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Salazar Rescinds Endangered Species Regulation Changes


Whopping Crane Credit: Ryan Hagerty / USFWS

April 28, 2009
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke announced that the two departments are revoking an eleventh-hour Bush administration rule that undermined Endangered Species Act protections. Their decision requires federal agencies to once again consult with federal wildlife experts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration before taking any action that may affect threatened or endangered species.

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Endangered Species Grants Awarded


Desert tortoise. Credit: USFWS

April 20, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced more than $57.8 million in grants to 27 states to support conservation planning and acquisition of vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife and plants. The grants, awarded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, will benefit numerous species ranging from the desert tortoise to the Indiana bat.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards

March 20, 2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould announced the eighteen recipients of the Service's 2008 Recovery Champion award. The award honors Service employees and our many partners for achievements in recovering threatened and endangered species in the United States.

"The Recovery Champion award recognizes the exceptional conservation accomplishments of the honorees and provides the American people with an opportunity to learn about the hard work of recovering endangered species," said Gould. “These Recovery Champions are dedicated to protecting and restoring our nation's wildlife so that the national heritage we have today will be there for future generations.”

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Interior Secretary Salazar Affirms Recovery of Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portions of Northern Rocky Mountains


Gray wolf. Credit: Gary Kramer / USFWS

March 6, 2009
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar affirmed the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and the northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho and Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. Wolves will remain a protected species in Wyoming.

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