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October 29, 2008    
Environmental Assessment for Lehua Island Ecosystem Restoration Project Finalized
 
October 27, 2008    
Dusky Tree Vole to be Studied for Possible Federal Protection
 
October 24, 2008    
FWS Reopens Public Comment Period on 2007 Proposal to Delist Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act
 
October 23, 2008    
Landmark agreement on hatchery changes expected to be good for fish and good for fishing
 
October 21, 2008    
Draft Economic Analysis of Conservation Actions to Protect Canada Lynx Released
 
October 21, 2008    
South Dakota Artist Wins 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
 
October 9, 2008    
New Report Measures Wildlife Watching's Contribution to Nation's Economy
 
October 8, 2008    
Final Falconry Regulations Published
 
October 6, 2008    
Sturgeon Conservation Requires Cuts to "Carry-On" Caviar
 
October 6, 2008    
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement Released for Public Review
 
October 1, 2008    
Federal Partners Announce Series of Open Houses on Potential Marine Conservation Areas
 
October 1, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Marbled Murrelet
 
September 30, 2008    
Kempthorne Announces Proposal to Protect 48 Hawaii Species
 
September 29, 2008    
Redding, California Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Killing of Trophy Bull Elk
 
September 26, 2008    
Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week - October 12 thru 18
 
September 25, 2008    
Hanford Reach National Monument Final Management Plan Set
 
September 24, 2008    
National Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day: Get Outside and Get Involved In Nature
 
September 22, 2008    
Draft Recovery Plan for Five Prairie Species Available for Public Review and Comment
 
September 19, 2008    
Sheldon NWR Seeks to Maintain Feral Horse and Burro Population at 2007 Levels
 
September 18, 2008    
Service Plans Prescribed Burn for Habitat Improvement
 
September 18, 2008    
Temporary Fire Restoration Closure
 
September 16, 2008    
Fish Passage Program Provides Access to Native Fish Habitat
 
September 15, 2008    
Columbia NWR To Host Youth Hunt for Canada Goose, Duck and Coot
 
September 11, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall Honored For Lifetime Contributions to Conservation
 
September 9, 2008    
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Addition Approved
 
September 9, 2008    
Service Determines the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Does Not Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
 
September 3, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Recommendations for Lower Snake River National Fish Hatcheries
 
September 3, 2008    
Oregon Governor's Fund for the Environment Grants Available For Restoration Projects
 
September 2, 2008    
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, State of Montana, Federal Agencies and Conservation Groups reach historic agreement to save Kootenai River white sturgeon
 
August 28, 2008    
Trout Travails Treated with $3 Million in Fish Aid
 
August 22, 2008    
Avian Botulism Confirmed as Cause of Laysan Duck Deaths
 
August 21, 2008    
Revised HCP and EIS Released For Oregon's Elliott State Forest
 
August 18, 2008    
Unusual Deaths Strike Laysan Duck Population at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
 
August 18, 2008    
Caution Hawaiムi Island Motorists - Your Actions Mean Life or Death to the Nene
 
August 14, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comment on Eagle Permit Assessment
 
August 12, 2008    
Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Critical Habitat for Hawaiian Picture-wing Flies Released for Public Review
 
August 12, 2008    
Comment Period Reopens for Bliss Rapids Snail Review
 
August 12, 2008    
Revised Critical Habitat Designated for Northern Spotted Owl
 
August 11, 2008    
Hanford Reach National Monument Final Management Plan Released
 
August 7, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Assistance in Locating Semi-Trailer Truck
 
August 6, 2008    
Service Proposes to Remove Hawaiian Hawk from Endangered Species List
 
August 1, 2008    
Secretary Kempthorne Announces New Conservation Mechanism for Threatened and Endangered Species
 
August 1, 2008    
Liberal Season on Tap for Upcoming Late Waterfowl Season
 
August 1, 2008    
Olympic Travelers Urged to "Shop Smart"
 
July 30, 2008    
Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Marbled Murrelet
 
July 29, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces New Leadership Team Assignments
 
July 29, 2008    
New Report Shows 2007 - 2008 Waterfowl Harvest
 
July 23, 2008    
Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2009 Endangered Species Grants
 
July 22, 2008    
Endangered Species Act Protections Reinstated for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population
 
July 21, 2008    
Wolf pack with pups confirmed in northeastern Oregon
 
July 15, 2008    
Study Suggests Upper Klamath Lake is Able to Support Juvenile Salmon
 
July 10, 2008    
Estuary Restoration Project Begins at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
 
July 9, 2008    
Critical Habitat Designated for the Kootenai River White Sturgeon
 
July 8, 2008    
Lehua Island Ecosystem Restoration Plan Available for Public Review
 
July 8, 2008    
Habitat Conservation Plan for Endangered Species on Lana'i Available for Public Comment
 
July 7, 2008    
Public Comment Period for Draft Monument Management Plan Extended
 
June 27, 2008    
Federal Duck Stamp celebrates 75th anniversary
 
June 27, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Fire Prevention Order
 
June 27, 2008    
Harvest Strategy for Scaup Set
 
June 24, 2008    
Initial Assessments of Waterfowl Breeding Habitat Conditions Available at www.Flyways.us
 
June 23, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Small Wetlands Program: A Half Century of Conserving Prairie Habitat
 
June 16, 2008    
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Addition Approved
 
June 11, 2008    
Give Dad the Gift of Good Health for Father's Day this year
 
June 11, 2008    
Service Proposes to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges
 
