Feb 25, 2010
Environmental group slams management of National Bison Range
Manager Faces Host Of Issues At Monomoy Refuge
Duck stamps help more than just waterfowl and ducks
Harvey Nelson, Minnesota conservation giant, dies
The Red Wolf Man
New Jersey fights onslaught of natural invaders
Posted in Refuge News Briefs, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 22, 2010
News-Journal.com is reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit that the City of Dallas and Texas Water Development Board had filed to block the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge in Anderson and Cherokee counties.
“This means that the lawsuit will not continue further and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can proceed [...]
Posted in Southwest Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 21, 2010
Sam Hamilton, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, died after suffering an apparent heart attack while skiing with friends in Colorado.
From MSNBC:
Sam Hamilton, 54, was pronounced dead at 1:16 p.m. after being transported off the mountain at Keystone Ski Area. Hamilton had been reported having chest pains, according to the Summit County [...]
Posted in Dept. of Interior, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 19, 2010
Obama Administration Proposes Budget Cuts for Endangered Species Listing
Grazing will continue on land sold for wildlife refuge
Ford to donate 242-acre Monroe marsh as part of Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Eagles wow the crowds at annual festival
Port of San Diego OK’s Land Exchange
Hikes drive winter visits at Canaan refuge
Posted in Refuge News Briefs, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 19, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a press release related to the end of the gun ban that will take effect at national wildlife refuges and national parks on February 22.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that effective February 22, 2010, the rules governing possession of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges will [...]
Posted in Congress, Dept. of Interior, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 16, 2010
Hawaii News Now reports that Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) has announced a deal whereby the James Campbell Company will sell valuable North Shore land (1,100 acres at $22 million) to the federal government to be protected as part of the currently 160-acre James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge. The land includes two miles of pristine coastline [...]
Posted in Congress, Endangered Species, Pacific Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 16, 2010
On February 22, a law that was tacked onto a credit card reform bill by the ever controversial Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) will take effect and will allow national park and national wildlife refuge visitors to openly carry loaded guns, as well as concealed weapons, as long as they comply with state laws.
But even [...]
Posted in Congress, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 13, 2010
The Friends of Hackmatack are working to build support for the creation of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in the Chicago Metro area (about 60 miles from Chicago and 50 miles from Milwaukee).
According to the members:
We are a group of local citizens from Walworth County, Wisconsin and McHenry County, Illinois, working on a rare opportunity [...]
Posted in Friends, Midwest Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 13, 2010
Marsh plan nearly final, but no funds
Ocelot Festival brings attention to endangered cat
Design unveiled for new National Wildlife and Fish Refuge visitor’s center
Pronghorns being moved to Kofa refuge
Steigerwald Lake NWR a birding paradise
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Feb 13, 2010
The Winona Daily News reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking the public to help name nine new man-made islands built in backwaters between Brownsville, Minnesota and Stoddard, Wisconsin, as part of a wildlife habitat restoration effort at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The islands are among 26 to [...]
Posted in Midwest Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 12, 2010
If you’re like me, you’re very ready for this winter to be long gone. So for our Photo Friday offering, we have a beautiful woodland scene with a blossoming dogwood tree — to remind us that spring is coming to save us from the snow.
Posted in Photo Friday by: RefugeWatch
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Feb 08, 2010
McKinley reintroduces bill on Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge
New manager takes over at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
American pika won’t get protection despite climate change risk
Tides rechanneling Nisqually River
Prison term for man who set brush fires at Great Swamp
Project near Ajo gives pronghorns second chance
Ash Meadows plan could drain Crystal Reservoir
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