U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Status Review of the Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeMay 9, 2012 
An Eastern Diamondback in the striking position. Photo: Tom MacKenzie, USFWS. Download. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the eastern diamondback rattlesnake as threatened and designate critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). New Project Leader for Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee and Choctaw National Wildlife RefugesApril 27, 2012 
Steve Reagan. Photo: Tom MacKenzie, USFWS. Download. Dr. Steve Reagan is the new project leader for both the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge near Starkville, Mississippi, and the Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge in Gilbertown, Alabama. He began his new duties on April 23. "I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to manage two great refuges," Reagan said. "Having the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge renamed for Sam, my former Southeast Regional Director and later our agency's director, makes my new position even more special."
Ohio Youth Wins the Federal Junior Duck Stamp CompetitionApril 20, 2012 
A northern pintail by Christine Clayton of Ohio will be displayed on the 2012 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. Download. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today a northern pintail was selected to appear on the 2012-2013 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. The design for the new stamp, painted by Christine Clayton, was chosen by a panel of judges at the national Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, held at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Md.
Conservation Effort in Northern Louisiana is Something to 'Quack' AboutPublic-Private Partnership Protects and Enhances Vital Migratory Lands at Upper Ouachita National Wildlife RefugeApril 20, 2012 
A common sight at Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Joseph McGowan, USFWS. Download. MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and The Conservation Fund announced today the completion of a multi-year project to add nearly 4,000 acres of mixed farmland and timberland to Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in northeastern Louisiana. This action secures the largest remaining inholding for the Refuge, enabling more effective management of the area for wildlife habitat and public recreation. Located along the Ouachita River at the Louisiana-Arkansas border, the Upper Ouachita NWR provides a seasonal haven for tens of thousands of migratory ducks and geese, including mallards, pintails, wood ducks and snow geese, which visit the refuge every year for resting, foraging and breeding. The permanent conservation of this bottomland area as part of the Refuge will also offer new opportunities for hunting and bird-watching on designated sections. Contine reading...
Draft Recovery Plan for the Alabama Sturgeon Available for ReviewApril 12, 2012 
An Alabama sturgeon being held by a biologist. Photo: USFWS. Download. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on the draft recovery plan for the Alabama sturgeon, a federally listed, endangered fish. The public, local, state, and federal governments and members of the business community are invited to submit comments on this draft recovery plan. Historically, the Alabama sturgeon was found within all major rivers in the Mobile Basin, below the Fall Line, including the Alabama, Tombigbee, and Cahaba River systems. The most recent discoveries only have been located in the lower Alabama River below R.F. Henry Lock and Dam to the confluence of the Tombigbee River and in the lower Cahaba River near its confluence with the Alabama River. |
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