December
30	Campbellsville Kentucky Residents Sentenced in Federal Court For Illegal Hunting
11	Singapore Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Jail for Illegally Smuggling Wildlife
10	Cooperative Coastal Wetlands Conservation Efforts Get $17 Million Boost
8	Third Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Completes Ultralight-led Migration, Reaching Winter Home at Florida’s Chassahowitzka NWR
6	Historic Ultralight Migration Leads Majestic Whooping Cranes to the Skies of Florida - Almost Home!
3	Monitoring Plan Released for American Peregrine Falcon
1	Media Advisory Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge to Dedicate New $2 million Visitor Center
1	Historic Ultralight Migration Leads Majestic Whooping Cranes Over the Skies of Georgia
November
26	U.S. Supports International Effort to Ensure Sustainable Trade in Bigleaf Mahogany
20	Historic Ultralight Migration Leads Majestic Whooping Cranes Over the Skies of Tennessee; Birds Reach Halfway Point of Migration
18	43 Southeast Refuges Named Important Bird Areas By American Bird Conservancy
17	New Southeast Region Web Site Offers More Information on Fish and Wildlife
17	Three Reintroduced Eastern Whooping Cranes are the First to Reach Florida in Unassisted Fall Migration
13	Reintroduced Eastern Whooping Cranes Begin Unassisted Fall Migration
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Names New Supervisor for the Charleston Field Office
10	Historic Ultralight Migration Leads Majestic Whooping Cranes Over the Skies of Kentucky
4	Secretary Norton Commends Programmatic Regulations Issued by Army Corps of Engineers for Everglades Restoration
October
27	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Annouces New Permit for Rehabilitation of Injured Migratory Birds
22	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases "Birding in the United States" Report
20	Cameron Creole Watershed – Marsh Terracing Project Receives 2003 Coastal America Award
17	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Presents Two Regional National Wetlands Conservation Awards for Wetlands Restoration in Coastal Louisiana
16	Rare Bird Reintroduction Project Scores a Hat Trick: Third Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Leaves Wisconsin for Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida
14	Media Advisory Award from President Bush to be Presented to Louisiana Team for Their Efforts to Save Marsh Wetlands and Wildlife
9	Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges Are Back in the Business of People
9	Coastal America Fact Sheet Cooperative Effort Improves Marsh Habitat for Wildlife Map to Cameron Prairie -- click here
8	Memorandum of Understanding Resolves Criminal Investigation & Natural Resource Damages Claims Aginst St. Johns River Water Management District
8	Media Advisory National Wildlife Refuges Bring Jobs, Dollars to Local Communities
8	Service Releases Final Rule on Double-Crested Cormorant Management
7	Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Critical Habitat for Five Endangered Mussels and Draft Economic Analysis
6	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Recovery Planning to Revise Plan for Alabama Beach Mouse
3	Red Hills Ecological Consortium Receives $97,500 Grant
1	Media Advisory First Annual White River Wildlife Festival & Grand Opening Ceremony White River National Wildlife Refuge Office and Visitor Center
1	Media Advisory Senator Lincoln Tours New Visitor Center at White River National Wildlife Refuge
1	Final Recovery Plan for Seven Freshwater Mussels Available
September
29	U.S. Supports International Conservation Measures for Queen Conch
29	National Wildlife Refuges and Edenton National Fish Hatchery Recovering From Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina
17	Lend a Hand to America's Lands Volunteer at a National Wildlife Refuge
17	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Information on Bighead Carp, a Potential Injurious Species Candidate
16	Secretary Norton Announces $12.9 Million in Grants To Support Conservation in 40 States and Puerto Rico
15	NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announce Decision Concerning the Listing of Loggerhead Sea Turtles
14	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Wind Turbine Guidance
5	Two Men Involved in Illegal Interstate Oyster Commerce Sentenced in Gulfport Court
August
28	Nature Enthusiasts Will Flock to Georgia Coast
27	DuPont and The Conservation Fund to Donate 5,000 Acres to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
27	Media Advisory Governor Perdue to Make Major Environmental Announcement
26	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes New Permit Application Fee Schedule
22	Three Orphaned Panthers Return Home For Another Chance At Survival
21	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Selects Rule for Resident Canada Geese Management, Though Seeks Further Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement
