External Affairs Office -- Press Releases

Southeast Region US Fish & Wildlife Service header

2005 PRESS RELEASES

The media is invited to contact:

Tom MacKenzie

Chief, Media Relations

Phone: 404-679-7291

E:mail: tom_mackenzie@fws.gov

Subscribe

Archives

Hot Issues

External Affairs

December
20	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2006 Endangered Species Grants
19	Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Student Applicants for 2006 Junior Duck Stamp Art Competition
16	Florida Panther Kills Pet in Immokalee
15	Critical Habitat Proposal Revised for Beach Mice
14	Prescribed Burns to be Conducted on Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges in North Carolina
12	Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Begins this Year in Arkansas
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Funding Opportunity for Projects Benefiting Coastal South Carolina
8	Two Kentucky Cave Beetles Not Listed Due to Conservation Efforts
6	Love is for the Birds: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Thrive at Blanding
5	Recovery Plan Available for Six Aquatic Snails in Alabama
November
30	Fifth Generation of Endangered Whooping Cranes Enter Georgia Enroute to Florida
22	5,000 Tadpoles Released to Create a New Population of Crested Toads
21	Fifth Generation of Endangered Whooping Cranes Enter Tennessee Enroute to Florida
21	Nearly 7,000 Acres of Working Forestland Donated to Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
21	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Award
17	Fifth Generation of Endangered Whooping Cranes Enter Kentucky Enroute to Florida
15	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on Resident Canada Geese Management
9	Refuge Manager at Loxahatchee Wins National Take Pride Award
4	Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan Released to Manage Louisiana’s Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge
3	Rita Closes Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex to All Recreational Uses Including Hunting
2	Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Call for Proposals to Tribes for Grants to Conserve Species on Tribal Lands
1	Norton to Hold Press Briefing on Receipt of State Action Plans to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife
October
31	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s FY 2005 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants for the Southeast Region
31	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Selects New Refuge Manager for Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
28	Service Suspends Trade in Threatened Beluga Sturgeon
27	Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama Opens Limited Beach Access
27	Bon Secour Broadcast Public Service Announcement
27	Hurricane Wilma Strikes U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service South Florida Refuges - Damages Facilities
20	South Florida National Wildlife Refuges Closed as Hurricane Wilma Approaches Gulf Coast
19	New Manager at Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama
17	Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge re-opens after Hurricane Rita
14	Fifth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Departs on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida
11	Recent Rains Cause Closure of Roads at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
10	Passage Key Refuge Turns 100: Roosevelt's Great Grandson Marks Conservation Milestone
7	Cameron Prairie, Lacassine, and Sabine National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana: Healing from Rita
6	National Wildlife Refuge Provide Economic Benefits Today, Conservation Benefits for Future Generations
5	Hurricane Rita Slams U.S. Fish and Wildlife Facilities in Southwest Louisiana
5	Foreign Language Translation now Available on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Web Site
4	Reward Offered for Identification of Person(s) Responsible for Manatee Death
September
30	Passage Key Refuge Celebrates Centennial: Roosevelt’s Great Grandson To Mark 1905 Establishment MEDIA ADVISORY
30	Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge is Temporarily Closed due to the effects of Hurricane Rita
27	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Major Land Conservation Purchase
27	New Boat Ramp Reopens Public Access to Northernmost Everglades--Celebration Event Set for Sept. 30 MEDIA ADVISORY
26	Waterfowl Hunting to Proceed; Fish and Wildlife Service Takes Big Step to Resume Public Use of Managed Access Area at Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
22	Norton Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges
21	Hunting, Fishing Programs on Eight Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuges Closed Due to Hurricane Katrina
21	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service & Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Invite the Public to Town Hall Meetings for Update on Activities Related to the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
20	Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Will Close to All Activities When Evacuation Notice in Effect
20	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Review of 14 Southeastern Species
20	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Opens up Clogged Flood Canals at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Caused by Hurricane Katrina
15	Sherrie Russell Meline Selected as Winner of 2005 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
15	2005 Duck Stamp Art Contest Winner Announced Today MEDIA ADVISORY
13	Service Announces New and Expanded Hunting and Fishing Program on National Wildlife Refuges
