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42 News Releases found

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11/5/2009: Cynthia Dohner Chosen as Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildli...

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Kristi Watkins, 404-679-7275, kristi_watkins@fws.gov


ATLANTA, Ga. – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton announced today the selection of Cynthia K. Dohner as regional director for the Southeast Region.

“Cindy is an outstanding choice with a proven track record when it...

11/5/2009: Ultralight Migration Leads 20 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skie...

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Ashley Spratt, USFWS, 612-713-5314
Liz Condie, Operation Migration Inc., 608-542-0829


 

Ultralight Migration Leads 20 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Illinois
 
11/4/2009: Eight New Moth Species Discovered in Papahanaumokuakea

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Dan Dennison, NOAA, (808) 694-3939
Barbara Maxfield, USFWS, (808) 792-9531
Cori Kane, State–DLNR, (808) 397-2660 ext. 239


 New Evidence Points to Theory Genus May Be 30 Million Years Old

Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i have discovered eight new moth species in the genus Hyposmocoma on three is...

11/4/2009: Latin American and Caribbean Conservationists Gather To Formulate Inno...

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Tamara Ward, USFWS, 703/358-2512
Katie Frohardt, Fauna & Flora International, 202/329-1672

This week in Montelimar, Nicaragua, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fauna & Flora International are jointly conducting a precedent-setting workshop aimed at developing a cadre of conservation professionals in Latin America. More than fif...
11/4/2009: Morris Wetland Management District Going Green

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Frank Durbian, 320-589-1001
Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313


 

Morris Wetland Management District Going Green


Morris Wetland Management District (District) will be renovating their headquarters to a more effective and environmentally friendly heating and cooling system. The headquarters is one of firs...

11/3/2009: Service Announces Proposal to List the Salmon-crested Cockatoo as Thre...

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Tamara Ward
703/358-2512

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...

11/3/2009: Flooding Closes all Deer Hunting on White River National Wildlife Refu...

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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...

11/2/2009: Energy Company, Migrating Birds Find Common Ground in Indiana

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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...

10/30/2009: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling

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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...

10/29/2009: Rick Schultz Selected as Midwest Region Chief of the National Wildlife...

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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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Last updated: October 23, 2009
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