New Jersey Youth Wins 2014 Junior Duck Stamp Competition
Congratulations to 16-year-old Si youn Kim, of Tenafly, N.J., whose acrylic painting of a king eider will grace the 2014-2015 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. The painting was chosen today by a panel of judges at the national Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. This year, more than 29,000 students participated in state Junior Duck Stamp competitions. Proceeds from sales of the $5 Junior Duck Stamp support environmental education.
Federal Sentences for Illegal Trafficking of Florida's Marine Life
Sentences were handed down today in two separate incidents of illegal trafficking in marine life, including alligators, lemon sharks, eagle rays, sea fans and ornamental tropical fish. The sentences were announced by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the Service and NOAA. In both cases, the marine life came from Florida.
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Idaho Aquarium Sentenced »
Michigan Aquarium Employee Sentenced »
Outdoor Life Interviews Service Director Dan Ashe
Dan Ashe talks on camera on the Open Country show about what it's like to manage the world's greatest fish and wildlife conservation organization, its rewards and its challenges in implementing the nation's conservation policies and regulations, and overseeing some 150 million acres of public lands.
Service Grants $47 Million to States, Territories for At-Risk Species
Species in need of conservation will benefit from $47,877,598 in grants from the Service’s State Wildlife Grants program. The funds are apportioned annually to all states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. The program awards grants for projects that conserve species identified in approved State Wildlife Action Plans. States and their partners provide a non-federal funds match.
- Pair Indicted for Selling Rhino Horns
- President Directs Federal Agencies to Take Action in Response to Iceland's Trade in Whale Meat and Products
- Conservation Victory! California's Island Night Lizard is Recovered, Removed from Endangered Species List
- Service Lists Lesser Prairie-Chicken as Threatened, Finalizes Special Rule Endorsing Landmark State Conservation Plan
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Notices
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04/18/14. Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly and Serpentine Grasslands, City of Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California | |
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04/17/14. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Availability of Final Revised Maps for Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas | |
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04/10/14. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Special Rule for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken | |
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