19	Two Men Involved in a Leopard Skin Smuggling Operation Sentenced in Tallahassee Court
18	North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Removal of Water from the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
18	Public Hearing to be Held on Proposed Critical Habitat for 11 Mobile River Basin Mussels and Draft Economic Analysis
15	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reviewing Auburn Report on Southeastern Raptor Center
14	Wildlife Cops at Fort Campbell Help Introduce Military Youngsters to Wildlife Conservation
12	Media Advisory U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Thanks Fed-Ex Express for Polar Bear Rescue Mission
11	Service Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on Double-Crested Cormorant Management
5	September Teal Season for Atlantic Flyway States
5	Singapore Man Indicted for Illegally Smuggling Hundreds of Protected Reptiles
4	Late Rain Helped Ducks on Prairie Breeding Grounds
1	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Duck Hunting Regulations, Limited Canvasback Season Re-Opened
July
31	2002-2003 Waterfowl Harvest Down Slightly
30	YCC Program Grows This Year in Vieques Más Jovenes Viequenses Participan en le Cuerpo Juvenil de Conservación Este Año
28	Service Calls for Funding Proposals from Tribes Under Two New Grant Programs
21	Vieques Junior High School Teacher -- Julián García Martinez -- Earns Highest Regional Conservation Award El Maestro de Escuela Intermedia de Vieques - Julián García Martínez - Recibe el más alto Premio de Conservación Regio
21	Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Seven Freshwater Mussels Available for Review
16	Electric Utility Industry, Service Team to Protect Birds
14	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Wind Turbine Guidance
14	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $70 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
9	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Meets with Southeastern Raptor Rehabilitation Center at Auburn University to Discuss Bird Losses at Center
9	Gibson County Man Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Insecticide Statute and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
3	Arkansan Sentenced for Baiting Doves
2	Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment of the Management of the Management of Mute Swans in the Atlantic Flyway
1	Louisiana Farmer Wins 2002 National Wetlands Conservation Award Two Other Louisiana Winners to be Presented with Regional National Wetlands Conservation Awards
June
30	Senator Sessions Dedicates New Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
30	Refuge Manager Announced for Newest National Wildlife Refuge
30	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Names New Assistant Regional Director for Budget and Administration
23	National Wildlife Refuges – Hunters Paradise or Sanctuary? Opinion By Sam D. Hamilton, Southeast Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
19	Media Advisory Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge Dedication Ceremony
10	Rare Plant Rebounds; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Upgrade Status of Endangered Missouri Bladderpod
10	Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery Wins White House 'Closing the Circle' Award
3	Critical Habitat Proposed for Five Freshwater Mussels
3	Critical Habitat Proposed for Braun’s Rock-cress
2	Kentucky Farmer Sentenced For Killing Migratory Birds
May
29	Endangered Species Act "Broken" -- Flood of Litigation Over Critical Habitat Hinders Species Conservation
28	Celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week -- Take a Kid Fishing
28	A Promise Fulfilled -- Landowners Receive $9.4 Million to Conserve Imperiled Species Under New Grant Program
23	Arkansas Farmer Sentenced for Dove Baiting
13	What is a National Wildlife Refuge? -- Opinion Editiorial by Sam D. Hamiliton
13	Lee, Charlotte Counties -- Area of Inadequate Protection Designation Lifted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
9	Vieques National Wildlife Refuge Preparing for Large Crowds EL REFUGIO DE VIDA SILVESTRE DE VIEQUES SE PREPARA PARA RECIBIR VISITANTES EN EL FIN DE SEMANA
6	International Migratory Bird Day 2003: A Call to Action to Protect Migratory Birds and Their Habitats
5	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Unable to Authorize “Take” for the Florida Manatee Under the MMPA
5	West Tennessee Refuge Complex Staff Receive Department of the Interior Customer Service Award
2	More Than One Half Million Dollars To Be Directed to Manatee Research Efforts
1	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Statement Regarding Vieques -- English -- Spanish
April
30	Vieques National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes the Public to the Eastern End of the Island EL REFUGIO NACIONAL DE VIDA SILVESTRE DE VIEQUES ABRE SUS PUERTAS EN LA PARTE ESTE DE LA ISLA