13	Service to Announce New and Expanded Hunting and Fishing Programs on National Wildlife Refuges MEDIA ADVISORY
12	Draft Recovery Plan for the Spring Creek Bladderpod in Tennessee Available for Review and Comment
12	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Review of Eight Southeastern Species
12	Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Closed Due to Approach of Ophelia
9	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Among First Responders for Hurricane Katrina Relief
9	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducting Initial Damage Assessments to Wildlife and National Wildlife Refuges
8	Conservation Through Art Week in Memphis MEDIA ADVISORY
1	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Supporting FEMA Recovery Effort; Preparing to Begin Road Clearing, Establishment of Emergency Corridors
1	Memphis Hosts Duck Stamp Art Contest -- First Time Ever Outside D.C. MEDIA ADVISORY
August
31	U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Temporary Closure of National Wildlife Refuges in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina
26	Duck Stamp Contest Migrates to Memphis MEDIA ADVISORY
23	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type; Considers Four Others
18	Eggert’s Sunflower Removed from Federal Protection
18	*Recovery Plan for the Endangered Plant Catesbaea melanocarpa* Available News Release in Español**
17	Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Compatibility Determination on Bain’s Gap Road Opening and Improvements Available for Review and Comment
17	Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program Awards announced
17	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requests Proposals for Boating Infrastructure Grants
15	Red-cockaded Woodpecker Donors & Recipients Flock to Tallahassee, Florida MEDIA ADVISORY
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves N.C. Wildlife Action Plan
11	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $19 Million in Grants to States to Help Private Landowners Conserve Wildlife Habitat
11	Secretary Norton Announces $8 million in Grants to Tribes to Help Conserve Fish and Wildlife
11	Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Private Stewardship Grants to Landowners for Endangered Species Conservation
10	90-day Finding Published and Five-year Review Initiated for Slackwater Darter
9	Federally-Protected Loggerhead Turtle to Return to Florida August 10
9	Interior Department to Announce $32 Million in Grants to Support Local Conservation Projects in 49 States MEDIA ADVISORY
5	Wildlife Smuggler Convicted on Charges of Importing Birds from Cuba
5	Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals to Benefit the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Through Private Stewardship Grants Program
5	J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Land Transfer Finding Available to Public
4	Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Management Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Review and Comment
4	Major Cleanup of Alabama’s Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Underway
2	No Changes Planned for Public Access at White River National Wildlife Refuge
July
29	Waterfowl Hunting Season Proposed: Liberal Season for All Flyways
29	Early Dry Conditions Improving in Key Duck Nesting Areas; 2005 Waterfowl Population Survey Complete
28	2005-2006 Waterfowl Hunting Season Media Teleconference MEDIA ADVISORY
26	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Review of 13 Southeastern Species
21	Draft Recovery Plan for Vermilion Darter in Alabama Available for Review
20	Wisconsin’s Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes Whooping Crane Chicks of the “Class of 2005”
18	Secretary Norton Praises President’s Intention to Nominate H. Dale Hall as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Additional Hunting And Fishing Programs on National Wildlife Refuges
12	Hurricane Dennis Damages U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Facilities
6	Wildlife Agencies to Initiate Status Review of the American Eel
1	First Day of 2005-2006 Duck Stamp Sales in Southeast Helps Provide Vital Funds for Wildlife
1	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 30 Second Public Service Announcement -- 2005 Duck Stamp Now on Sale
June
30	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Selects New Manager for Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
29	Joint Statement of Andrew Eller and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
29	Government, Hunting & Conservation Groups Announce First Day of Duck Stamp Sales in Southeast MEDIA ADVISORY
28	Brown Pelicans Released After Oil Spill Cleanup at Breton National Wildlife Refuge
22	Evidence of Red Wolf Pups on St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Aid in Red Wolf Recovery
21	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Review of 10 Endangered Species in Florida
17	Update: Bird Recovery Numbers for Breton Sound Oil Spill
16	Agencies Continue Wildlife Recovery, Rehabilitation
16	Partners Establish Protocol to Report Sightings of Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
15	Agencies Work Together to Clean Up Oil, Recover Impacted Wildlife
14	Federal and State Agencies Respond to Oil Spill
14	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Review of 25 Threatened and Endangered Species
6	Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Opens to the Public
May
31	*Georgia Wildlife Federation Honors Skippy Reeves as Wildlife Conservationist of the Year* at 2005 Traditions In Conservation Celebration**
31	Dedication Ceremony for the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Interpretive Trail MEDIA ADVISORY
