$1 Million Donation Helps Service, Partners Combat Climate Change Effects
March 31, 2009 by USFWS
A $1 million donation from Duke Energy is helping the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy and other partners help wildlife adapt to the effects of climate change on North Carolina’s east coast.
Service Poised to Protect People, Property in Dakota Flooding
March 26, 2009 by USFWS
Service staff are mobilizing in an effort to assist in areas impacted by severe flooding in parts North and South Dakota. Heavy snowpack and late seasons rains are combining to create the potential for parts of North and South Dakota flooding.
Cave Activity Discouraged to Help Protect Bats from Deadly White-nose Syndrome
March 26, 2009 by USFWS
Cavers should curtail their activities to avoid the possible spread of white-nose syndrome in bats, according to a Service cave advisory. WNS is likely being carried from cave to cave by human activity. Biologists hope the voluntary moratorium will buy time in the search for the cause and cure of this deadly malady killing hundreds of thousands of bats from Vermont to Virginia.
On Its 75th Birthday: The Untold Story of the ‘Real’ Father of the Duck Stamp
March 26, 2009 by Delta Waterfowl
The story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper cartoonist Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling became the father of the federal duck stamp has been repeated so often it’s become an urban legend.
While the colorful Darling may have been many things, father of the federal duck stamp wasn’t necessarily one of them, according to an article in the spring issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine.
On Its 75th Birthday: The Untold Story of the ‘Real’ Father of the Duck Stamp
March 26, 2009 by Delta Waterfowl
The story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper cartoonist Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling became the father of the federal duck stamp has been repeated so often it’s become an urban legend. While the colorful Darling may have been many things, father of the federal duck stamp wasn’t necessarily one of them, according to an article in the spring issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine.
On Its 75th Birthday: The Untold Story of the ‘Real’ Father of the Duck Stamp
March 26, 2009 by Delta Waterfowl
The story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper cartoonist Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling became the father of the federal duck stamp has been repeated so often it’s become an urban legend. While the colorful Darling may have been many things, father of the federal duck stamp wasn’t necessarily one of them, according to an article in the spring issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine.
Secretary Salazar Releases U.S. State of the Birds Report
March 20, 2009 by USFWS
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar released the first ever comprehensive report on bird populations in the United States, showing that nearly a third of the nation’s 800 bird species are endangered, threatened or in significant decline due to habitat loss, invasive species, and other threats.
US Fish and Wildlife Service Annnounces National Conservation Awards
March 20, 2009 by USFWS
US Fish and Wildlife Service announces awards to individuals in nurmious programs and agencies for recognition and great accomplishment of 2008 and 2009.
Service Investigation Exposes Eagle Killing, Trafficking
March 13, 2009 by USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents have arrested four men on charges stemming from an undercover investigation into the illegal killing and trade of bald and golden eagles and other protected birds. The investigation has uncovered a significant black market for feathers and other bird parts.
Interior Secretary Salazar Announces Major Grants for Wetlands, National Wildlife Refuge Acquisitions
March 12, 2009 by USFWS
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved more than $26 million in grants to protect and restore more than 200,000 acres of wetland areas and wildlife habitat in the United States and Mexico.
Wildlife Health Crisis Threatens Our Bats
March 12, 2009 by USFWS
The mysterious malady killing hundreds of thousands of bats in the Northeast marches inexorably onward, now infesting caves and mines where bats hibernate from Vermont to West Virginia.
Alaska Man Sentenced for Killing and Selling Marine Mammals
March 12, 2009 by USFWS
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.
