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The Endangered Species Program works formally and informally with a large variety of groups and individuals to further species conservation. Partnerships for protecting and recovering endangered and threatened species have been established between the Endangered Species Program and other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service programs, other federal agencies, state governments, private landowners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and American Indian tribes.
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- 03/08/13
Achieving Balance: Anacapa Island 10 Years After Rat Removal (15:07)
Partners: Channel Islands National Park, Island Conservation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
Description: Ten years after removing nonnative rats the ecosystem on Anacapa Island, including rare seabirds, is showing profound results of recovery.
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- 03/06/13
Introduction to Manatees (9:38)
Partner: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Status: Endangered/ Listed on March 11, 1967
Common Name: West Indian manatee Scientific Name: Trichechus manatus
Description: Video resource for people who may observe for manatees during permitted in-water activities to help prevent animal injury or death. The video includes facts about manatees and manatee presence in Florida waterways, and describes how to identify manatees in the water.
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- 03/01/13
Little Things, Big Problems: Invasive Plants in Our Parks (6:46)
Partners: National Park Service
Status: Threatened/ Listed on July 18, 1988
Common Name: Pitcher's thistle Scientific Name: Cercium pitcheri
Description: This video describes some of the problems faced by native plants and animals due to the spread of non-native and invasive species. Many endangered and threatened species are affected by invasive species, primarily through the alteration or loss of habitat they can cause.
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- 02/26/13
Tennessee River Mussels (1:53)
Description: A short video about historical and current uses of freshwater mussel shells in the button and cultured pearl industry.
Before the advent of plastics in the 1930s, most buttons were made from freshwater mussels. Today, freshwater mussels are collected in several areas of the U.S. and their shells are sold to Asian/Pacific markets. Their shells are used to make small round beads that are placed in marine oysters and serve as the nuclei for cultured pearls. The mussels harvested for this purpose are not federally protected,and the fishery is regulated.
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- 02/13/13
Nature Report: Rare Ocelot 2013 (1:54)
Partners: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Status: Endangered/ Listed on March 28, 1972
Scientific Name: Leopardus pardalis
Description: The ocelot is one of the most critically endangered species in the United States. This three part video series follows biologists as they work to save this secretive cat.
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- 02/4/13
Saving Endangered Birds Along Arkansas River (1:39)
Partners: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Status: Endangered/ Listed on May 28, 1985
Common Name: Interior least tern Scientific Name: Sterna antillarum
Description: Lewis and Clark's frequently observed least terns along the Missouri River during their 1804 expedition. In the past century, the number of Least Terns has fluctuated widely. During the late 1800s, Least Terns declined in numbers due to harvesting for the millinery trade. After the Migratory Bird Treaty Act was passed in 1916 to make commercial harvest illegal, tern numbers increased until the mid-1900s when alterations to hydrologic patterns, and urban and industrial development of shorelines led to further population declines.
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- 11/19/12
The Biggest Dam Removal in U.S. History (3:38)
Partners: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Olympic National Park, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Pacific Region, and others
Status: Threatened/ Listed on June 10, 1998
Scientific Name: Salvelinus confluentus
Description: Two large dams, Glines Canyon and Elwha, are finally coming down after nearly 100 years of blocking salmon access to approximately 70 miles of pristine habitat and bull trout migratory corridors in the Elwha River. It took over 35 years of hard work, dedication, and scientific excellence to remove these dams in 2011.
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