External Affairs staff in the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides support to the regional office and field stations to communicate and faciliate information about the Service's programs to the public, media, Congress, Tribes, partners, and other stakeholders in the 8-state region.
April 1, 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Northern Long-eared Bat as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
March 27, 2015
Tribes in 13 States Receive $4.2 Million From Service for Conservation Work
March 5, 2015
Mountain-Prairie Region States to Receive More Than $5 Million to Support Wildlife, Habitats and Imperiled Species
February 10, 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigates Bald Eagle Shooting, Reward for Information
February 9, 2015
Service Teams with Conservation Partners to Launch Campaign to Save Beleaguered Monarch Butterfly, Engage Millions of Americans
January 30, 2015
Service Invites Kids Across the Nation to Participate in this Year's Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
January 22, 2015
Montana Man Sentenced for Shooting Three Grizzly Bears
January 15, 2015
Service Proposes Special Rule for Northern Long-eared Bat
January 13, 2015
Service Conducting Five-Year Review for Canada Lynx in Preparation for Recovery Planning
January 13, 2015
Fire on the Prairie
January 7, 2015
Junior Duck Stamp Program Takes Off for 2015
January 6, 2015
Utility Company Sentenced in Wyoming for Killing Protected Birds at Wind Projects
December 29, 2014
Service Initiates Status Review of Monarch Butterfly under the Endangered Species Act
December 19, 2014
It's More than A Duck Stamp. It's a Champion for Conservation
December 17, 2014
Kathi Stopher Receives Environmental Education Honor
December 15, 2014
National Wildlife Refuges Announce Fee-Free Days for 2015
November 21, 2014
Hunting and Outfitter Guide Sentenced for Illegally Killing and Transporting Wildlife
November 20, 2014
Public Comment Sought for Proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area, Comments Accepted Through 1/5/15
November 18, 2014
Mid-Plains Interagency Fire Management Zone Receives Midwest Regional Fire Management Award
November 12, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
November 10, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
October 30, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States For FY 2015 Endangered Species Grants
October 29, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Impacts of Proposed Transmission Line in Nebraska
October 23, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Two Prairie Butterfly Species Under Endangered Species Act
October 17, 2014
National Elk Refuge Trumpeter Swan Survey Results
October 15, 2014
Denver Joins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Urban Bird Treaty
October 2, 2014
Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Receives Federal Protection under the Endangered Species Act
September 26, 2014
Service Launches "Ferret Cam" to Celebrate Endangered Species Recovery Efforts
September 23, 2014
Service Invites Additional Comments on ESA Proposals for Two Prairie Butterflies
September 15, 2014
Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $35 Million in Grants to Boost State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
September 11, 2014
Service Revises Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx Under the Endangered Species Act
September 11, 2014
Walk for Wilderness at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery
September 4, 2014
Black-footed Ferrets are Back Home on Colorado's Northern Prairie
September 3, 2014
50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act: Standing Tress and the Many Faces of Wilderness
August 28, 2014
Service Expands Urban Conservation Program: New Metro Denver Project Will Help Restore Community, Teach Kids, Restore Ties to Nature
August 26, 2014
Guides Guilty in Hunting Conspiracy
August 25, 2014
Conservation Agreement Amendment Allows U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Remove Least Chub from the Candidate Species List
August 19, 2014
Arctic Grayling Does Not Warrant Protection Under Endangered Species Act Due to Collaborative Partnerships
August 15, 2014
Service, Ducks Unlimited, Honor Conservation Hero
August 14, 2014
Service Releases Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
August 14, 2014
Service Proposes Designation of Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
August 14, 2014
Return of the Native
August 13, 2014
Service Offers Online Information Sessions On Proposal to List Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered
August 12, 2014
Service Determines Wolverine Does Not Warrant Protection Under Endangered Species Act
August 5, 2014
$1,000 Offered for Information on Arson Fires Set at Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
August 5, 2014
Conservation Agreement Allows U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Withdraw Proposed Rule to List Graham’s and White River Beardtongues
August 4, 2014
Big Game Hunting Guide Pleads Guilty In Illegal Mountain Lion Hunting
August 4, 2014
