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Service Announces Annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest!

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Coalition, Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans announce the launch of the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest. The competition offers K-12th grade students an opportunity to learn about endangered species and express their knowledge and support through artwork. Endangered Species Day, taking place on May 18, 2012, recognizes the conservation programs nationwide aimed at protecting America's threatened and endangered species. Entries for the contest must be postmarked by March 15, 2012.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA's Fisheries Service Extend Comment Period on Proposed Policy to Improve Implementation of Endangered Species Act

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The Interior Department's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, the two federal agencies responsible for administering the Endangered Species Act, today announced a 30-day extension of the public comment period on a draft policy interpreting the phrase "significant portion of its range" (SPR) in the ESA's definitions of "endangered species" and "threatened species." The notice will publish in the Federal Register on February 07, 2012. Comments must be received on or before March 08, 2012.

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Last updated: February 8, 2012