25	Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners Announce Formation of Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team
23	FWS, Partners Announce Formation of Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team MEDIA ADVISORY
23	Entergy, Louisiana Partners Celebrate 2,900-acre Addition to Tensas River Refuge Using Innovative Conservation Tool
17	Louisiana Partners Celebrate Addition of Land to Tensas River Refuge Through Innovative Carbon Sequestration Project MEDIA ADVISORY
16	Senator Ernest F. Hollings Conservation Efforts Honored
10	Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 14, with Festivals, Bird Walks and Boat Tours
10	Dedication Ceremony for the Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge MEDIA ADVISORY
10	Boulder Darter - one of the Rarest Fish in the U.S. - Reintroduced into Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama
9	Federal Duck Stamp Contest Wings its way to Memphis
5	First Safe Harbor Agreement Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Pinehurst works with FWS, ED to conserve habitat for Red-cockaded Woodpecker
5	Public Invited To Learn About Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Discovery at Cache River NWR, Next Steps in Recovery Effort MEDIA ADVISORY
5	One of Rarest Fish in U.S. to be Reintroduced into Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama MEDIA ADVISORY
April
28	Media Advisory: Questions answered relating to the discovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker at Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas MEDIA ADVISORY
28	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Amends Federal Manatee Protection Area in Duval County
28	Once-thought Extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Rediscovered in Arkansas
28	Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Scientists, Partners to Announce Dramatic Rediscovery of a Species Previously Believed to be Extinct MEDIA ADVISORY
26	State Fish and Wildlife Agencies to Share in More Than $530 Million
25	Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Safe Harbor that Began in North Carolina Sandhills MEDIA ADVISORY
21	Endangered Species Act 5-year Status Review of Threatened and Endangered Sea Turtles
19	*Revised Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Catesbaea Melanocarpa* Available for Review News Release in Español**
18	Guidelines to Address Bird Strikes and Electrocutions Released
14	Service Seeks Public Input for Manatee Five-Year Review
13	Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Debuts Virtual Visit
12	The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announce the Acquisition of 6,000 Acres for Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge
8	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plans to Reintroduce Two Fishes
5	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Establishes a Manatee Refuge in Lee County, Florida
5	Noreen Walsh New Head of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Southeast Ecological Services Program
March
29	International Paper, Environmental Defense and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of Landmark Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Conservation Plan
24	Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes American Crocodile in Florida to be Downlisted from Endangered to Threatened
23	International Paper, Environmental Defense and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of Landmark Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Conservation Plan MEDIA ADVISORY
22	Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Announces Public Meeting
21	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Correct Panther Information In Response to Information Quality Act Challenge
16	Norton Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges
15	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Final List of Non-native Bird Species
11	Visitors Praise Local Volunteers for Their Service at North Carolina’s Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
10	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $62 million in Grants to States to Support Wildlife and Habitats: Southeastern States Receive More Than $12 Million
5	Roger F. Kahn, Glen M. (Mike) Bramlett, and Kahn Cattle Company, LLC, Sentenced in Bird Poisoning Case
February
28	Federal and State Fish Hatcheries Work to Restore Depleted Populations of American Shad Along the Atlantic Coast
25	Temporary Relocation of Red Wolves from the Bulls Island Red Wolf Propagation Project
23	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals From States for 2005 Endangered Species Grants
22	New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge Named in Memory of Native Mississippian Holt Collier
18	Groundbreaking for New Puerto Rican Parrot Aviary
16	Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge Dedication Ceremony MEDIA ADVISORY
7	Two Sentenced for Violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
2	Secretary of Interior Norton Announces Awards for Outstanding Service and Valor at 62nd Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
January
25	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form Partnership to Benefit Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker
20	Major Conservation Initiative to Benefit Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Private Landowner MEDIA ADVISORY
18	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals for Funding Through the Private Stewardship Grants Program
7	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Requests Public Comment on Corbett Wildlife Management Area Land Proposal
6	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Requests Public Comment on Non-Native Bird Species