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![Atlantic salmon. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Service](images/at_salmon-nmfs.jpg)
Credit: NOAA-Fisheries
Atlantic salmon. |
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Expanded Atlantic salmon protection proposed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA-Fisheries are proposing to expand Endangered Species Act protection for wild Atlantic salmon in Maine as far as the Androscoggin River, including the entire Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. This year, from the Androscoggin north to the Dennys River, the area proposed for protection, only 2,000 salmon have returned to spawn.
More on Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon protection
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![Credit: US Army Corps of Engineers. West Virginia northern flying squirrel.](images/flyingsqCOEth.jpg)
Credit: USA Corps of Engineers
West Virginia northern flying squirrel. |
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Squirrel glides off endangered list
The West Virginia northern flying squirrel has recovered from the brink of extinction and is ready to fly solo, according to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who announced the squirrel’s removal from the endangered species list. After more than 20 years of monitoring the squirrel and an extensive habitat analysis, scientists are secure that the squirrel no longer requires federal protection.
More about the West Virginia northern flying squirrel
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![Merrimack (N.H.) Dam removal underway. Credit: USFWS](images/merridam2.th.jpg)
Credit: USFWS
Merrimack (N.H.) Dam removal underway. |
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Dam removal to help restore Merrimack River fish migrations
The Northeast Region's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program staff are working with state, federal and nongovernmental partners to remove the Merrimack Village Dam on the Souhegan River, a tributary of the Merrimack.
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Last updated:
September 4, 2008