http://www.refugewatch.org Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:05:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DNREC to Fix Breaches at Prime Hook Refuge New Observation Tower Open at the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Appeals court to hear from citizens' group opposed to CapX2020 transmission lines Ospreys trade up with the help of an aspiring Eagle Scout Iowa couple working as volunteer residents at Santee Wildlife Refuge http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/18/refuge-news-briefs-031810/ The Associated Press published an interesting story about the toughness of endangered whooping cranes. After the poisonous snake slithered into the whooping crane family's marshy grounds and sank its fangs into the chick's neck, death seemed certain. The bird's head quickly turned red and swelled to the size of a basketball. ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/16/tough-whooping-crane-chick-survives-snake-bite/ The National Wildlife Refuge Association has put out an action alert urging citizens to write their representatives and senators about Refuge System funding for Fiscal Year 2011. Refuge champions in Congress, House Refuge Caucus leaders, Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Senators Russ ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/12/write-congress-about-refuge-system-funding/ Refuge System Awards Celebration (photos) Refuge opens visitor center USFWS Announces Final EIS for Yukon Flats NWR Proposed Land Exchange Secretary Salazar Releases New "State of the Birds" Report Showing Climate Change Threatens Hundreds of Species http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/12/refuge-news-briefs-031210/ March 14 marks the 107th anniversary of the beginning of the National Wildlife Refuge System, which started with tiny Pelican Island NWR near Sebastian, Florida. And this photo captures the essence of the challenge for so many refuges -- protecting habitat in the midst of development. http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/12/photo-friday-refuge-system-anniversary/ The National Audubon Society has put out an Action Alert asking citizens to submit comments opposing the proposed land swap at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This blog has reported many times on the proposed land swap (see posts on Sept. 15, 2008, March 25, 2009, and Sept. 29, ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/08/comments-needed-on-izembek-land-swap/ The Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) has just released their Restoring America's Wildlife Refuges 2010 report, which warns of the threat from an Obama Administration proposal to significantly cut the Refuge System's budget. From CARE: America’s National Wildlife Refuge System, comprising 150 million acres, requires a minimum of $900 million annually ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/08/2010-care-funding-report/ The Palm Beach Post is reporting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing plans for a new national wildlife refuge in Florida, north of Lake Okeechobee. The refuge could be 100,000 acres or more in size and would help reduce pollution flowing into the Everglades, as well as ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/04/talk-of-new-refuge-in-northern-everglades/ Researchers share Ash Meadows revelations How to transfer refuge land to Jefferson Parkway under debate Suit seeks to halt engineered crops at refuge Piping plover help continues on PI Watch: Living north of the Arctic Circle http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/04/refuge-news-briefs-030410/ The New York Times reports that the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, and Marianas Trench National Monument – which were created by former President Bush and given to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Refuge System -- are being neglected. The ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/02/marine-reserves-not-getting-govt-support/ The Lufkin Daily News just ran an editorial by Richard Donovan -- the president of the Friends of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas -- regarding the recent decision by the Supreme Court to not hear challenges to the creation of the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/01/celebrating-the-new-neches-river-nwr/ The blog National Parks Traveler is reporting that the state of Alaska is moving to expand their powers so they would be allowed to kill predators in national parks and preserves without prior approval from the federal government. The matter is before the Alaska Board of Game, which convenes Friday ... http://www.refugewatch.org/2010/03/01/alaska-wildlife-officials-look-to-expand-powers-to-federal-lands/