24	Partnership Between the US. Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Army Benefits Both Fort Campbell's Wildlife and Children of its Deployed Soldiers
24	Five People Arrested for Illegally Trading in American Caviar from Fish in Southeast Waters
23	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Honors 11 Partners with 2002 Southeast Regional Director’s Conservation Awards
22	Secretary of the Interior Presents Regional Conservation Award to North Carolina Landowner
22	Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Five Freshwater Mussels Available for Review
21	Florida Native Recognized for Outstanding Law Enforcement
10	Earth Day 2003: A Time to Renew Our Commitment to Our Natural Heritage
7	Arkansas Man Sentenced for Illegal Turtle Dealing
4	Service Releases Final EIS Analyzing Options for Regulating Take of Manatees under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
3	Vieques National Wildlife Refuge to Become the Largest National Wildlife Refuge in the Caribbean El Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Vieques Se Convierte en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Mayor Tamaño en el Caribe
1	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protection Areas for West Indian Manatees
March
31	Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Announce Policy for Evaulation of Conservation Efforts When Making ESA Listing Decisions
28	2001 Whooping Crane Confirmed in Wisconsin
27	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Officer Honored for Contributions to Wildlife Conservation
26	Tennessee Fish Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison for Federal Wildlife Violations
26	Critical Habitat Proposed for Eleven Freshwater Mussels
24	Louisiana Black Bear and Cub(s) Being Relocated from Around Tensas National Wildlife to Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in Marksville, Louisiana Media Advisory
19	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service Designate Critical Habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon
18	Service Releases Proposed Rule on Double-Crested Cormorant Management
14	Interior Secretary Norton Kicks Off 100th Anniversary Celebration at America's First National Wildlife Refuge
13	Celebrating 100 Years of Wildlife Preservation, Wild Birds Unlimited Announces New Three-year Partnership with National Wildlife Refuge System
11	Marking 100 Years of Conservation on National Wildlife Refuges
10	Southern Company, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Give Grants in Support of National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial
7	30 Second Radio PSA -- National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial
6	Vero Beach, Florida Biologists Produce, Sing Song Dedicated to Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
6	ConocoPhillips and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Award Grants in Celebration of National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial
4	America’s First National Wildlife Refuge To Host 100th Anniversary Celebration Media Advisory
February
27	Join the Centennial Celebration at a National Wildlife Refuge Near You
25	Secretary Norton Announces $34.8 Million in Grands to Support Habitat Conservation Imperiled Species on Private Lands
25	Pelican Island Events for National Wildlife Refuge Centennial March 13-16, 2003
7	Okeechobee, Florida Man Charged with Unlawful Hunting of Protected Wildlife and Operating Illegal Hunting Guide Service
7	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Identifies Birds of Conservation Concern in New Report
5	Service Approves Non-Toxic Shot for Upcoming Waterfowl Season
4	President Bush Seeks $1.3 Billion Budget for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
January
31	Delta Air Lines Promotes National Wildlife Refuges on Eve of Centennial Teams with The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Present Video on Domestic and International Flights
30	America's First National Wildlife Refuge To Host 100th Anniversary Celebration An Important National Story with a Tie-in to the Wildlife Refuge Near You
24	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reaches Agreement to Increase Protections for Florida Manatees
23	Red-cockaded Woodpecker Experts Gather in Savannah
22	Red-cockaded Woodpecker Experts Migrate to Fort Stewart Media Advisory
21	Red-cockaded Woodpecker Experts Flock to Savannah Media Advisory
17	Refuge Centennial Coming March 14, 2003 Media Advisory
17	US Fish & Wildlife Sservice Seeks Students for Centennial Junior Duck Stamp Competition
15	Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Firefighters Earn National Fire Awards From Interior Secretary Norton
10	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Sheriff and Two Others Guilty to Waterfowl Violations
3	Georgia Farm-Owners Receive Private Lands Stewardship Award For Conservation Efforts