Alaska Man Sentenced for Killing and Selling Marine Mammals

An Alaska man who pleaded guilty to Federal wildlife charges in connection with the illegal killing and sale of protected sea otters, sea lions, and harbor seals will spend over three years in Federal prison and pay a $5,000 fine. A two-year Service undercover investigation documented the illegal take of some 75 sea otters and uncovered the defendant’s plans to market 40 to 50 hides per month to a broker in Korea.

Construction Companies Fined for Destroying Eagle’s Nest

Two Georgia construction companies will pay a $75,000 fine for destroying a bald eagle’s nest on property being developed in Seminole County, Florida. The companies, which were investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, must also implement an environmental compliance plan to avoid future violations.

Interior Secretary Salazar Affirms Recovery of Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portions of Northern Rocky Mountains

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar affirmed the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and the northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho and Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. Wolves will remain a protected species in Wyoming.

President Obama, Secretary Salazar Mark Interior’s 160th Anniversary

President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar marked the 160th Anniversary of the Department of the Interior on March 3 during a ceremony held in the Main Interior Building in Washington, DC. In addition to the 600 employees who packed the auditorium to watch the event, Department employees around the nation watched via satellite broadcast or listened via teleconference bridge. The Department was established on March 3, 1849.

President Obama, Secretary Salazar Mark Interior’s 160th Anniversary

President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar marked the 160th Anniversary of the Department of the Interior on March 3 during a ceremony held in the Main Interior Building in Washington, DC. In addition to the 600 employees who packed the auditorium to watch the event, Department employees around the nation watched via satellite broadcast or listened via teleconference bridge. The Department was established on March 3, 1849.

Delta Member to Myth Makers: Snow Geese Aren’t ‘Winged Liver’

Bismarck, N.D.—Beneath a gun-metal-hued South Dakota sky, as thousands of barking snow geese vectored over him power-line high, Scott Doheny wasn’t thinking about transforming wild protein into a culinary tour de force, which, he says, is often the case. In fact, he wasn’t even thinking about slapping the trigger and putting some cold steel down range—the winged shock and awe above had pickled his brain.

Delta Member to Myth Makers: Snow Geese Aren’t ‘Winged Liver’

Bismarck, N.D.—Beneath a gun-metal-hued South Dakota sky, as thousands of barking snow geese vectored over him power-line high, Scott Doheny wasn’t thinking about transforming wild protein into a culinary tour de force, which, he says, is often the case. In fact, he wasn’t even thinking about slapping the trigger and putting some cold steel down range—the winged shock and awe above had pickled his brain.

Delta Member to Myth Makers: Snow Geese Aren’t ‘Winged Liver’

Bismarck, N.D.—Beneath a gun-metal-hued South Dakota sky, as thousands of barking snow geese vectored over him power-line high, Scott Doheny wasn’t thinking about transforming wild protein into a culinary tour de force, which, he says, is often the case. In fact, he wasn’t even thinking about slapping the trigger and putting some cold steel down range—the winged shock and awe above had pickled his brain.

Dakota Flood Update

More than 50 Fish and Wildlife Service employees are working with local, state, and other federal emergency personnel to help with ongoing efforts in the flooded Dakotas.