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2006 PRESS RELEASES

The media is invited to contact:

Tom MacKenzie

Chief, Media Relations

Phone: 404-679-7291

E:mail: tom_mackenzie@fws.gov

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December
18	Historic Whooping Crane Migration Nearing Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
15	Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals for Funding Under the Private Stewardship Grants Program
13	Sanibel, Florida Selected As Site for 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest and 75th Anniversary Celebration
13	Reward Offered for Information About Bald Eagle Shooting in Eastern Tennessee
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for the Definition of Disturb under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
6	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds Cerulean Warbler Not Warranted for Endangered Species Act Listing
6	Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2007 Endangered Species Grants
November
29	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Condominium Projects
27	Geoffrey L. Haskett named Assistant Director of the National Wildlife Refuge System
20	Ultralight Migration Leads 18 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Kentucky
October
31	Kentucky Cave Beetle Not Listed Due to Conservation Efforts
31	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Revision of Critical Habitat for Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
20	President Signs Wildlife Conservation Bills
17	Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Wild Green-Winged Teals in Illinois
13	Georgia's Paulding Forest to Receive $1 Million Land Acquisition Grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
12	Critical Habitat Designated for Three Endangered Beach Mice
11	More than $748,000 in Conservation Grants go to African Nations, Partners in Asia and the Caribbean
7	Richard Clifton of Delaware Selected as Winner of 2006 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
5	Sixth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Depart on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida
5	Critical Habitat Proposed for Puerto Rican Frog News Release in Español
4	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Paul Souza Will Lead South Florida Office
4	MEDIA ADVISORY Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest Winner To Be Selected In Memphis
2	Good Communication Aids in Manatee Rescue
September
27	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Reviews of 37 Southeastern Species
26	Secretary Kempthorne Announces $67 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species -- Southeastern States Get Nine Grants Totaling $5.3 Million
26	Three Natural Resource Management Agencies Express Cautious Optimism About Researchers' Evidence Suggesting Ivory-billed Woodpeckers Persist in NW Florida
20	Clean Up Begins at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge -- Trashed by Hurricane Rita --
20	MEDIA ADVISORY Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Johnson, Florida Governor Bush to Attend “Listening Session” in Orlando, Florida
19	MEDIA ADVISORY Fish and Wildlife Service Director Hall and NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher to Attend “Listening Session” in Brunswick, Georgia
14	MEDIA ADVISORY News Conference about post-Hurricane Rita Hazardous Debris Clean-up Operations on Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
14	Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges
12	Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Maryland Resident Wild Mallard Ducks
12	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Updates List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Listing
8	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Reviews of 14 Southeastern Species
7	Plum Creek and Fish and Wildlife Service Sign Agreement to Protect Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker
6	Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Biological Opinion on Corps’ Interim Operations Plan at Woodruff Dam
6	Recovery Plan for the Spring Creek Bladderpod in Tennessee Available
5	Silver and Largescale Silver Carp Subject of Proposed Rule by Fish and Wildlife Service
5	Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Pennsylvania Wild Bird Samples
1	National Wildlife Refuges Re-Open as Tropical Storm Ernesto Passes
1	Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Maryland Wild Bird Fecal Samples
August
31	More Than $3.5 Million In Conservation Grants Go To 54 Countries To Help Conserve The World's Imperiled Wildlife
29	National Wildlife Refuges in Florida Closed as Tropical Storm Ernesto Approaches
29	Travelocity First Major Online Travel Company to Offer Carbon Offsets During Checkout
29	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Reintroduction of Puerto Rican Parrots in the Rio Abajo Commonwealth Forest in Puerto Rico
29	Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Michigan Mute Swans
28	DOI, USDA, State Partners Test More Than 13,000 Wild Migratory Birds in Alaska
28	National Wildlife Refuges in the Florida Keys Closed as Tropical Storm Ernesto Approaches
24	Avian Flu Detection Information on Wild Birds Available
22	Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, EPA, Council on Environmental Quality Announce Next Series of Listening Sessions on Cooperative Conservation
22	Critical Habitat Proposed for Caribbean Shrub
14	Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Michigan Wild Bird Samples
11	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Decision on Resident Canada Goose Management
9	Draft Economic Analysis of Conservation Action to Protect Alabama Beach Mouse Released
7	State Wildlife Agencies Receive Grants to Work with Landowners to Conserve At-risk Species
July
31	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Waterfowl Hunting Seasons Similar To Last Year
28	Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-year Status Reviews of 19 Southeastern Species
26	Senator Burr, North Carolina Governor Easley Support Proposal to Replace Bonner Bridge