Biologists Catch First Glimpse of Condor Chick in Utah
August 4, 2014
Leadville National Fish Hatchery Celebrates 125th Anniversary
July 30, 2014
Two Educational Programs Scheduled for Early August at National Elk Refuge
July 29, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Black-footed Ferret Recovery Coordinator Receives Special Achievement Award
July 25, 2014
New Policy Proposed to Benefit At-Risk Wildlife, Provide Credits to Landowners Taking Voluntary Conservation Actions
July 21, 2014
Tribes Strengthen Wildlife Conservation Efforts
through Game & Fish Law Enforcement Officer Training
July 18, 2014
Black-footed Ferret Conservationists Honored in Colorado
July 17, 2014
Shed Feathers Promise New Insights into Sage-grouse Populations
July 17, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Provides $5.6 Million in Grants to 12 States for Conservation Projects
July 15, 2014
Long-billed Curlew on the Move
July 14, 2014
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge Improves Wildlife Viewing
July 9, 2014
National Elk Refuge to Participate in Plein Air Event
July 8, 2014
Bi-weekly Bird Count Takes Flight at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
July 2, 2014
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Launches Greater Sage-grouse Website
July 2, 2014
National Elk Refuge Bison Hunting Permit Application Period to Open in Mid-July
July 1, 2014
Report Shows Declining Trend in Prairie Pothole Wetlands
June 30, 2014
Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposal to List the Northern Long-eared Bat as an Endangered Species
June 24, 2014
U.S Trade Representative Fights Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
June 19, 2014
Service Announces Draft Economic Analysis, Draft Environmental Assessment for Revised Canada Lynx Critical Habitat
June 19, 2014
Lorrie Beck Recognized for Creating Outstanding Outdoor Recreation Experiences
June 12, 2014
USFWS Asks Public to Share the Beach with the Piping Plover
June 12, 2014
Annual Watershed Festival Connects Montana Families with Nature
June 11, 2014
Got Invasives? Get Goats! Bpzeman FTC Uses Domestic Goats to Target Invasive Weeds
June 9, 2014
Service Determines New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Warrants Protection Under ESA
June 5, 2014
Conservation Groups & MTFWP Offer Rewards for Information on Grizzly Bear Shooting
June 5, 2014
Utah's First Condor Chick? - Could be the First in the State Since Reintroduction
May 22, 2014
Obama Administration Announces $6.7 Million to Hire Young People to Work on Public Lands Across the Nation
June 3, 2014
Reward for Information on Grizzly Bear Shooting
May 22, 2014
Obama Administration Announces $6.7 Million to Hire Young People to Work on Public Lands Across the Nation
May 16, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 2013 Endangered Species Recovery Champions
May 5, 2014
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day
May 1, 2014
Service Completes Wyoming Ranch Management Conservation Agreement for the Greater Sage-grouse
April 22, 2014
New Report: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat Restoration Programs Create 3,973 New Jobs, Pump $327.7 Million into Local Economies
April 4, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State Agencies Release 2013 Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population Numbers
April 2, 2014
Service Provides More Than $47 Million in Grants to States, Territories for Sensitive, Imperiled Species
April 1, 2014
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Winners of the 2014 Colorado Junior Duck Stamp Contest
March 26, 2014
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves $61 Million to Conserve 205,000 Acres of North American Wetlands
March 24, 2014
Conservation Organizations Join Forces to Support Conservation in the Prairies
March 18, 2014
White House Honors "Champions of Change" for Engaging the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders
March 12, 2014
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announces Draft Economic Analysis and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
March 3, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon
February 28, 2014
Eagle Take Permits Related to Construction Projects in Colorado
February 12, 2014
Service Extends Final Decisions on Listing Gunnison Sage-Grouse & Critical Habitat
February 7, 2014
Service Reopens Comment Period on Wolf Proposal
February 6, 2014
Colorado Flood Recovery Efforts Not Delayed by Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
January 21, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex
January 16, 2014
A Interior Secretary Honors Four Fish and Wildlife Conservation Partnerships with Major Award
January 14, 2014
A Look Back at the U.S. Ivory Crush
January 8, 2014
Patch Work: Endangered Species Get a Boost from Boy Scouts of America
January 8, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States For FY 2014 Endangered Species Grants
January 1, 2014
CONSERVATION THROUGH THE ARTS
December 30, 2013
Kids, Get Your Paintbrushes, Pens and Pencils Out for the Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest!
December 19, 2013
Endangered Species Act Turns 40 on December 28
December 17, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Deadline for Final Listing Decision for the North American Wolverine Under Endangered Species Act
December 17, 2013
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comment on Draft Range-Wide Lesser Prairie-Chicken Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
November 21, 2013
New Report Reveals Continuing Coastal Wetlands Losses in U.S.
November 19, 2013
Landmark Study Reveals Low National Rate of Frog Abnormalities on Wildlife Refuges
November 15, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announces No Fish Hatchery Closures This Year, Issues Report Highlighting Ongoing Budget Challenges
November 14, 2013
U.S. Destroys Confiscated Ivory Stockpile, Sends Message that Wildlife Trafficking, Elephant Poaching Must be Crushed
November 5, 2013
National Wildlife Refuges Support Over 35,000 Jobs, Pump $2.4 Billion into Local Communities
November 1, 2013
Service Announces Public Hearings for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
October 29, 2013
Service Completes and Initiates Use of Black-footed Ferret Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement
October 25, 2013
Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Greater Sage-Grouse Proposed for Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
October 24, 2013
Service Extends Comment Periods for Gray and Mexican Wolf Proposals, Reschedules Public Hearings, Adds Hearing in Arizona
October 23, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Two Butterflies
October 23, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endorses Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan
October 17, 2013
Rare Utah Beetle No Longer Warrants Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
October 17, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Postpones Denver Public Hearing on Gray Wolf Proposed Rule
October 17, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Re-Opens Following Government Shutdown
October 3, 2013
Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Proposed for Federal Protections
September 25, 2013
Revised Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx Proposed under the Endangered Species Act
September 23, 2013
Weathering the Perfect Storm in the Grasslands of the Northern Great Plains
September 18, 2013
Service Announces Draft Economic Analysis and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
September 16, 2013
Get Your Goose On! (at a National Wildlife Refuge)
September 10, 2013
Explore Your National Wildlife Refuges: October 13-19, 2013
September 9, 2013
New Project Leader Announced for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Complex National Wildlife Refuge
August 26, 2013
WAFWA and USFWS Advance sage-grouse conservation through funding for science projects
August 16, 2013
$5.1 Million in Service Grants to Help Species of Greatest Conservation Need in 11 States
August 6, 2013
Using Fire to Save a Toad
August 5, 2013
Service Proposes to List Two Rare Western Plants as Threatened Species, Extend Critical Habitat Protections
July 22, 2013
Veazie Dam Removal Highlights Importance of Fish Passage Projects
July 19, 2013
Colorado Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Receives "Partner of the Year" Award from Colorado Ducks Unlimited
July 12, 2013
Duck Populations Still Strong, Say 2013 Duck Breeding Population Estimates
July 12, 2013
Cooperative Agreement Preserves Habitat in Nebraska
July 9, 2013
Service Boosts State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts with $32 Million in Grants
July 2, 2013
DOI and USDA Highlight Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Lands
June 27, 2013
Service Awards Grants to 28 States for Work on Deadly Bat Disease
June 18, 2013
Tiny Catfish Hangs On In Kansas
June 7, 2013
Successful Recovery Efforts Prompt Service Proposal to Delist Gray Wolf
June 4, 2013
Service Proposes to Revise Critical Habitat For the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
June 4, 2013
Help Us Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day Colorado 2013
May 24, 2013
Spring Releases for Endangered Fish a "No Go" This Year
May 23, 2013
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Retains Protections Under Endangered Species Act
May 20, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigates Bald Eagle Shooting
May 17, 2013
Bob Danley Selected as USFWS Nominee for American Recreation Coalition's Beacon Award
May 16, 2013
Fish & Wildlife Service Announces Approval of 1 Million to Conserve Migratory Bird
Habitat in Wyoming
May 16, 2013
Fish & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species
Recovery Champion Award Winners
May 14, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Partners Celebrate Endangered Species Day
May 6, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day
May 6, 2013
Service Reopens Comment Period on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Listing Proposal
May 3, 2013
Service Announces Availability of Amendment to Conservation Agreement for Utah Invertebrate
May 2, 2013
Service Opens Comment Period on Draft Conservation Strategy for NCDE Grizzly Bear Population
April 22, 2013
National Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest Winners Chosen
April 12, 2013
Service & State Agencies Release 2012 Annual Report for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf
April 11, 2013
April 3, 2013
March 28, 2013
USFWS And 4H Award 2013 Youth Conservation Award to Environmental Day Camp in Colorado
March 26, 2013
Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change
March 25, 2013
USFWS Releases Report to Help Guide Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Objectives
March 21, 2013
State Wildlife Agencies to Receive $882 Million for Critical Conservation Projects
March 15, 2013
Arrests Made in Multi-State Paddlefish "Caviar" Trafficking Operation
March 15, 2013
USFWS Opens Comment Period on Draft Recovery Plan for Endangered Pallid Sturgeon
March 13, 2013
Operation Rolling Thunder Rolls up 11 Convictions for Eagle Take/Trafficking
February 18, 2013
Lahood, Salazar, Hickenlooper Announce $1.7 Million Grant for Key Portion of Rocky Mountain Greenway
February 14, 2013
Colorado Outfitter Sentenced to Prison for Six Lacey Act Violations
February 14, 2013
USFWS Agents Secure $85,000 in Restitution for Endangered Whooping Crane Killing
February 13, 2013
Operation Rolling Thunder Rolls Up 11 Convictions for Eagle Take/Trafficking
February 12, 2013
USFWS Announces Annual Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
February 5, 2013
Sage Grouse International Launches Groundbreaking New Report
February 1, 2013
January 29, 2013
A Rocky Mountain Success Story: Canada Lynx
January 24, 2013
January 17, 2013
January 14, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Commemoration of 40th Anniversary of Endangered Species Act
January 10, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Gunnison Sage-Grouse Under Endangered Species Act
January 3, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Identifies Important Habitat for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
December 31, 2012
November 30, 2012
November 28, 2012
Professional Hunter Pleads Guilty to Lacey Act Violation in Kansas
November 21, 2012
November 21, 2012
A Win for Both People and Birds in the San Luis Valley
November 19, 2012
November 13, 2012
Reward for Information on Golden Eagle Shooting
November 6, 2012
Habitat & Population Evaluation Teams Complete Analysis of 25th Year of Four-Square-Mile Survey Data
November 6, 2012
April 3, 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State Agencies Release 2014 Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population Numbers
April 1, 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Northern Long-eared Bat as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
March 27, 2015
Tribes in 13 States Receive $4.2 Million From Service for Conservation Work
March 5, 2015
Mountain-Prairie Region States to Receive More Than $5 Million to Support Wildlife, Habitats and Imperiled Species
February 10, 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigates Bald Eagle Shooting, Reward for Information
February 9, 2015
Service Teams with Conservation Partners to Launch Campaign to Save Beleaguered Monarch Butterfly, Engage Millions of Americans
January 30, 2015
Service Invites Kids Across the Nation to Participate in this Year's Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
January 22, 2015
Montana Man Sentenced for Shooting Three Grizzly Bears
January 15, 2015
Service Proposes Special Rule for Northern Long-eared Bat
January 13, 2015
Service Conducting Five-Year Review for Canada Lynx in Preparation for Recovery Planning
January 7, 2015
Junior Duck Stamp Program Takes Off for 2015
January 6, 2015
Utility Company Sentenced in Wyoming for Killing Protected Birds at Wind Projects
December 29, 2014
Service Initiates Status Review of Monarch Butterfly under the Endangered Species Act
December 17, 2014
Kathi Stopher Receives Environmental Education Honor
December 15, 2014
National Wildlife Refuges Announce Fee-Free Days for 2015
November 21, 2014
Hunting and Outfitter Guide Sentenced for Illegally Killing and Transporting Wildlife
November 20, 2014
Public Comment Sought for Proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area, Comments Accepted Through 1/5/15
November 18, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Comment Period
On Proposal to List the Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered
November 18, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on the Mined Lands Wildlife Area Land Disposal
November 18, 2014
Mid-Plains Interagency Fire Management Zone Receives Midwest Regional Fire Management Award
November 12, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
November 10, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
October 29, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Impacts of Proposed Transmission Line in Nebraska
October 23, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Two Prairie Butterfly Species Under Endangered Species Act
October 15, 2014
Denver Joins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Urban Bird Treaty
October 3, 2014
Service Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Land Exchange at
Wick Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Carbon County, Wyoming
October 2, 2014
Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Receives Federal Protection under the Endangered Species Act
October 1, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines ESA Protection for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout is Not Warranted
September 26, 2014
Service Announces $900,000
in Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grants
September 26, 2014
Service Launches "Ferret Cam" to Celebrate Endangered Species Recovery Efforts
September 23, 2014
Service Invites Additional Comments on ESA Proposals for Two Prairie Butterflies
September 18, 2014
National Wildlife Refuge Week is October 12-18, 2014
September 15, 2014
Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $35 Million in Grants to Boost State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
September 11, 2014
Service Revises Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx Under the Endangered Species Act
September 9, 2014
Public Comment Opportunity Available for National Elk Refuge Draft Management Plan
September 3, 2014
Service Announces Revised
Draft Bull Trout Recovery Plan and Public Comment Period
August 28, 2014
Service Expands Urban Conservation Program: New Metro Denver Project Will Help Restore Community, Teach Kids, Restore Ties to Nature
August 26, 2014
Service Releases Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex
August 25, 2014
Conservation Agreement Amendment Allows U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Remove Least Chub from the Candidate Species List
August 19, 2014
Arctic Grayling Does Not Warrant Protection Under Endangered Species Act Due to Collaborative Partnerships
August 14, 2014
Service Releases Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
August 14, 2014
Service Proposes Designation of Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
August 13, 2014
Service Offers Online Information Sessions On Proposal to List Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered
August 12, 2014
Service Determines Wolverine Does Not Warrant Protection Under Endangered Species Act
August 5, 2014
$1,000 Offered for Information on Arson Fires Set at Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
August 5, 2014
Conservation Agreement Allows U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Withdraw Proposed Rule to List Graham’s and White River Beardtongues
July 21, 2014
Tribes Strengthen Wildlife Conservation Efforts
through Game & Fish Law Enforcement Officer Training
July 17, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Provides $5.6 Million in Grants to 12 States for Conservation Projects
July 2, 2014
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Launches Greater Sage-grouse Website
July 1, 2014
Report Shows Declining Trend in Prairie Pothole Wetlands
June 30, 2014
Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposal to List the Northern Long-eared Bat as an Endangered Species
June 12, 2014
Coordinated Reservoir Releases for Endangered Fish Not Needed this Spring
June 9, 2014
Service Determines New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Warrants Protection Under ESA
June 5, 2014
Conservation Groups & MTFWP Offer Rewards for Information on Grizzly Bear Shooting
June 5, 2014
Utah's First Condor Chick? - Could be the First in the State Since Reintroduction
June 3, 2014
Reward for Information on Grizzly Bear Shooting
May 29, 2014
Black-footed Ferrets One Step Closer to Finding New Homes in Colorado
May 16, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 2013 Endangered Species Recovery Champions
May 6, 2014
Bald Eagle Shot Near New Effington, South Dakota
May 5, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Critical Habitat for the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
April 25, 2014
Service Helps Recover At-Risk Species at National Wildlife Refuges in Colorado, Utah & Wyoming
April 14, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on a Proposed Shooting Range on the El Dorado State Park in El Dorado, Kansas
March 26, 2014
Video of Fire Whirl Captured During Routine Prescribed Fire at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
March 25, 2014
Secretary Jewell Announces $1.1 Billion to State Wildlife Agencies from Excise Taxes on Anglers, Hunters, and Boaters
March 10, 2014
Service Seeks Comments on Ultra Resources' Proposed Oil and Gas Wells on Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Uintah County, Utah
March 10, 2014
Service Seeks Comments on Thurston Energy's Proposed Oil and Gas Wells on Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Uintah County, Utah
February 28, 2014
Service Finalizes Range-wide Conservation Agreement to Aid Lesser Prairie-Chicken on Oil and Gas Lands
February 12, 2014
Reward For Information On Golden Eagle Shooting
February 7, 2014
Service Announces Availability of the Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Wyoming Toad
February 4, 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Deadline for Final Listing Decision for the North American Wolverine Under Endangered Species Act
January 28, 2014
Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period on Special Rule under Endangered Species Act for Lesser Prairie-Chicken (189KB PDF)
January 10, 2014
Sources of Water for Endangered Fishes in the Colorado River
December 20, 2013
U.S. Service Announces Availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Black-footed Ferret
December 17, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Offer Additional Public Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Two Butterflies
December 10, 2013
Service Proposes Special Rule under Endangered Species Act Endorsing Landmark State Conservation Plan for Lesser Prairie-Chicken (PDF)
December 3, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Hold Public Meetings Regarding Eagle Take Permitting on the Chokecherry-Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project
November 26, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Proposal to List the Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered
November 25, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Initiate Status Review of Arctic Grayling
November 18, 2013
Service to Host Public Hearing for Gray and Mexican Wolf Proposals in Denver Tomorrow
November 13, 2013
The Gunnison's Prairie Dog Does Not Require the Protections of the Endangered Species Act
November 13, 2013
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge will amend their 15 year Comprehensive Conservation Plan to decide appropriate public use on newly acquired 1490 acres
November 12, 2013
Bald Eagle Shot Near Strandburg, South Dakota
October 30, 2013
Service Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Listing of North American Wolverine Under Endangered Species Act
October 28, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Granada State Wildlife Area Disposal
October 21, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Public Comment Period for Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
October 17, 2013
Rocky Mountain Arsenal & Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuges to Reopen Today
October 17, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Status for the Northern Long-eared Bat; Listing Not Warranted for Eastern Small-footed Bat
September 30, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Granada State Wildlife Area Disposal
September 27, 2013
Service Proposes to List Red Knot as a Threatened Species Under the Endangered Species Act
September 27, 2013
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Bison Roundup Postponed Again
September 23, 2013
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Bison Roundup Postponed
September 18, 2013
Service Announces Draft Economic Analysis and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
September 16, 2013
Get Your Goose On! (at a National Wildlife Refuge)
September 12, 2013
Denver Metro Wildlife Refuges Closed to Public Today Due to Weather
August 13, 2013
Arizona-Utah Plant Receives Endangered Species Act Protection
August 5, 2013
Service Proposes to List Two Rare Western Plants as Threatened Species, Extend Critical Habitat Protections
August 1, 2013
Kansas - Professional Hunter Sentenced for Violation of Federal Probation
July 22, 2013
Veazie Dam Removal Highlights Importance of Fish Passage Projects
