California Condor Chick Sets Milestones in Santa Barbara County

For the first time in more than three decades, an endangered California condor chick has successfully fledged from a cliff-side nest in Santa Barbara County.  Last month, condor number 933 took its first short flight after being raised by its parents for six months in the northern Santa Barbara backcountry of Los Padres National Forest. This chick represents another milestone in the condor recovery program: the first second-generation wild fledgling in Southern California. Its father fledged from the Santa Barbara backcountry in 1980.
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National Wildlife Refuges Announce 2019 Fee-Free Days!

Across America, national wildlife refuges offer unparalleled opportunities to experience the great outdoors amid scenic beauty. Thirty refuges that normally charge entrance fees will offer free admission on certain days in 2019, and nearly 500 other refuges are free year-round. Wildlife refuges offer world-class recreation, from fishing, hunting and wildlife observation to photography and environmental education. Every state and U.S. territory has at least one national wildlife refuge.
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A Yearly Dose of Wisdom

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross and the world’s oldest known wild bird has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. She first appeared back at her traditional nest site on November 29 and biologists on Midway have confirmed that she has laid an egg.  Wisdom was first banded as an adult in 1956, making her at least 68 years old.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Notices Final Rule Proposed Rule Notice
	12/14/18. International Wildlife Conservation Council; Call for Nominations
	12/06/18. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Sonoyta Mud Turtle
	11/28/18. General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds
	11/28/18. Draft List of Bird Species to Which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Does Not Apply
	11/21/18. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Candy Darter
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