U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Recent News About U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
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$394 billion spent in 2022 in wildlife, hunting, and fishing-related activities
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies announced the results of a 2022 survey conducted to find out how many U.S. residents participated in outdoor activities.
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Montana Attorney General Demands Transparency in Biden Administration's Massive Conservation Proposal
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is calling for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to release all of its documentation related to its attempts to draw a circle around nearly six million acres of land in Montana that the agency intends to make into a conservation area and postpone any further action.
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Lueders: 'The Apache trout’s recovery is a significant conservation milestone'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to remove the Apache trout from the Endangered Species list Aug. 10.
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Cann: 'Releasing captive-reared piping plover chicks in new locations helps to encourage the population to spread'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released four piping plovers at Illinois Beach State Park in Waukegan in July.
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Morrison: ‘We can celebrate the recovery golden paintbrush’
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its intention to remove the golden paintbrush from the Endangered Species Act.
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Former New Mexico State dean: President Biden's 30x30 initiative 'has become more about politics than science'
The Biden administration’s 30x30 conservation initiative seeks to expand the extent of land that is held by the federal government.
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Williams: Mitigation strategies ‘can reduce the human impact on the environment’
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released two final policies that will address mitigation measures pertaining to development impacts on fish and animals.
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Williams: ‘I’m honored to announce the winners' of the National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
A 15-year-old from Virginia won the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a hooded merganser.
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Zollner: 'Arkansas has completely gone from one zone to another'
In an April 5 news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discussed climate change and its effects in Arkansas.
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Interior Department: Midway Atoll a safe, protected place for monk seals 'to rest, frolic and eat'
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the population growth of endangered Hawaiian monk seals at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with a celebratory post to social media.
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Strickler: Nations at CoP19 took ‘a collaborative, strong stance for wildlife’
Endangered species receiving international support in November 2022, ahead of the 50th anniversary in March of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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Williams: Threatened-species designation for penguin 'an alarm bell but also a call to action'
Emperor penguins are "in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future" in considerable portions of their range because of climate change, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize protections for the bird under the Endangered Species Act.
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Williams: Recovery efforts 'enabled us to bring these species back from the brink of extinction'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced five species found on San Clemente Island have recovered and do not require protection through the Endangered Species Act.
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Rowland: Oregon butterfly rebounds 'from nearly extinct, to on the road to recovery'
A comeback story more than 20 years in the making is being celebrated as 'a tremendous success story' by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Williams: ‘CITES is only as strong as each of its member nations’
U.S. government leaders advocated for increased protection of U.S. native reptiles and more during the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in Panama City, Panama.
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Andrews: Bloede Dam removal reopens ‘habitat for migratory fish,’ eliminated ‘public safety hazard’
The numbers of juvenile American eel using the eel-passage structure at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland jumped to approximately 36,500 in 2022, up from 36 in 2018, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources documented.
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Williams: Grant funds help 'to advance the stewardship of our nation’s most imperiled species and the habitats'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced more than $66.7 million in grant funding for states to collaborate on conservation efforts to protect the most endangered species.
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Woodworth: Camp Pendleton awarded for 'remaining good stewards of our environment and our natural resources'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced Camp Pendleton has been granted the 18th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award.
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Williams: 'The Duck Stamp Contest is one of my very favorite events every year'
In a Sept. 24 news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed the winner of the 2022 Duck Stamp Contest.
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Shaver: 'Dramatic increase in loggerhead strandings this year is alarming'
The Fish and Wildlife Service asked citizens to report sea turtles on beaches and shorelines.