Over $1.5 Million in Conservation Grants to Aid Imperiled International Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $1.5 million in international conservation grants under the Marine Turtle, and Great Ape and African Elephant Conservation Funds, to aid recovery of endangered species in thirty countries around the world.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces Major Boating Grants for 11 States
April 10, 2009 by USFWS
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced more than $12.5 million in competitive grants that will be awarded to 11 states ranging from California to Maine for 14 boating infrastructure projects. The grants, which will help fund construction of docks, boat slips and other facilities to support recreational boating, are made available through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program.
Service Seeks to Bring Coastal Barrier Maps Into Digital Age
April 7, 2009 by USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released to the public its Report to Congress: John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project and announced the start of a 90-day public comment period. The document highlights the benefits of updating Coastal Barrier Resources System maps with more accurate and precise digital maps to better protect people, coastal areas and natural resources.
$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.
