Study: Whooping crane crowding shows habitat need in Nebraska, Kansas
Disease outbreaks or extreme weather could cause a catastrophic loss of the crane’s current population, according to the study.
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Keeping fire on your side: Working with our neighbors to grow firewise communities
Large wildfires can churn out plumes of smoke thick with microscopic pollution particles that can reportedly drift hundreds or even thousands of miles. (Photo by Katie Goodwin/USFWS) Spring sunshine brings warm, fresh days to clean up the yard, hike or drive through the countryside. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know how many of you look forward to…
Minnesota farmer brings conservation ethic to his land
An American woodcock in fall leaves and spring growth. (Photo courtesy of Steve Gifford)America’s public lands are places for wildlife to flourish and people to recreate. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also know that private landowners help provide clean air, water and native habitat across the country. Together, we’ve been growing more places for wildlife and for people. Take a moment to meet one farmer who is…
Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Contest winners announced
Ashley Kim’s Best of Show artwork. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is a dynamic art and science program designed to teach wetland habitat and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school and help reconnect youth with the outdoors. Every student who participates gains…
UIC playing key role in monarch butterfly conservation efforts
The university’s Energy Resources Center will administer a recently-approved agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and dozens of energy and transportation-related organizations.
Cattle conflicts prompt killing of endangered Mexican wolves
Documents made public last week show the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took the action in March after hazing, diversionary food caches and other non-lethal means failed to get the predators to stop killing cattle in two rural areas of western New Mexico.
Mississippi wildlife agency: Group poaches nearly 100 wild turkeys
About 280 wildlife violations were issued to 14 individuals.
More than 50 invasive carp captured on Mississippi River
In response to this discovery, the DNR is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Wisconsin DNR and commercial fishing operators to conduct large-scale netting, studies of the captured carp and increased monitoring.
Environmental groups sue to speed up lake sturgeon status
Hope to force U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete a review that could designate lake sturgeon as a federally endangered species.
Minnesota wants anglers to go lead-free to help loons
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency estimates lead poisoning causes about 14% of loon deaths in the state.
Man kills grizzly in self-defense, keeps claws as a memento
But his actions bring charges.
Wisconsin waterfowl hunters may offer thoughts on season framework changes via online survey
More state duck hunters now looking at open-water hunting on Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Wildlife officials find evidence of wolves in Colorado
Hunters provided a video shot in October of two wolves shown near the Wyoming and Utah borders, officials said. It was the first time in a few years multiple wolves were seen traveling together in Colorado.
Where are the winter birds?
Have you noticed that the number of birds visiting your yard each winter seems to fluctuate year to year?
Study: Grand Teton elk hunt not a major draw for grizzlies
The November to December hunt probably takes place too late in the year for grizzly bears to seek out animal remains that hunters leave behind
U.S. Senate confirms Aurelia Skipwith as director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
She becomes the first African American to ever serve in the position.
Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention
The owl experiment is unusual because it involves killing one species of owl to save another owl species.
Could delisting of wolves really be in sight?
One-page bill would remove federal protection from gray wolves in the Great Lakes region of the U.S., allowing states there to set their own wolf policies, including allowing for hunts.
Search for livestock-killing cougar begins in north Idaho
Officials say the cougar recently killed three alpacas, a miniature horse and a deer.
Once nearly extinct, songbird coming off endangered list
Kirtland’s warbler no longer needs Endangered Species Act protection.
Alabama artist wins Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Wisconsin artist is third in prestigious competition.
Live in the Southwest and rely on a wood-burning stove? Tree-cutting ban over threatened owl could mean trouble
First listed as threatened in 1993, the owl is found in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, west Texas and Mexico. (National Park Service)People who rely on wood stoves to heat their homes in the winter are scrambling to find other options after a U.S. district court halted tree cutting on large swaths of national forests in the Southwest…
Massive juniper tree-cutting project aims to aid sage grouse
Junipers provide perches for raptors that attack and kill sage grouse. Junipers also force out sagebrush and other plants that produce bugs that sage grouse eat.
Breeding duck population declines, but most species remain above average
Annual breeding population survey estimates 38.9 million total ducks, down 6 percent, while May pond counts drop by 5 percent; mallards, gadwalls and greenwings increase.
Federal agency to consider protections for lake sturgeon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said an initial review had yielded “substantial information” on continuing threats to the sturgeon, justifying a more detailed study of whether they should be listed under the Endangered Species Act.
West Virginia parks initiative creates monarch butterfly habitat
It’s part of what state parks officials call their Pollinator Habitat Expansion Initiative.
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