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July 30,
2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that two members of its senior leadership team will trade positions. Bryan Arroyo, currently assistant director for Endangered Species, will become assistant director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, while Gary Frazer, currently assistant director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, will assume management of the Endangered Species Program.
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Biologists Rediscover Endangered Frog Population |
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San Bernardino National Forest, California. Photo credit: U. S. Geological Survey
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July 30,
2009
Biologists have rediscovered mountain yellow-legged frogs in California, rekindling hope for the endangered species.
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Interior Department Withdraws 2008 Critical Habitat Designation for the Northern Spotted Owl |
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July 16,
2009
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department will ask a Federal District Court to vacate the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 revision of designated critical habitat for the spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act, because Interior’s Inspector General determined that the decisionmaking process for the owl’s recovery plan was potentially jeopardized by improper political influence.
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Hawaiian Damselflies Proposed as Endangered |
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Pacific Hawaiian damselfly. Photo credit: Bishop Museum
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July 8,
2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing two Hawaiian damselflies as endangered. Found nowhere else in the world, they are the flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion nesiotes) and the Pacific Hawaiian damselfly (M. pacificum).
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Port Blakely Tree Farms' Safe Harbor Agreement Protects Owl and Murrelet Habitat |
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Northern spotted owl & chicks. Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service
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July 7,
2009
More than 45,000 acres of private timberland in Washington will be managed to create, maintain and enhance habitat for two federally-listed species. The Safe Harbor Agreement gives assurances that if the conditions of the SHA are fulfilled no additional future regulatory restrictions will be imposed.
More information about Safe Harbor Agreements [pdf]
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