Fish and Wildlife Services updates wetlands easements policy
Changes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easement program will now require the agency to use electronic mapping to establish boundaries for ...
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Skipwith confirmed as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director
Aurelia Skipwith was confirmed as new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after the Senate voted last week, filling a position that has been vacant since ...
House passes the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Recent passage of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act (H.R. 925) would reauthorize and increase funding ...
CITES convention passes new wildlife trade protections
Representatives from 183 nations passed proposals regarding giraffe conservation and overharvest of several species in the pet trade at the 18th Conference of the ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces grants for neotropical birds
Federal funds as well as matching partner funds from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act will provide more than $20 to conservation projects, the U.S. ...
Recovery plans updated for 42 species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has updated recovery plans developed under the Endangered Species Act to ensure that the recovery criteria are measurable and ...
Site Visit Insights: Returning native frogs to Yosemite
Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to ...
More details emerge on refuges reopening during shutdown
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using previously appropriated funds and recreational fee dollars to partially re-staff some National Wildlife Refuges for 30 ...
Western states adopt plan for monarch conservation
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) populations have declined steeply since the 1990s, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine that ...
USFWS opens 38 refuges despite government shutdown
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using previously appropriated — but unspent — money to reopen and re-staff 38 priority refuges around the country, despite ...