June 10, 2008    
New Magazine Highlights Fisheries Conservation Work
 
May 23, 2008    
Refuge reminds Boaters of Islands Status
 
May 22, 2008    
Celebrate Fishing/Boating Week at a National Wildlife Refuge
 
May 20, 2008    
Service Releases Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Critical Habitat Designation
 
May 20, 2008    
Service Issues Rule to Grandfather Pre-existing Endangered Species Act
 
May 16, 2008 Image Available  Audio Available  
Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan Released
 
May 14, 2008    
Samples Taken near Mokapu Island Test Negative for Rodenticide
 
May 7, 2008    
Interior Department Awards Grants to States to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife
 
May 6, 2008    
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates Migratory Birds
 
May 5, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service Issues 90-day ESA Finding for Lake Sammamish Kokanee
 
May 5, 2008    
Sheldon NWR Kicks Off Comprehensive Conservation Planning with Four Public Meetings: Comments are Invited
 
May 1, 2008    
Refuge System Battles Invasive Species
 
May 1, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Applications for Tribal Wildlife Grants
 
April 30, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service to Provide Additional Opportunity to Comment on Proposal to Revise Critical Habitat for the Canada Lynx in July 2008
 
April 29, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of 70 Pacific Region Species
 
April 29, 2008    
Status Review of Bull Trout Completed
 
April 28, 2008    
Western Sage-grouse to be Studied for Possible ESA Protection
 
April 28, 2008    
Refuges Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on May 10
 
April 23, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Grants to 27 States for Sewage Pumpout Facilities for Boaters
 
April 22, 2008    
Draft Monument Management Plan Released for Public Review and Comment
 
April 22, 2008    
National Wetlands Maps Debut on Google Earth
 
April 21, 2008    
Dead Geese Test Positive for Rodenticide
 
April 21, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Scientific Review of Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan
 
April 18, 2008    
Celebrate Earth Day - Let's Go Outside!
 
April 17, 2008    
Sea Otters in Washington - Draft Stock Assessment Available for Comment
 
April 16, 2008    
Amazing Images Shed Light on Rare Hawaiian Shrimp
 
April 9, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Revised Plan for Horse and Burro Management at Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
 
March 28, 2008    
Partners Aide Camas National Wildlife Refuge with Initiation of Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Project
 
March 28, 2008    
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List as of March 28, 2008
 
March 28, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards
 
March 27, 2008    
National 4-H Headquarters and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Award National Wildlife Stewards
 
March 25, 2008    
Final EA Completed For Fence Construction at the Kona Forest Refuge Unit
 
March 21, 2008    
$6.2 Million to fund 38 Native American Projects in 19 States for a Wide Rage of Conservation Work
 
March 20, 2008    
Secretary Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
 
March 20, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service Provides $2.1 Million in Land Acquisition Funds to Hawaiムi
 
March 19, 2008    
Hawai'i's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Considered for Initial Nomination to World Heritage List
 
March 17, 2008    
Medicine Disposal Partnership will Encourage Public to Flush Less, Crush More
 
March 12, 2008    
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetland Projects
 
March 10, 2008    
Endangered Species Act Protection for Wolverine Not Warranted
 
March 7, 2008    
Controlled Burning Requires Closures at Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
 
March 6, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service announces first Washington State agriculturally based HCP
 
March 6, 2008    
Public Comment Period for Hawaiian Picture-wing Flies Revised Critical Habitat Proposal Reopens
 
March 5, 2008    
Project Brings New Hope for Seabirds and Rare Plants on Mokapu Island
 
March 5, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Retain Current Critical Habitat for Marbled Murrelet
 
March 4, 2008    
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Let's Go Outside!
 
February 29, 2008    
New Champion Sitka Spruce at Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge
 
February 28, 2008    
Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx
 
February 26, 2008    
Comment Period Reopens on Snowy Plover Habitat Conservation Plan
 
February 26, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Greater Sage-Grouse
 
February 22, 2008    
State Wildlife Agencies to Receive Over $700 Million for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
 
February 22, 2008    
Service Responds to Local Concerns over Air Tanker Loss
 
February 21, 2008    
Interior Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves from Endangered Species List
 
February 20, 2008    
Inspection Fee Increases, New Requirements Proposed for Wildlife Trade
 
February 20, 2008    
Service Teams with Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to Support Bird Watching
 
February 19, 2008    
Rare Molokai Plant Proposed for Federal Protection
 
February 8, 2008    
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to Remove the Brown Pelican from the Endangered Species List
 
February 7, 2008    
Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
 
February 5, 2008    
Scientific Review Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan Continues
 
February 4, 2008    
President requests $2.2 Billion Budget for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2009
 
January 24, 2008    
Radio-collared Gray Wolf Verified in Northeast Oregon
 
January 24, 2008    
Service Revises Special Rule For Wolf Management In The Northern Rocky Mountains
 
January 23, 2008    
Survey Finds 50 Introduced Aquatic Species in the Middle Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers
 
January 16, 2008    
Six Bird Species from Mexico, Asia and the South Pacific will be added to the Endangered List
 
January 16, 2008    
Mokapu Island Restoration Project to Begin
 
January 16, 2008    
Waters Surrounding Molokini to be Temporarily Closed for Unexploded Ordnance Disposal
 
January 11, 2008    
Comments Sought on Proposed Conservation Agreement to Protect Koko
 
January 8, 2008    
Pygmy Rabbit May Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
 
January 4, 2008    
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Grants to Protect Thousands of Acres of Coastal Wetlands
 
January 4, 2008    
More than $5 Million in Grant Funding Awarded for Washingtons Coastal Wetlands
 
January 4, 2008    
Hawaii DLNR Receives U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant to Restore Kure Atoll Wildlife Habitats
 
January 4, 2008    
Science Panel Review Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan