Candidate News
Kittlitz’s murrelet chick in a nest on Kodiak Refuge.
Photo credit: Marie McCann USFWS
KODIAK: Refuge has Another Successful Year Studying Kittlitz’s Murrelets!
November 2012
For the fifth consecutive year Kodiak Refuge had a banner field season studying a rare and little known seabird in the remote, rugged mountains on the southwestern end of Kodiak Island. The crew consisted of a biological technician and three volunteers who were all new to Alaska. More
Service seeks data on protecting gopher tortoise: deadline November 9
The gopher tortoise is listed as threatened in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Photo credit: Randy Browning/USFWS
October 2009
Christopher Melder, a contract wildlife biologist at Fort Polk, handles a wild Louisiana pine snake at the environmental office.
Photo credit: Angie Thorne, Fort Peck
The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking scientific information about the gopher tortoise in the eastern portion of its range, including Florida, to decide whether to propose listing the species as endangered or threatened.
Gopher Tortoise Status in the Eastern Portion of its Range Merits Further Review
Gopher tortoise species profile
Gopher Tortoise Conservation Bank announced for Mobile, Alabam
June 2009
The yellow-billed cuckoo in the western portion of its range is a candidate for listing under the ESA. A diverse working group formed in October 2008 to address needs of this species has already developed a standardized survey protocol and are working on a conservation assessment/strategy aimed at conserving this species through out its riparian habitat in the western U.S. Members of this group include staff from four regions of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and from the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Geological Survey, State Wildlife agencies for CA, NV, AZ, OR, CO, MT, and NM, as well as several universities and NGOs.
Christopher Melder, a contract wildlife biologist at Fort Polk, handles a wild Louisiana pine snake at the environmental office.
Photo credit: Angie Thorne, Fort Peck
April 2009
Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly, a candidate species, Benefits from Work of the Oregon Zoo
Oregon Zoo Releases Rare Northwest Butterfly
Zoo Raises Endangered Butterflies for Release into Wild
Zoo Celebrates Endangered Butterfly Successes
December 9, 2008
Caterpillar of Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly.
Photo credit: Oregon Zoo
New Conservation Effort Benefits Rare Species in Southeastern New Mexico