July 22, 2013
Service Approves Vermejo Park Ranch CCAA and Will Issue an Enhancement of Survival Permit for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout
July 19, 2013
Colorado Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Receives "Partner of the Year" Award from Colorado Ducks Unlimited
July 15, 2013
Service to hold public meetings for comprehensive conservation plans for Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge (en Español)
July 9, 2013
Service Boosts State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts with $32 Million in Grants
July 8, 2013
Service Announces a 6-Month Extension of the Final Listing Determination for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
July 3, 2013
Service, Partners to Provide $12 Million to Undertake Fish Habitat Conservation Projects in 27 States
June 27, 2013
Service Awards Grants to 28 States for Work on Deadly Bat Disease
June 19, 2013
Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection with Critical Habitat for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse
June 17, 2013
USFWS, NPS Extend Public Comment Period on Draft Plan for Proposed Niobrara Confluence and Ponca Bluffs Conservation Areas
June 7, 2013
Successful Recovery Efforts Prompt Service Proposal to Delist Gray Wolf
June 4, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Revise Critical Habitat For the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
June 4, 2013
Help Us Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day Colorado 2013
May 24, 2013
Spring Releases for Endangered Fish a "No Go" This Year
May 23, 2013
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Retains Protections Under Endangered Species Act
May 20, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigates Bald Eagle Shooting
May 16, 2013
Fish & Wildlife Service Announces Approval of 1 Million to Conserve Migratory Bird
Habitat in Wyoming
May 16, 2013
Fish & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species
Recovery Champion Award Winners
May 14, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Partners Celebrate Endangered Species Day
May 6, 2013
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day
May 6, 2013
Service Reopens Comment Period on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Listing Proposal
May 3, 2013
Service Announces Availability of Amendment to Conservation Agreement for Utah Invertebrate
April 26, 2013
Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance
April 25, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces New Winner of 2013 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
April 23, 2013
April 22, 2013
Draft Conservation Plan Released for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
April 22, 2013
National Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest Winners Chosen
April 18, 2013
April 12, 2013
April 11, 2013
April 3, 2013
March 29, 2013
Prescribed Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
March 28, 2013
Minnesota Man Sentenced to Restore Federally Protected Wetland Basin
March 25, 2013
March 21, 2013
State Wildlife Agencies to Receive $882 Million for Critical Conservation Projects
March 15, 2013
Arrests Made in Multi-State Paddlefish "Caviar" Trafficking Operation
March 15, 2013
March 13, 2013
Operation Rolling Thunder Rolls Up 11 Convictions for Eagle Take/Trafficking
March 12, 2013
USFWS Investigates Bald Eagle Shooting, Reward for Information
March 7, 2013
USFWS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Listing of Gunnison Sage-Grouse
March 5, 2013
USFWS Seeks Public Comments on Disposal of the Castle Dale Upland Bird Management Unit in Emery County, Utah
March 4, 2013
USFWS Seeks Input from Public on Issues Associated with a Proposal for Oil and Gas Exploration on Ouray NWR
February 18, 2013
Lahood, Salazar, Hickenlooper Announce $1.7 Million Grant for Key Portion of Rocky Mountain Greenway
February 7, 2013
February 6, 2013
Endangered Species Bulletin Commences 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
February 1, 2013
January 31, 2013
January 31, 2013
January 24, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013
January 17, 2013
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January 14, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Commemoration of 40th Anniversary of Endangered Species Act
January 10, 2013
January 10, 2013
January 10, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Gunnison Sage-Grouse Under Endangered Species Act
January 4, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Identifies Important Habitat for Recovery of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
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