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News

2/20/2009 - USGS Participates in Desert Tortoise Symposium
USGS scientists and managers presented papers at the 34th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council in Mesquite, Nevada on February 20-22, 2009. Several others gave papers summarizing USGS research on a variety of topics related to research on tortoises and their habitats, including natural and facilitated recovery of desert vegetation, as well as health, mortality, movements, and behavior of translocated tortoises.  Learn more

2/12/2009 - Decline of Shorebird Linked to Bait Use of Horseshoe Crabs
Declining numbers of a shorebird called the red knot have been linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs. Long-term surveys of red knots showed that the average weight of red knots when they leave Delaware Bay has declined significantly since their primary food source, eggs of horseshoe crabs, has been reduced.  Read more >

Events

2/23/2009 - 2/24/2009 - 5th Conference on Hydrogeology, Ecology, Monitoring, and Management of Ground Water in Karst Terrains
NGWA?s 5th Conference on Hydrogeology, Ecology, Monitoring, and Management of Ground Water in Karst Terrains is designed to bring together engineers, scientists, regulators, researchers, and students from around the world so all may better understand the unique challenges karst terrains pose to effective ground water management.  Visit the website for more details.

2/18/2009 - 2/26/2009 - 36th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group Meeting
36th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group meeting will be held 18-26 February 2009 in Hakodate, Japan.  The Local Committee Chair is Yutaka Watanuki.  The Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) is a society of professional seabird researchers and managers dedicated to the study and conservation of seabirds.

2/13/2009 - 2/16/2009 - International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2009)
International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2009) will be held in Vienna, Austria from  February 13-16, 2009 at the Hotel Hilton.  This conference will bring together the public health community, scientists, health
care workers and other leaders in the field of emerging infectious diseases.  Read more >

2/12/2009 - 2/13/2009 - 14th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network and the 19th Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States
The 14th Southeastern Bat Diversity Network (SBDN) and 18th Annual Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States will be held on 12-13 February 2009 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hosted by Dr. Tom Risch and Blake Sasse. Visit the website for more information.

2/9/2009 - 2/13/2009 - Weed Science Society of America and Southern Weed Science Society Annual Conference
Please join the joint Weed Science Society of America and Southern Weed Science Society conference, held at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida from February 9-13, 2009.  Go to the website for conference and registration information.

2/9/2009 - 2/12/2009 - 2009 Weed Science Society of America and Southern Weed Science Society Joint Meeting
The joint Weed Science Society of America and Southern Weed Science Society conference will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort.  More Info >