21	Beaches Reopen on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge After Wildfire is Contained
19	Despite Island Wildfire, Number of Sea Turtle Nest Sites Are up on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
18	Kempthorne: Refuge and Park Recovery Funding to Restore Gulf Coast Wetlands, Undertake Other Projects
17	Conservation Partners Sign Landmark Agreement to Restore Wildlife Habitat on Private Lands in Mississippi
12	Wildfire on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
June
26	Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges
23	First Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch in the Midwest in Over 100 Years
20	Service Approves Largest Habitat Conservation Plan to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species in the Florida Keys
13	Draft Economic Analysis of Conservation Action to Protect Beach Mice Released
13	Critical Federally Listed Aquatic Species Proposed for Reintroduction into Tennessee's French Broad and Holson Rivers
12	Critical Habitat Re-Proposed for the Wintering Population of Piping Plovers in North Carolina
7	Fort Bragg Reaches Recovery Milestone for the Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker Five Years Earlier than Expected
6	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for Seven Freshwater Mussels
1	Private Landowners, Organizations Across Southeast to Receive Nearly $1.4 Million in Grants to Benefit Endangered Species
1	Landowners Receive $6.9 Million for Endangered Species Conservation; South Carolina’s Milliken Forestry Resources to Receive Single Largest Grant in Program’s History
May
31	MEDIA ADVISORY Media Advisory for National Private Stewardship Grants Announcement
25	Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Draft Environmental Assessment for Interagency Florida Panther Response Plan Public comment invited
24	Service to Consider Whether Brown Pelican Should be Proposed for Delisting
23	Acting Secretary Scarlett Announces $8 Million in Grants to Tribes to Help Conserve Fish and Wildlife
18	Service Extends Comment Period on Removing the Bald Eagle from the Endangered Species Act, Seeks Comment on Management Tools
18	Ivory-billed Woodpecker Search Season Ends in Arkansas
11	First Release of Puerto Rican Crested Toads in Private Lands News Release in Español
10	Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Celebrates New Additions as Reintroduced Cranes Become Parents
8	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Southeast Conservation Partners for Contributions during FY 2005
8	Dead Baby Antillean Manatee Found in Puerto Rico News Release in Español
3	Federal and Private Partnership Funds New Aviary to Help Recover the Endangered Puerto Rican Parrot News Release in Español
2	MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Conservation Partners
April
21	MEDIA ADVISORY Public Invited to Groundbreaking at Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge and Nature Center
20	Kevin M. McMaster Sentenced to 25 Months in Federal Prison For Selling Federally-Protected Wildlife Valued at More Than $200,000
11	UPDATE: Public Input Invited for Environmental Impact Statement On Migratory Bird Hunting - Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina
10	MEDIA ADVISORY Georgia DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Survey Remote Habitat for Evidence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
7	Secretary Norton Announces Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Apportionments to States; Both Accounts Pass $5 Billion Mark
March
29	2006 will be a Watershed Year for the Puerto Rican Parrot: Agencies Implementing Aggressive Plan for Recovery News Release in Español
24	Notice for Reopening and Expanding ESA 5-year Review of the West Indian Manatee
24	Fish and Wildlife Service Agent, State Officer Share Honors for Contributions to Wildlife Conservation
24	A Sure Sign of Spring: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Wisconsin
21	Public Input Invited for Environmental Impact Statement on Migratory Bird Hunting
20	USDA, DOI and HHS Expand Screening for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Migratory Birds
10	Celebrating More Than a Century of Achievement, National Wildlife Refuge System Has Measurable Benefits for Wildlife
7	Two Virgin Island Plants do not Warrant Endangered Species Act Protection
February
24	Deputy Interior Secretary Announces President to Seek More Than $2.1 Million for Ivory-billed Woodpecker in 2007 Budget
22	MEDIA ADVISORY Deputy Interior Secretary Announces President to Seek More Than $2.1 Million for Ivory-billed Woodpecker in 2007 Budget
16	Agencies To Remove Florida Panther 79 From The Wild After Repeated Livestock Depredations
15	ESA 5-year Status Review of the Florida Scrub-jay
14	Louisiana Man Convicted for Killing an American Bald Eagle Gets 5 years in Prison, $50,000 Fine
13	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Comment Period on Removing the Bald Eagle from the Endangered Species Act, Seeks Comment on Management Tools
7	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Four Nontoxic Shot Types
2	Miami Dealer Convicted of Illegal Sales of Migratory Birds
1	Critical Habitat Proposed for Alabama Beach Mouse
January
31	Fish and Wildlife Service to Discuss Release of Draft Florida Panther Recovery Plan for Public Review
30	Fish and Wildlife Service to Discuss Release of Draft Florida Panther Recovery Plan for Public Review MEDIA ADVISORY
25	Service Announces its 90-day Finding on Petitions to Reclassify the Florida Scrub-jay
19	Investigation Underway Concerning Bald Eagle Shooting -- Reward Offered for Information
11	1,300-1,500 Geese Die at Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas -- Avian Cholera is Suspected Cause
11	Planning Meeting Scheduled to Explore the Establishment of a Refuge Support Group for Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
9	The Service Opens Comment Period for an Incidental Take Permit for WindMar in Guayanilla Puerto Rico News Release in Español
6	More than $15 Million in Coastal Grants will go to 12 States, Interior Secretary Announces