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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
Service Releases Interim Update on Status of Greater Sage Grouse
January 16, 2009
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is making available an interim update reflecting the Service’s ongoing synthesis of the biological information currently available regarding the status of the Greater sage-grouse.
The final decision on whether the Greater sage-grouse should be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) originally due in May 2009, has been delayed pending new information about the species and its habitat. Publication of this new information is currently expected during the summer of 2009.
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Greater Sage Grouse. Credit: Gary Kramer / USFWS |
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Nestucca Bay NWR Gains Ground Under Plan to Purchase Western Lands
January 14, 2009
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is among four Federal land-management agencies in the process of acquiring 12 pieces of property in seven Western states with $4.7 million from a special land conservation fund. The Service will use its portion of the funds to acquire lands for Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
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Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: USFWS |
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Service Removes Gray Wolf Populations from Endangered Species List
January 14, 2009
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett announced today the removal of the western Great Lakes population and portions of the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from protection under the Endangered Species Act. The success of gray wolf recovery efforts in these areas has contributed to expanding populations of wolves that no longer require the protection of the Act.
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Federal Wildlife Investigation Leads to Felony Conviction of Two Women
January 13, 2009
On January 13, 2009, Pa Lor and Tia Yang, both of Minnesota, were sentenced for conspiracy to import wildlife into the United States. The case against the two women began on October 23, 2005, when Lor was found attempting to smuggle more than 1,300 pieces of wildlife into the country through the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.
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This Asian elephant tooth is one of the more than 5,000 piece of illegally smuggled wildlife seized as part of this investigation. Credit: USFWS |
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
New Leadership Announced for Refuges, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs
January 8, 2009
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 Wildlife Refuge System, respectively. The positions are part of the government's Senior Executive Service and have been approved by the Interior Department's Executive Review Board.
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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
Remaining 75th Anniversary Artist-Signed Panes of One To Go On Sale
January 8, 2009
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75th Anniversary Artist-Signed Panes. Credit: USFWS |
The Federal Duck Stamp Program announced that beginning February 9, 2009, it will offer for sale the remaining 5,000 of the original offering of 10,000, 2008-2009 Artist-Signed Panes of One featuring the 75th Federal Duck Stamp, a pair of northern pintails by Minnesota artist Joseph Hautman. Learn More
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
New Leadership Announced for Refuges, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs
January 8, 2009
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 Wildlife Refuge System, respectively. The positions are part of the government's Senior Executive Service and have been approved by the Interior Department's Executive Review Board.
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Nominated for Inscription on World Heritage List
January 8, 2009
On January 6, President Bush announced the nomination of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument for inscription on the World Heritage List. The Monument is being nominated for its cultural and natural resource values, and would be America’s first marine site and the world’s first cultural seascape.
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Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge hosts the largest albatross colony in the world. Credit: USFWS |
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Thousands of Species to Benefit From New Marine National Monument Designations
anuary 7, 2009
Broadening protections already provided by seven Pacific Island national wildlife refuges, three marine national monuments created by President Bush on January 6 join Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in conserving some of the most pristine areas of the Pacific Ocean.
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Partial Finding Announced on Major ESA Petition
January 7, 2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a negative 90-day finding on a petition that would add hundreds of species to the Federal Lists of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife and Plants.
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Three Bird Species from Latin America and the Caribbean Proposed for Protection
January 7, 2009
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. News Release
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Establish National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsylvania
December 23, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the establishment of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Addition of Penguin Species to Endangered Species List
December 17, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list one penguin species as endangered and five penguin species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also found that three species of penguins do not warrant listing throughout their range and is proposing listing one species as threatened in a significant portion of its range.
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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
Service Releases Proposed Rule to Remove Two Species from Depredation Order
December 17, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a Proposed Rule to remove two species, the rusty blackbird and the Mexican (Tamaulipas) crow from the list of species that may be controlled under the depredation order for blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows, and magpies.
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Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation
Inaugural Science Awards Bestowed by Director
December 16, 2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall recently recognized the outstanding contributions of Service employees to science-based management of the Nation’s fish and wildlife resources. Hall announced the Service’s first ever science awards during a broadcast to employees.
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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
Service Finalizes Environmental Assessment on Allowing Falconers to Remove and Possess Migratory Peregrine Falcons from the Wild
December 16, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released the Final Environmental Assessment and Management Plan (FEA) allowing the limited removal and possession of migrant first-year “Northern” (predominantly Arctic subspecies) peregrine falcons from the wild for use in the sport of falconry.
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