The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal to protect the salmon-crested cockatoo of Indonesia as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If made final, the measure would extend ESA protection to this species. The measu...

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Matt Conner, (870)282-8249
Tom MacKenzie, 404/679-7291, 678/296-6400, Tom_MacKenzie@fws.gov

White River National Wildlife Refuge and all out-tracks are closed to deer hunting due to an unprecedented early flood season. All refuge lands are closed to deer hunting to ensure hunter s...

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Georgia Parham, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (812) 334-4261 x1203
Vanessa Vaughan, The Conservation Fund, (703) 908-5809

 Energy Company, Migrating Birds Find Common Ground in Indiana

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Conservation Fund announce grants to protect importan...

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Doug Peterson,  406-449-5225, ext. 221
Diane Katzenberger,  303-236-4578

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is initiating a status review of the Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River system to determine whether the species warrants protection under the Enda...

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Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313

Rick Schultz Selected as Midwest Region Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Rick Schultz has returned to the Midwest Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as the Chief of Refuges after a career move that took him to Washington D.C. Schultz will oversee the managemen...

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Mark Vaniman, 906-586-9851
Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313

Mark Vaniman, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the new refuge manager at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan. He began his new duti...

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Bruce Freske, 320-589-1001
Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313

Bruce Freske recently began duties as the new manager of the Morris Wetland Management District. Bruce began his career with the Fish and Wildlife Service as a student tr...

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Barry Christenson, 507-831-2220
Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313

Barry Christenson is returning home to the prairie to become the new District Manager for Windom Wetland Management District. Christens...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has affirmed its desire for public involvement in its decision on whether the western population of the northern leopard frog is warranted for listing under the Endangered Spec...