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Service Supports 2008 Year of the Frog
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| Click image for slide show. Frog presentation courtesy of Joe Milmoe / USFWS. |
September 5, 2008
Amphibian populations are in decline in many areas of the world. Areas which previously hosted a range of healthy frogs and other amphibian populations now have fewer, or even no frogs, toads, and salamanders. 2008 has been declared the "Year of the Frog" to highlight this crisis and emphasize the importance of amphibian conservation.
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BoatUS and Service Sign Agreement to Promote "Ethical Angler" Campaign
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| Family fishing from powerboat on lake. Credit: USFWS |
September 2, 2008
The Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service joined forces today to reinforce the values of sport fishing through a public information campaign called The Ethical Angler.
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Trout Travails Treated with $3 Million in Fish Aid
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| Brook trout. Credit USFWS |
August 28, 2008
Recognizing the need to fix crumbling stream-banks and dilapidated culverts, and to improve water quality for brook trout and other aquatic species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently provided more than $3 million to support 70 fish habitat projects in 31 states across the nation as part of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan.
With an additional $7.8 million in partner contributions, the projects will restore and enhance stream, lake, and coastal habitat to improve recreational fishing and help recover endangered species.
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New Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
Video Garners Two Prestigious
Film Awards
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| DVD cover of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge — Home of the Great Kodiak Bear. Credit: Steve Hillebrand / USFWS |
August 27, 2008
Produced by the Service's National Conservation Training Center and the staff at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, this beautifully photographed video follows the bears as they travel through the seasons. The video, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge—Home of the Great Kodiak Bear recently received an Award of Excellence at the 14th Annual Communicators Award and a Silver at the 29th Annual Telly Awards.The video is available for purchase through a cooperative agreement with Alaska Geographic.
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West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel has Recovered, Glides Off Endangered Species List
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| West Virgina Northern flying squirrel. Credit: US Army Corps of Enginers |
August 25, 2008
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the West Virginia northern flying squirrel has recovered from the brink of extinction and will be removed from Endangered Species Act protection. The species' rebound can be attributed to a combination of conservation efforts and regeneration of the flying squirrel's forest habitat.
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Endangered Species Chief and Oregon Rancher Walk a Mile in Each Other’s Boots
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| Ranch Manager Stacy Davies (L) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Assistant Director of Endangered Species, Bryan Arroyo on Roaring Springs Ranch in Frenchglen, Oregon. Credit: (c) Roberta Guarino |
August 21, 2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Bryan Arroyo and Stacy Davies, manager of the Roaring Springs Ranch in Frenchglen, Oregon, recently traded jobs for a week as part of the “Walk a Mile in My Boots” exchange program. This innovative program was established in 2003 between the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation to give Service employees and ranchers a better understanding of and mutual appreciation for each other's roles and responsibilities.
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Service Grants Aid Imperiled International Wildlife
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| Participants in a workshop on the importance of Caribbean wetlands learn to identify birds on the island of Carriacou. Credit: Lisa Sorrenson - Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds |
August 19, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $337,681 in international conservation grants under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund to aid recovery of endangered sea turtles in six countries and provide training for natural resource managers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Service Announces New Tool for Endangered Species Conservation
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| Golden-cheeked warbler.
Credit: Steve Maslowski/USFWS |
July 31, 2008
The Service has developed the final guidance for an innovative
new tool designed to help federal agencies conserve imperiled
species on non-federal lands. The Recovery Crediting System will
give federal agencies greater flexibility to offset impacts to
threatened and endangered species caused by their actions by
undertaking conservation efforts on non-federal lands, with the
requirement that there is a net benefit to recovery of the species
impacted.
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