A toad that has not been seen in Yosemite National Park in 11 years was reintroduced to the park this week by San Francisco Zoo officials. The reintroduction of the federally threatened Yosemite toad inside the national park is part of a five-year project seeking to reestablish a self-sustaining population. Yosemite National Park officials say a lack of winter snowpacks …
RENO, Nev. — In a rare emergency move, the U.S government temporarily declared a northern Nevada toad endangered Monday, saying a geothermal power plant in the works could result in its extinction. Officials for Reno-based Ormat Technologies Inc., which broke ground on the power plant last month, have said they don’t believe a listing would impact the project because the …
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