interactions in the Vail Pass rec area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skiers and snowmobilers will be asked to wear GPS units]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/forest-service-to-study-lynx-human-interactions-in-the-vail-pass-rec-area</link>
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		<title>Researchers Discover 13,000 Year Old Shrub in California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 75 foot-wide specimen of Palmer's oak in the Jurupa hills of Riverside County has been growing since the end of the last Ice Age. It's 1,000 years older than a previously identified Palm Springs creosote bush that was thought to be the oldest plant in California, 8,000 years older than bristlecone pines and 10,000 years older than the redwoods.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/researchers-discover-13000-year-old-shrub-in-california</link>
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		<title>Colorado and New Mexico Announce Wildlife Corridor Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter today joined New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in announcing a new initiative to identify and protect key wildlife travel and migration corridors between the two states.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/colorado-and-new-mexico-announce-wildlife-corridor-initiative</link>
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		<title>Union of Concerned Scientists Report: BLM prevented listing of an endangered plant, promoted oil shale development in its habitat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From 7/10/09 Union of Concerned Scientists report: In May 2006, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provided a misleading scientific analysis of the location of anticipated oil and gas drilling activities and misrepresented the threat of future oil shale development to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The BLM's analysis was successful at stopping the FWS from protecting a rare wildflower under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). ]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/blm-prevents-listing-of-an-endangered-plant-promotes-oil-shale-development-in-its-habitat</link>
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		<title>New listings wait as Obama admin charts new course</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So far, President Obama's Fish and Wildlife Service has offered protection to two U.S. species, both plants, out of nearly 250 on Endangered Species Act's "candidates" list.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/new-listings-wait-as-obama-admin-charts-new-course</link>
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		<title>5000 New Deep Sea Species Discovered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's a little far afield from Center for Native Ecosystems' geographic focal area, but this is major news in the biodiversity community. Listen to a BBC news report chronicling the recent findings of the ten-year International Census of Marine Life, due to be complete in 2010.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/5000-new-deep-sea-species-discovered</link>
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		<title>Wolverine settles in Colorado; more may follow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State wildlife biologists say they think M56, the solo male wolverine that migrated more than 500 miles to Colorado from Wyoming last spring, appears to have settled in at the snowy edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, raising hopes for the survival of the species and other threatened carnivores.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/wolverine-settles-in-colorado-more-may-follow</link>
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		<title>New Study Chronicles Declining Populations, Major Threats to Sage-Grouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight federal, state, university, and nongovernmental experts have collaborated to produce new scientific information about Greater Sage-Grouse populations, sagebrush habitats, and land use practices affecting the bird's population.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/new-study-chronicles-declining-populations-major-threats-to-sage-grouse</link>
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		<title>Key Democrats introduce adaptation bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The chairmen of two key Senate committees today introduced legislation to create a federal fund to address the effects of climate change on natural resources such as forests, coastlines and wildlife habitats.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/key-democrats-introduce-adaptation-bill</link>
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		<title>Gov. Ritter Names Jim Martin New Director of Natural Resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter today named Jim Martin as the new executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Martin currently serves as head of the Department of Public Health and Environment, managing a multitude of public health and environmental protection programs. He will assume his new duties Nov. 16.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/gov-ritter-names-jim-martin-new-director-of-natural-resources</link>
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		<title>Reward Offered for Information about Lynx Killed Near Silverton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking information about a lynx that was illegally killed near Silverton within the last two weeks.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/reward-offered-for-information-about-lynx-killed-near-silverton</link>
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		<title>Study Says Steer Oil &amp; Gas From Key Sage Grouse Habitat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The three-year study concludes that robust oil and gas development in the Intermountain West could slash grouse populations in critical breeding grounds by as much as 19 percent, in addition to the estimated range-wide population declines of 45-80 percent that have already occurred.]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/study-says-steer-oil-gas-from-key-sage-grouse-habitat</link>
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		<title>Congressman Salazar introduces 61,682 acre San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the introduction of the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill, Congressman Salazar offered the following comment: “San Miguel, Ouray and San Juan County representatives have expressed their hope that a portion of the natural lands that surround them will be given a wilderness designation for future generations. These are the lands which define the character and spirit of our great state and nation and as such, it is my honor today to introduce the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill.”]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/congressman-salazar-introduces-61682-acre-san-juan-mountains-wilderness-act</link>
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		<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Polar Bear Critical Habitat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to designate critical habitat for the polar bear, and will open a 60-day public comment period on the measure. ]]></description>
		<link>http://nativeecosystems.org/newsroom/news/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-polar-bear-critical-habitat</link>
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