SF-Based Court Settlement Mean New Protections For Seven Penguin Species : The Alley: SFAppeal

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SF-Based Court Settlement Mean New Protections For Seven Penguin Species

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Seven species of penguins in the Southern Hemisphere will receive protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a result of a settlement reached in...

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I wonder what this will really mean in terms of conservation for penguins? Has it been a good use of public and privately raised funds to go to court over species which are not found any where near the US?

Its also a bit behind the play as a recent summary of the bids species in New Zealand did not recognise white flippered penguins as a seperate sub species.

Cheers
Bruce

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