Service Provides More Than $3 Million in Funding to Benefit Fish Habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $3.3 million to support 68 fish habitat projects in 36 states across the nation under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP). An additional $9.9 million in partner contributions, over $13…

Meet a Distinguished Diver – the Northern Gannet

Northern Gannets are among the birds being most impacted by the BP Oil Spill. This species is renowned for its diving skill, with flocks of up to a thousand birds diving some 130 feet into the ocean. During their first three years, the birds remain at …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

Unified Command Wildlife Recovery Efforts to Benefit from Specialized Boat Donated by Dragonfly Boatworks, Entertainer Jimmy Buffett

Today, Alabama Unified Command’s efforts to recover wildlife along the Gulf Coast were enhanced with the donation of a special boat from singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The boat, built by Dragonfly Boatworks in Vero Beach, Fla., was designed specifi…

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Breeding Population Survey Released; Wet Conditions Attract Ducks to Dakotas

The 56th edition of the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, revealed wetland conditions and duck populations well above their long-term averages. The headline numbers: The total-duck population across the traditional survey dropped slightly to 40.9 million from last year’s 42 million, mallard numbers were steady at 8.4 million, scaup numbers rose slightly to 4.2 million and the northern pintail population bumped up 9 percent to 3.5 million. 

Breeding Population Survey Released; Wet Conditions Attract Ducks to Dakotas

The 56th edition of the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, revealed wetland conditions and duck populations well above their long-term averages. The headline numbers: The total-duck population across the traditional survey dropped slightly to 40.9 million from last year’s 42 million, mallard numbers were steady at 8.4 million, scaup numbers rose slightly to 4.2 million and the northern pintail population bumped up 9 percent to 3.5 million. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Biologist Rescues Oiled Brown Pelican

Kayla DiBenedetto, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fisheries biologist based in Baton Rouge, La., carries an oiled brown pelican she rescued in Barataria Bay off Grand Isle, La., June 5, 2010, as part of the wildlife rescue and recovery operation cond…

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