Climate Change: New Challenges in Fish and Wildlife Conservation

To keep abreast of what is being done to meet the challenges of wildlife conservation in the face of global warming, the Fish and Wildlife Service has established a Climate Change website. There you will find the latest information on existing and emerging conservation issues including the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report.

Climate Change Workshop: Forestlands, Carbon Sequestration and the Carbon Market

Date: October 15, 2008.

Agenda and Registration Information (pdf)

For information, contact Lou Ellyn Jones at: 360-753-5822 or LouEllyn_Jones@fws.gov

USFWS Launches Invasive Species Website

In the interest of cross-programmatic collaboration, a Service-wide invasive species website has been created. The website provides information on FWS programs involved in invasive species type work, partnerships and grants, relevant laws and regulations, as well as news and resources.

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Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Status Review of Marbled Murrelet

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it will conduct a 12-Month status review in response to a petition to delist the California/Oregon/Washington population of the marbled murrelet.

The 12-month status review also will constitute the Service's second 5-year review of the listing status of marbled murrelets in California, Oregon and Washington, which are protected as a threatened species.

The marbled murrelet is a small robin-sized seabird that occurs from southern California to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, but only the population in California, Oregon and Washington is listed under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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