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This clam has many common names including steamers, softshells, longnecks. It is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae which originates in the mud flats of America.
In one such state, Idaho, wolves are doing well, numbering over 740 wolves. However, with more wolves, there has been more conflict with livestock farmers.
The jaguar’s current range stretches from the Sonoran Desert in Mexico to northern Argentina, but the jaguar does cross into the USA frequently.
In 1982, the population numbered just 22 individuals, but now that figure has risen to around 400, thanks to captive breeding and release programmes.
Conservationists believe that it is simply not enough to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act if there is no control over the industrial activities that are causing their decline.
Two scientists from the University of Montana made the connection between the decline of deciduous trees and a decrease in songbird populations in the mountains of Arizona.
There is a well-established conservation movement made up of millions of ordinary Americans who say these natural wonders are an indispensable part of the nation’s heritage.
The judge upheld the endangered listing of this species, after a lawsuit was filed in an attempt to strip it of the protection it desperately needs.