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8/21/2009: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Notice of Availability for Fi...

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8/4/2009: Public Invited to Comment on Species Management on Kofa Wildlife Refug...

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Mitch Ellis, 928/783-7861

Jose Viramontes, 505/248-6404

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) formally opened a public comment period today as part of continuing efforts to develop a mountain lion management plan on...

4/20/2009: $7 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to Native American Tribes for Wil...

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Craig Rieben 703-358-2225
craig_rieben@fws.gov


Vanessa Kauffman
703-358-2138

 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that 41 Native American tribes in 16 states will receive $7 million i...

4/20/2009: California to Receive $19.1 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisit...

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 Erica Szlosek (916) 978-6159

 

 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Southwest Regional Director Ren Lohoefener today announced more than $19.1 million in...
4/14/2009: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Critical Habitat For Peninsular...

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 Stephanie Weagley
 

3/25/2009: Service Initiates Status Review of 58 Protected Species in California ...

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Contact: Alexandra Pitts, 916-414-6619  

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting information as part of the status reviews of 58 protected species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. A list of 42 status reviews completed in mid to late 2008 is also included in today?s Federal Register notice.

Required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the pu...

12/3/2008: Take a North American Wildlife Safari At a National Wildlife Refuge Ne...

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David Eisenhauer
703-358-2284
David_Eisenhauer@fws.gov  

Sleigh rides amidst thousands of elk wintering in Wyoming; trolley tours of bison roaming newly restored prairie in Colorado; a drive along lakes and marshes in Florida where alligators are commonly seen.  These are just some of the opportunities na...

10/8/2008: Service Recommends Delisting Inyo California Towhee; No Status Change ...

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Jane Hendron, Carlsbad; 760-431-9440; Al Donner, Sacramento; 916-414-6600; Lois Grunwald, Ventura 805-644-1766

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the completion of 5-year reviews for 12 species in California. Of the reviews being announced today, the Service has recommended delisting the Inyo California Towhee. When the Service removes species from ...

8/25/2008: Service Releases Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Revisions to Peni...

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Jane Hendron, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office - 760/431-9440 ext. 205 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish in the August 26, 2008, edition of the Federal Register, a notice announcing the availability of a draft economic analysis of its proposed revisions to critical habitat for the Peninsular bighorn sheep. The Service is also proposing to add approxim...

8/5/2008: Taxonomic Revision and Critical Habitat Designated for Sierra Nevada B...

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Bob Williams (775) 861-6300 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will publish a final rule designating approximately 417,577 acres of land in portions of Tuolumne, Mono, Fresno, Inyo, and Tulare counties in California, for the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana), a federally listed endangered species in the Federal Register on August ...

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Last updated: October 23, 2009
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