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Press releases referenced on this page are from the Mountain-Prairie Region press release archives. These press releases have not been modified since their original publication date. Therefore, links, email addresses and phone numbers contained within these press releases may no longer be valid.
For information concerning these press releases contact the Mountain-Prairie Region Office of External Affairs at (303) 236-7905.
2003 Archived Press Releases
December 18, 2003
Missouri river Biological Opinion Assignment
December 18, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds that Preble's Meadow
Jumping Mouse Should Remain Listed as Threatened
December 5, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Kicks off 2004 Colorado
Junior Duck Stamp Contest, Announces New Home for Program.
November 18, 2003
Critical habitat Proposed for Mexican Spotted Owl
October 31, 2003
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Denver to
Poaching Bear, Deer, and Elk in Northwest Colorado over Fiver Year Period
October 21, 2003
Wolverine Will Not Be Considered for Listing Under the
Endangered Species Act
October 17, 2003
The Jordan River Floodplain Habitat Restoration Project
October 14, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases "Birding in the
United States" Report
October 10, 2003
National Wildlife Refuges Generate Jobs, Sales Revenue for
Communities
October 9, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases 2001 National and
State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Report
October 3, 2003
Norton Announces Agreement By U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, State of Colorado to Conserve Mountain Plovers
September 23, 2003
Bald and Golden Eagles Illegally Shot in the Gunnison River
Gorge 20 Miles East of Delta
September 23, 2003
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Poaching 38
Trophy Deer and Elk Over 10 year Period in Iowa and Colorado
September 8, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Proposal to List
the Mountain Plover as a Threatened Species
August 26, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes New Permit
Application Fee Schedule
August 20, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated
Salish & Kootenai Tribes Making Progress in Negotiations for an Annual Funding
Agreement
August 8, 2003
McCarlson Waterfowl Production Area Celebrates Role as
Nation's First WPA and Conservation Model
August 5, 2003
Reward Offered in Eagle Nest Destruction and Theft of
Eaglets
July 29, 2003
Service Announces First-Ever Call for Wildlife Grant
Proposals From Indian Tribes
July 18, 2003
Electric Utility Industry, Service Team to Protect Birds
July 14, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Wind Turbine
Guidance
July 2, 2003
Accidental Eagle Poisonings From Euthanasia Drug are
Preventable, Study Shows
June 27, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds that Canada Lynx Should
Remain Listed as Threatened in Lower 48
June 20, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat
in Colorado and Wyoming for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
June 10, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated Salish &
Kootenai Tribes Hold Negotiations Meeting June 9 & 10 in Washington
May 30, 2003
A Promise Fulfilled Kansas Landowners Receive Grant Money to
Conserve Imperiled Species Under New Program
May 13, 2003
Non-Jeopardy Biological Opinion Issued By U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service For Proposed Rock Creek Mine
April 30, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Revised
Environmental Assessment on Take of Nestling American Peregrine Falcons for
Falconry
April 25, 2003
Birds: Catalysts for Conservation International Migratory Bird
Day 2003
April 22, 2003
Agreement reached on 2003 Missouri River Plan
April 14, 2003
Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass and Channel Catfish Focus of
Research in Colorado and Utah
April 14, 2003
Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass and Channel Catfish Focus of Research
in Colorado and Utah
April 2, 2003
Tribes and Fish & Wildlife Service Announce Plans to Negotiate
Joint Management of Bison Range
April 1, 2003
New lab Promotes R&D at Fish
Technology Center
March 27, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Names National Wildlife Refuge
System Manager of the Year; Employee of the Year
March 25, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Urges Public to Review New Special
Rules for Gray Wolves
March 18, 2003
Service Announces Major Changes in
Gray Wolf Status: Reclassify Some From Endangered to Threatened
March 18, 2003
Gray Wolves Move Toward Recovery; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Reclassifies Some Wolves from Endangered to Threatened
March 17, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks
Additional Information Regarding Lynx Habitat
March 17, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Proposes Critical Habitat for a Threatened Wyoming Plant
March 5, 2003
Recovery Steps Identified For Endangered Southwestern Bird
March 4, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Wetland Conservation Award
Nominees
February 27, 2003
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates the 100th Birthday of
the National Wildlife Refuge System and a Century of Conservation
February 27, 2003
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates the 100th
Birthday of the National Wildlife Refuge System and a Century of Conservation
February 27, 2003
Utah - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Mountain-Prairie Region
Celebrates the 100th Birthday of the National Wildlife Refuge System and a Century of
Conservation
February 25, 2003
Norton Announces $890,500 in Grants to North Dakota to Support
Conservation for Imperiled Species on Private Lands
February 25, 2003
Secretary Norton Announces $1.7 Million in Grants to Nebraska to
Support Conservation for Imperiled Species on Private Lands
February 25, 2003
Norton Announces $1.49 Million in Grants to Montana to Support
Conservation for Imperiled Species on Private Lands.
February 25, 2003
Secretary Norton Announces $1.7 Million in Grants to Colorado to
Support Conservation for Imperiled Species on Private Lands
February 21, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extends Public Comment Period on its
Proposal to List the Mountain Plover, a Grassland Bird, as a Threatened Species
February 7, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Identifies birds of Conservation
Concern in New Report
February 4, 2003
Centennial Quilt Demonstrates Mountain Prairie Region's Unique Culture
February 3,2003
Finding of No Significant Impact Released for Proposed
Elk Vaccination Plan on National Elk Refuge
January 29, 2003
Public Meeting on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Proposal to
List the Mountain Plover, a Grassland Bird, as a Threatened Species
January 28, 2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds Trumpeter Swan Flock not an
Endangered Population
January 15, 2003
Federal Wildland Fire Job Web Page Available
