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Monarch butterfly. Credit: Joanna Gilkeson / USFWS
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$3.3M Goes to Projects to Support Monarch ButterfliesAugust 24, 2016Monarch butterflies will get help throughout the nation, thanks to $3.3 million in grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund. The awards will support the restoration of approximately 16,000 acres of habitat in areas identified by experts as key to the recovery of monarch butterfly populations. The Service was awarded more than $1 million for projects in the Midwest. |
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Monarch butterfly. Credit: Joanna Gilkeson / USFWS
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Paul Rauch. Credit: USFWS
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Paul Rauch to Lead Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration ProgramAugust 24, 2016Paul Rauch has been named the Service’s new Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR). Rauch, a career Service employee of more than two decades, has served as WSFR’s Acting Assistant Director since April. Rauch will oversee grant programs that provide more than $1 billion annually to states, territories and federally recognized Indian tribes to support on-the-ground wildlife and fisheries conservation. |
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Paul Rauch. Credit: USFWS
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Service Director Dan Ashe and other Service officials with members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and their Sigma Beta youth club. Credit: USFWS
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Sigmas Visit Department of the Interior, Service OfficesAugust 19, 2016Service Director Dan Ashe and other officials recently welcomed members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and their Sigma Beta youth club to the Department of the Interior. The group not only toured parts of the historic building but also met with Service officials. The visit by the Tau Iota Sigma Chapter from Memphis, Tennessee, and their Sigma Betas marked the first chapter visit to the building. |
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Service Director Dan Ashe and other Service officials with members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and their Sigma Beta youth club. Credit: USFWS
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Kendra Chan. Credit: USFWS
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Summer Fellowship Student Flexing Her MusselsAugust 19, 2016Often overlooked, freshwater mussels are among the more understudied yet ecologically important organisms in aquatic ecosystems. They are getting some much needed conservation assistance from Kendra Chan, a 2016 Directorate Fellow assigned to the Pacific Region’s Fish and Aquatic Conservation Office. |
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Kendra Chan. Credit: USFWS
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Snowy Egrets at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: USFWS Credit: USFWS
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Join us in Celebrating the Landmark Migratory Bird Treaty CentennialAugust 16, 2016One hundred years ago, the first Migratory Bird Treaty was signed between the United States and Canada, marking an historic moment in international wildlife conservation. Today, the two nations celebrate the monumental success of this agreement in bringing many birds back from the brink. The treaty provided a model for similar agreements with other nations and paved the way for regulations that continue to protect birds and their habitats today in the face of many new challenges. Learn more about how you can help celebrate, enjoy and protect our winged friends. |
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Snowy Egrets at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: USFWS Credit: USFWS
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Island Fox Recovery video. Credit: USFWS Credit: USFWS
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Foxes on Three California Islands Saved from Extinction in Record Time Thanks to Conservation PartnershipAugust 11, 2016Foxes that are unique to three Channel Islands off the southern coast of California went into the record books today having achieved the fastest-ever recovery of a mammal in the history of the Endangered Species Act. The three subspecies of Channel Island fox were declared saved from extinction today following a collaborative conservation effort spanning 12 years. |
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Island Fox Recovery video. Credit: USFWS Credit: USFWS
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Brown bear and cubs on Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Lisa Hupp / USFWS
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Final Rule for Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Supports Resource ConservationAugust 3, 2016In response to public interest and concern about predator harvest on national wildlife refuges across Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to clarify that predator control is not allowed on national wildlife refuges in the state unless based on sound science and in response to a conservation concern or is necessary to meet refuge purposes, federal laws or Service policy. In addition, the rule defines the process that will be used for considering predator control, prohibits certain methods and means for non-subsistence harvest of predators, and updates the procedures for closing an area or restricting an activity on refuges in Alaska. |
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Brown bear and cubs on Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Lisa Hupp / USFWS
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Fish biologist Christopher Dean with a steelhead. Credit: USFWS
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Service Anglers Share Their FavoritesAugust 3, 2016We asked Service anglers and some partners across the country what their favorite fish to catch is. Did they mention yours? Read the blog to find out. |
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Fish biologist Christopher Dean with a steelhead. Credit: USFWS
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A black-footed ferret checks out his surroundings. Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS
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Black-footed ferrets Return to Ancestors’ Stomping Grounds in WyomingJuly 28, 2016One of North America’s most endangered mammals, the black-footed ferret, took another step toward recovery this week thanks to a historic reintroduction back to the ranches where the species was rediscovered in 1981 after having been believed to be extinct. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the owners of two ranches released 35 black-footed ferrets outside Meeteetse, Wyoming. |
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A black-footed ferret checks out his surroundings. Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS
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Students from the Florida Atlantic University Pine Jog Environment Center help with native restoration at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Ian Shive / USFWS
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Over $2 Million Awarded to New and Expanded Urban Partnerships Across the U.S.July 27, 2016The opportunities for residents of major urban areas across the country to gain that all-important access to nature and the outdoors have received a substantial boost thanks to new and expanded partnerships led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through its Urban Wildlife Conservation Program. This initiative connects city residents with nature and engages thousands of volunteers in restoring local environments. These programs were made possible by the 2016 Five Star grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. |
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Students from the Florida Atlantic University Pine Jog Environment Center help with native restoration at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Ian Shive / USFWS
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Young women explore the outdoors. Credit: Girls Inc. of Holyoke
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Service Announces Historic Partnership with Girls Inc. to Engage Young Women in Wildlife ConservationJuly 27, 2016Seeking to expand opportunities for young girls to experience nature and explore careers in wildlife conservation, the Service has signed a partnership agreement with Girls Inc. – a national organization that provides girls with life-changing experiences that inspire them to be strong, smart and bold. The agreement commits the two organizations to work together to develop education programs, hands-on conservation projects and training, and encourage young women to pursue careers in wildlife conservation and other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. |
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Young women explore the outdoors. Credit: Girls Inc. of Holyoke
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The students worked together to define climate issues and develop ideas to become climate resilient. Credit: Alejandro Morales / USFWS
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Service, Other Agencies Help Teens Tackle Climate Change at Inter-Tribal Youth Climate Leadership CongressJuly 22, 2016Nearly 100 Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students between the ages of 15 to 18, participated in the weeklong congress earlier this month to learn about climate change issues in indigenous communities, federal agency efforts on climate challenges, and most importantly, how the students can help their communities become more resilient in the face of these challenges. |
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The students worked together to define climate issues and develop ideas to become climate resilient. Credit: Alejandro Morales / USFWS
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The Refuge System includes four marine national monuments in the Pacific: Papahanaumokuakea, Pacific Remote Islands, Rose Atoll and Mariana Trench. Credit: Mark Sullivan / National Wildlife Refuge Association
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A Beginner's Guide to the National Wildlife Refuge SystemJuly 21, 2016The lands and waters conserved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within the National Wildlife Refuge System are among the most picturesque natural places on Earth. Today, the National Wildlife Refuge System is beginning a series of weekly online stories that will use photos to highlight the conservation work and visitor opportunities within the Refuge System. The first story is designed to give veteran conservationists and newcomers alike a sense of what the Refuge System has become since its founding by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903.
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The Refuge System includes four marine national monuments in the Pacific: Papahanaumokuakea, Pacific Remote Islands, Rose Atoll and Mariana Trench. Credit: Mark Sullivan / National Wildlife Refuge Association
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Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell meets with Billy Frank Jr.'s eldest sister during the renaming ceremony. Credit: USFWS
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Secretary Jewell Joins Tribes, Local Leaders to Celebrate Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeJuly 21, 2016Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined federal, state, tribal and community leaders to celebrate the renaming of Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, in honor of the late, internationally recognized Native American civil rights leader and Nisqually Tribal member. The ceremony also highlighted the newly established Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the refuge. |
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Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell meets with Billy Frank Jr.'s eldest sister during the renaming ceremony. Credit: USFWS
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Members of the New Haven community get together at Cherry Ann St. Park in celebration of Latino Conservation Week. Credit: USFWS
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Celebrating Latino Conservation WeekJuly 20, 2016The Service is joining Hispanic Access Foundation in celebrating Latino Conservation Week, July 16-24, an annual demonstration of Latino commitment to conservation and the permanent protection of our land, water and air. Events across the nation will bring members of the Latino community together through outdoor recreation, environmental education, and conservation service projects. |
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Members of the New Haven community get together at Cherry Ann St. Park in celebration of Latino Conservation Week. Credit: USFWS
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