Conservation on Seminole lands in Florida
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida occupy the Big Cypress reservation, located some 30 miles south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades. Canals dug by the tribe towards the end of the 1800s now carry pesticides, heavy metals and other excess nutrients and are upsetting the area's delicate ecosystem. Water testing in 1989 revealed that mercury contamination was a serious threat throughout the Everglades, particularly to fish populations. To protect their tribal lands, the Seminoles are developing an Everglades Initiative, the main component of which is the Big Cypress Water Conservation Plan.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1999
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Biodiversity on the Yakama Indian Nation
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The Yakama Indian nation is cooperating with federal and local land management agencies in Washington State to increase the numbers and distribution of the western sage grouse. The bird, once found in much of the western US, has been in decline since the late 1890s. The project is evaluating some 1.3 million acres of land owned by the Yakama Indian Nation to determine if it is suitable as sage grouse habitat.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1999
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