KANAB, Utah, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument research yields North America's oldest mosasaur * * * A fossil unearthed by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) team is unlocking new information about the evolution of the most successful marine reptile family during the later part of the dinosaur age. The new research, published in Cretaceous Research, focuses on  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a proposed rule (50 CFR Part 17), published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2023, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Southern Elktoe and Designation of Critical Habitat." The proposed rule was issued by Acting Director Wendi Weber. COMMENT DEADLINE: August 21, 2023 Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Se  more