National Wildlife Refuges Reach Out to Homeschoolers
October 28, 2009 by USFWS
Environmental education is vital to understanding the National Wildlife Refuge System and our Nation’s wildlife heritage. Outdoor experiences play a crucial role in helping to shape positive lifelong attitudes toward wildlife and nature. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska offers the Magnificent Moose program designed to reach local homeschooled children and increase awareness about the biology and behaviors of moose. Homeschool days at J.N. “Ding” Darling Refuge in Florida offer programs revolving around a Service theme such as Nature Photography, Junior Duck Stamp and Estuary Day. Read more in the current issue of Refuge Update, the bimonthly newsletter of the Refuge System.
Service Awards $800,000 in Grants to Explore Cause, Control of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
October 26, 2009 by USFWS
At an event held in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Jane Lyder announced 6 grant awards totaling $800,000 going toward research efforts to explore the cause and control of white-nose syndrome, a wildlife health crisis of unprecedented proportions that has now killed more than a million bats in the Northeast and remains unchecked
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| Brown bat with white-nose syndrome. Credit: Marvin Moriarty / USFWS | |
Service, United Kingdom Net Internet Ivory Trafficker
October 26, 2009 by USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents, working undercover out of the agency’s law enforcement office in Richmond, Virginia, helped British authorities successfully bring charges against a man using e-Bay to sell elephant tusks, whale teeth, and other products made from ivory. Investigators with HM Revenue & Customs showed that the man had also falsely obtained and altered a certificate of exemption for use in exporting ivory.
Service Proposes Critical Habitat for Polar Bear
October 22, 2009 by USFWS
The Service announced a proposal to designate 200,541 square miles as critical habitat for the polar bear and will open a 60-day comment period on the measure. The critical habitat proposal identifies habitat in three separate areas: barrier island habitat, sea ice habitat and terrestrial denning habitat.
First Limit
October 20, 2009 by Chris Hustad
As the orange sun began to set on the blue and gray North Dakota sky, I was truly amazed at what I was experiencing. Standing next to our truck, I watched in utter disbelief as hundreds upon hundreds of ducks, (pintails, mallards, wigeon) and other species starting descending into the surrounding potholes. A [...]
New DHC Sponsor – Buck Knives
October 20, 2009 by Chris Hustad
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