Video of Secretary Sally Jewell discussing the Urban Wildlife Refuge Program. Credit: USFWS
Secretary Jewell: Urban Wildlife Refuges Can Help Kids Be Kids
November 05, 2014
“We have to let people know that we exist,” Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell says about urban national wildlife refuges in a November/December Refuge Update interview. “We need to make sure that urban wildlife refuges are on the radar.” The interview centers on the Service’s Urban Wildlife Refuge Program, part of a nationwide effort to connect residents of major cities with nature.Interview »
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A #StrongAfterSandy Featured Community: The Communities of Great Marsh Video. Credit: USFWS
Service Helps Make Atlantic Coast Stronger After Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2014
Two years ago today, Hurricane Sandy made landfall, devastating communities along the Atlantic Coast. With $167 million in federal recovery funding, the Fish and Wildlife Service is cleaning up and repairing damaged wildlife refuges, strengthening and restoring beaches, marshes and other natural defenses that sustain wildlife and protect communities, and developing science to better understand and predict impacts to these natural areas. Interactive Story Map - Show Projects »
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Florida softshell turtle. Credit: Gabriel Kamener / Creative Commons
Service Proposes Trade Protections for Four Native Freshwater Turtles
October 29, 2014
A booming international trade in turtles has put pressure on populations across the country and has led to concern about the long-term survival of several species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposed rule to address the growing threat of illegal take and trade in native turtles. If finalized, this action will bring four native freshwater turtle species – the common snapping turtle, the Florida softshell turtle, the smooth softshell turtle and the spiny softshell turtle – under the protection of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).News Release »
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Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Notices
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11/06/14. Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permit To Capture a Suspected Gray Wolf in the Area of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona | |
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11/06/14. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Recovery Plan for Georgia Pigtoe Mussel, Interrupted Rocksnail, and Rough Hornsnail | |
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11/05/14. Migratory Bird Permits; Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Yellow-billed Magpie and Other Revisions to Depredation Order | |
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