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A New Hampshire turtle expert is among the 25 winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation ``genius grants.''

Naturalist, author and illustrator David Carroll has won one of this year's MacArthur Foundation ``genius grants.'' He'll receive 500-thousand-dollars.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes talks with David Carroll about the news.

Last week the federal government released a new list of plants and animals threatened with extinction. Many of these will be getting additional protection, but officials say limited resources means other species - including the New England cottontail rabbit - won't get extra federal help. We'll look at the successes and challenges in protecting endangered species, both nationally and here in New Hampshire. Laura's guests are John Kantor, Non-Game and Endangered Wildlife Program Coordinator for New Hampshire Fish and Game, and Mike Amaral, Senior Endangered Species Specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

New Hampshire Audubon will release a group of rehabilitated hawks this Sunday at Pack Mondadnock Observatory. On tonight's program, we'll talk about the state of hawks and other raptors in New Hampshire, how reintroducing them in the wild takes place, and what the migration patterns of raptors are like. We'll also look at how the reproduction efforts of Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, and Osprey fared in 2006. Some species were adversely affected by the spring's heavy rains; others did surprisingly well. Our guests are Eric Masterson, Vice President for Development and Chris Martin, Senior Biologist at New Hampshire Audubon.

The house sparrow is one of nature's feistiest, most adaptable birds. So why are its numbers starting to decline?