About
the Endangered Species Early Warning Web Project
Enter the ESEW Web Site
The
Endangered Species Early Warning web site lists 29 new species that
may be in trouble around the world including: Mountain Quail, Sage
Grouse, Mountain (Bighorn) Sheep, Redband Trout, Pacific Fisher,
Arctic Grayling, Pygmy Rabbit, Sand Dune Lizard, Slickspot
Peppergrass, Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Tahoe Yellow Cress and
Striped Bass in the American West; Black Rhino, Cheetah, Painted Dog,
Pangolin and Wattled Crane in Africa; Polar
Bear, Caribou (Reindeer), Snowy Owl, Arctic Fox, Ringed Seal, Crab and Shrimp in the Arctic;
Burmese Python in Asia; Adele Penguin in the
Antarctic; Koala Bear in Australia; and Leopard and Human globally. Humans have been put on the
Early Warning Species List because of possible chemical, cultural,
disease, and climate factors that may be beyond control. The main
reason for the new web site is to buy extra time for species that do
not have a vote and need every bit of time they can get to stabilize
and recover. We are depending on students, retired government
employees, bird watchers, scientists, farmers, ranchers, hunters,
fisherman and environmentally concerned citizens to voice their
concerns and offer more information on species they feel may be in
trouble around the world and that should be listed at ESEW. The new
ESEW web site is a project of the Center for Environmental Education
and Information in Sun Valley, Idaho and will ultimately integrate
all available habitat and environmental quality data in the United
States with the known species lists (in threatened, endangered or
extinct categories covering 7 classes of species including mammals,
invertebrates, birds, fish, reptiles, plants and amphibians) held by the USFWS under the Endangered Species
Act. Ecosystem maps of species distribution are also being developed
by CEEI in an effort to assist with the much-needed global paradigm
shift in environmental thinking -- from conservation of individual
species to the preservation of entire ecosystems. For complete
project information see our
Mission Statement.
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