Missouri Town Welcomes Endangered Indiana Bat

Last week, the Service and partners celebrated the recently completed Sodalis Nature Preserve in Hannibal, Missouri, which features recreational trails and hibernating habitat for an estimated 168,000 federally endangered Indiana bats—approximately one-third of all the Indiana bats in the world. Bats are pollinators and unparalleled at pest control, and this week has been designated National Bat Week.
News Release »
Sodalis Nature Preserve »

---

Pigeon Enthusiast Punished for Capturing, Killing Protected Hawks

A New York man has been sentenced to one year of probation, fined $5,500 and ordered to perform 90 hours of community service at a local animal shelter after he and another man admitted killing Red-tailed and Cooper’s hawks. These hawks are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The men, both of whom have pleaded guilty, kept a large number of racing pigeons and let them fly outside the coop for exercise. They viewed the hawks as a threat to their pigeons.
News Release (DOJ) »

Service Grants to Fund Trained Rats, Other Innovative Approaches to Protect Wildlife from Trafficking

Rats are smart with a keen sense of smell, and one species -- the African giant pouched rat -- is being tested to see if it can help detect illegal shipments of pangolins and hardwood timber in Tanzania. Such innovative approaches to halt wildlife poaching and trafficking are being rewarded to the tune of more than $1.2 million in Service grants for 12 projects in 11 countries.
News Release »
Learn More »

Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Notices Final Rule Proposed Rule Notice
	10/18/16. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule for the North American Wolverine
	10/17/16. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Foreign Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
	10/17/16. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Columbia River Distinct Population Segment of the Columbian White-Tailed Deer as Threatened With a Rule Under Section 4(d) of the Act
	10/11/16. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Solidago albopilosa (White-haired Goldenrod) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
	10/11/16.John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Availability of Draft Maps for Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Request for Comments
Open Comment Periods All Final Rules All Proposed Rules All Notices

Got a Question? Contact Us or Call 1‑800‑344‑WILD