Virtual News Room
Office of External Affairs

Topics:

Conservation Library
Conservation Issues
Fish and Wildlife News
Fish and Wildlife Journal
Historic News Release
History
 Listservers for News
Pictures and Graphics
Video

Media contacts:

Who to Contact
For the Media
For Outdoor Writers

Other News:

Refuge Updates
July - August - 2008 Tipsheet
Federal Register notices
Public Service Announcements
Chronic Wasting Disease(CWD)
USGS story on CWD....

flameLatest News on
Fire Information

Learn More
Here is where we stand

WATERSHEDS: Where the Atmosphere Meets the Earth

Learn More
Chesapeake Bay Field Office

Endangered Species Bulletin 2008 Sumnmer Issue, USFWS
Endangered Species Program
Endangered Species Bulletins

Inside Region 3 November 2008 edtion front cover photo, USFWS Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region
Inside Region 3

Refuge Update September/October 2008 front cover photo, USFWS
America's National Wildlife Refuge Systems
RefugeUpdate Newsletters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

News Release Search Engine
Use the following form to search the news releases database. You can search the entire record set or narrow your search by date of publication.

Search Criteria:
Region to Search:
Date to Start Search:
Date to End Search:
News Releases Published After: 12/14/2008
News Releases Published Before: 1/13/2009
USFWS Region(s): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9

32 News Releases found

Displaying 1-10 of 32 records.
Page  1 2 3 4

1/13/2009: Proposed Rule Clarifies Hunting Rule Changes at National Wildlife Refu...

Contacts

Scott Flaherty, 916-978-6156 (California/Nevada Region)

David Eisenhauer 703-358-2284 (Washington, DC Office) 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that modifies language regarding existing hunting programs at 76 national wildlife refuges, including three refuges in the California and Nevada Region. The pr...

1/13/2009: Alaska to Receive Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands

Contacts

Joshua Winchell 1/9/2009: Assessment of the Mexican Wolf Program Available for Review

For Release: January 9, 2009          

1/8/2009: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Investigation Leads to Prosecution in Mex...

Contacts

Charna Lefton, 505-248-6285

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?s (Service) Southwest Region has completed its investigation of a ranch caretaker in southern New Mexico for illegally shoot...

1/8/2009: Acting FWS Director Announces New Leadership for Refuges, Wildlife and...

Contacts

Chris Tollefson
703 358-2222
chris_tollefson@fws.gov

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team. Hannibal Bolton and Greg Siekaniec have been named as the new Assistant Directors for Wildlife and Sport Fish restoration and the National Wildl...

1/7/2009: Three Bird Species from Latin America and the Caribbean Proposed for P...

Contacts

Contact: Craig Rieben
(703) 358-2225
craig_rieben@fws.gov

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to protect three species of birds from Latin America and the Caribbean under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal was published on December 24, 2008 in the Federal Register.

The Andean ...

1/7/2009: Bald Eagle Shot Near Carpenter, South Dakota - Reward Offered -

Contacts

Ken Dulik 605-885-6403
 Sharon Rose...

1/6/2009: Minnesota Jr. Duck Calling all Young Artists

Contacts

Mara Koenig, 952-858-0710

Ashley Spratt, 612-713-5314

 

 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now accepting entries for the 2009 Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Contest, which will be held at Burnsville Civic Center on March 24, 2009. Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2009.

1/6/2009: Petition Regarding Multiple Species Does Not Establish Need for Endang...

Contacts

Jose Viramontes, (505) 248-6455;

1/5/2009: Draft Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Pla...

Contacts

Winnie Chan, 510-792-0222 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released for public review and comment a draft of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. The draft Plan articulates conservation issues and presents management alternatives for the remote refuge, located 28 miles off the c...

Displaying 1-10 of 32 records.
Page  1 2 3 4

For older news releases, go to the Historic News Releases.

Media representatives working on a story are encouraged to contact our Public Affairs staff. Otherwise, if you need further information after seeing the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions, you can contact malcomb_barsella@fws.gov.

[News releases from other Federal agencies are available at the National Contact Center of the Federal Consumer Information Center.]
Last updated: November 19, 2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home Page | Department of the Interior  | USA.gov  | About the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  | Accessibility  | Privacy  | Notices  | Disclaimer  | FOIA