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Recent News About U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's recently announced record-breaking $1.5 billion in annual funding for state and local outdoor recreation is a boon for outdoorsy types, an Interior Department official said in a news release.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to add the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly to the Endangered Species Act.
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The National Parks Conservation Association is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the ghost orchid under the Endangered Species Act.
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An endangered animal was shot and killed in late January, and wildlife officials are seeking the public’s help in finding the culprit.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), home to some of the only forested wetlands adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, gained 4,628 acres of Columbia Bottomlands habitat for the benefit of resident and migratory wildlife on Dec. 21, 2021.
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The Service has streamlined the process for notifying conservation partners and the public of the availability of draft recovery plans.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies announced Dec. 6 the formation of a task force to collaborate between the organizations.
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The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service announced Oct. 21 it will award more than $6 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native Tribes in 17 states.
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More bison are roaming the Wolakota Buffalo Range after the animals were relocated to South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation from nearby national parks.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service recently proposed rescissions under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 regarding what constitutes a “habitat.”
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has asked the public to kill the spotted lanternfly and avert a threat to dozens of plant species and agriculture, including apple orchards and vineyards.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined in its initial 90-day review that petitions to add gray wolves in Idaho and Montana to the Endangered Species list "may be warranted" and will study the issue further.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres of public land, the Department of the Interior stated in a press release.
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A coalition of animal welfare groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to re-list the gray wolf as an endangered species, according to a Western Watersheds Project post.
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The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together the “Services”) have released a plan to improve and strengthen implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Coastal sediment management practices, such as dredging and beach nourishment, can have beneficial and detrimental impacts on the physical and ecological resiliency of barrier islands, particularly when sediment is removed from one barrier island system and placed in another, according to a report released today.
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The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s budget for fiscal year 2022, including a proposed budget of $1.9 billion to fund the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s principal resource management and conservation programs.