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BOYNTON BEACH, FL - MAY 01: Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell (L) , speaks with Larry Willliams, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's field supervisor for its South Florida Ecological Services office, as she vists the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida Everglades on May 1, 2013 in Boynton Beach, Florida. In addition to an airboat ride through the area, Secretary Jewell received briefings on restoration issues including water flow, water quality, endangered species and invasive species.
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US allows Wis. hunter to import rare rhino trophy
are too old to reproduce to be shot each year, the service said.The rhino that Reinke shot was 34 years old. The Fish and Wildlife Service says the rhino typically lives 30 to 35 years, grows to about 10 to 12 feet long and weighs between 1,800 and 3,000 pounds."The Read more »
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Alaska ferries lose nature experts to budget cuts
items that do not affect core functions.Naturalists, who are hired and paid by the U.S. Forest Service or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , make about $22,000 a season. The state provides them free room and board on the ferry, which costs about $5,000 per Read more »
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740 miles of US coast critical loggerhead habitat
that identifies the habitats necessary for the recovery of the species," said Jennifer Koches, a spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Charleston. "Anytime there is a federal project such as beach renourishment or dredging activities -- things that Read more »
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Environmentalists drop 1 of 2 wolf lawsuits
. Tutchton initially filed his clients' lawsuit in Denver, but a judge there granted a request from the state and the Fish and Wildlife Service to transfer the case to Wyoming. Asked if he dropped the case in Wyoming because an environmental lawsuit could 5/17/13 from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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No Fine If Wind Farm Kills Endangered Condors — Fish and Wildlife Service
even those that flout the law repeatedly. “What it boils down to is this: If you electrocute an eagle, that is bad, but if you chop it to pieces, that is OK,” said Tim Eicher, a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforcement agent based in Cody. 5/17/13 from GlobalWarming.org Read more »
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Bald eagle found dead at motel
bald eagle was found dead at a Sallisaw motel, according to Tom Buckley with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He released this photo in hopes it could generate some leads. The talons had been removed, along with the tail feathers and several of the larger 5/17/13 from 4029tv.com Read more »
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Aroostook refuge creates artificial cave to better understand white-nose syndrome, combat bat killing disease
used to increase survival rates of bats infected with the disease. Roughly 500 abandoned bunkers are located on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property, but only the Aroostook County bunkers were cold and humid enough to mimic the caves and mines where bats 5/17/13 from Bangor Daily News Read more »
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Endangered Hawaiian hawks found shot on Big Island
birds in six weeks is alarming because the sanctuary normally sees just one hurt every several years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating and seeking information from the public about what happened to the birds, said George Phocas, the agency's from FOX News Read more »
