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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge Named for Late FWS Director
February 15, 2012
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised President Obama for signing into law legislation to change the name of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi to the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in honor of the late director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Hamilton was sworn in as the 15th director of the Service in September of 2009 and was serving in that capacity when he died suddenly in February, 2010. Photo Caption: Sam D. Hamilton Credit: Tami Heilemann / DOI
Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge Named for Late FWS Director
February 15, 2012
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised President Obama for signing into law legislation to change the name of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi to the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in honor of the late director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Hamilton was sworn in as the 15th director of the Service in September of 2009 and was serving in that capacity when he died suddenly in February, 2010. Photo Caption: Sam D. Hamilton Credit: Tami Heilemann / DOI
Promoting Global Wildlife Conservation
Service Announces Over $15 Million in Worldwide Conservation Grants
February 14, 2012
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $15,484,700 in international conservation grants through its Wildlife Without Borders program to partners in 60 countries around the globe. The funding will leverage more than $22 million in matching funds for the conservation of tigers, elephants, rhinos, apes, marine turtles, amphibians, critically endangered animals, and other threatened species and landscapes. Photo Caption:"The Wildlife Without Borders program works with people to conserve nature." Credit: USFWS
Service Announces Over $15 Million in Worldwide Conservation Grants
February 14, 2012
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $15,484,700 in international conservation grants through its Wildlife Without Borders program to partners in 60 countries around the globe. The funding will leverage more than $22 million in matching funds for the conservation of tigers, elephants, rhinos, apes, marine turtles, amphibians, critically endangered animals, and other threatened species and landscapes. Photo Caption:"The Wildlife Without Borders program works with people to conserve nature." Credit: USFWS
Protecting the Nation’s Wildlife & Plant Resources
President Requests $1.3 Billion in FY 2013 for the Service
February 13, 2012
The President’s FY 2013 discretionary budget request supports $1.5 billion in programs for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an increase of $72.0 million over the FY 2012 enacted level. Included is a $200 million cancellation of prior year unobligated balances from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, for a net 2013 request of $1.3 billion for the agency. The request focuses funding on the agency’s highest conservation priorities, including the America’s Great Outdoors initiative and cooperative species recovery. Photo Caption: Mississippi Sandhill crane recovery work. Credit: USFWS
President Requests $1.3 Billion in FY 2013 for the Service
February 13, 2012
The President’s FY 2013 discretionary budget request supports $1.5 billion in programs for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an increase of $72.0 million over the FY 2012 enacted level. Included is a $200 million cancellation of prior year unobligated balances from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, for a net 2013 request of $1.3 billion for the agency. The request focuses funding on the agency’s highest conservation priorities, including the America’s Great Outdoors initiative and cooperative species recovery. Photo Caption: Mississippi Sandhill crane recovery work. Credit: USFWS
Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation
Service Seeks Input on Draft National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
February 9, 2012
The Service recently completed the draft document that was developed through a partnership of state, tribal, and federal entities. It represents a draft framework for action to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and reduce the impacts of climate changes on wildlife. The agency is holding several information sessions around the country and one is scheduled for Washington, DC, on February 14, 2012, at the Main Interior Building.Photo Caption: National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy logo.
Service Seeks Input on Draft National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
February 9, 2012
The Service recently completed the draft document that was developed through a partnership of state, tribal, and federal entities. It represents a draft framework for action to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and reduce the impacts of climate changes on wildlife. The agency is holding several information sessions around the country and one is scheduled for Washington, DC, on February 14, 2012, at the Main Interior Building.Photo Caption: National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy logo.
National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Refuge Notebook Brings Natural Science to Life in Alaska
February 9, 2012
Staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska have been writing about wildlife refuge life and work for the Peninsula Clarion, a local daily newspaper, for the last 13 years. The Kenai Refuge Notebook, which also appears on the refuge website, is as distinctive as its followers. Photo Caption: A brown bear sow prepares to share a fresh-caught fish with her cubs near the confluence of the Kenai and Russian Rivers in Alaska. Interactions between bears and humans are a favorite topic of the Kenai Refuge Notebook, written by staff at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and published weekly in the Peninsula Clarion newspaper since 1999. Credit: Berkely Bedell
Refuge Notebook Brings Natural Science to Life in Alaska
February 9, 2012
Staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska have been writing about wildlife refuge life and work for the Peninsula Clarion, a local daily newspaper, for the last 13 years. The Kenai Refuge Notebook, which also appears on the refuge website, is as distinctive as its followers. Photo Caption: A brown bear sow prepares to share a fresh-caught fish with her cubs near the confluence of the Kenai and Russian Rivers in Alaska. Interactions between bears and humans are a favorite topic of the Kenai Refuge Notebook, written by staff at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and published weekly in the Peninsula Clarion newspaper since 1999. Credit: Berkely Bedell
Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Service Announces Annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest!
February 8, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Coalition, Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans announce the launch of the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest. The competition offers K-12th grade students an opportunity to learn about endangered species and express their knowledge and support through artwork. Endangered Species Day, taking place on May 18, 2012, recognizes the conservation programs nationwide aimed at protecting America’s threatened and endangered species. Entries for the contest must be postmarked by March 15, 2012. Photo Caption: The mountain yellow-legged frog, listed as endangered since July 2, 2002, as depicted by Amanda Garcia from Murrieta, California, one of the 2011 Youth Art Contest semi-finalists. Credit: Endangered Species Coalition.
Service Announces Annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest!
February 8, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Coalition, Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans announce the launch of the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest. The competition offers K-12th grade students an opportunity to learn about endangered species and express their knowledge and support through artwork. Endangered Species Day, taking place on May 18, 2012, recognizes the conservation programs nationwide aimed at protecting America’s threatened and endangered species. Entries for the contest must be postmarked by March 15, 2012. Photo Caption: The mountain yellow-legged frog, listed as endangered since July 2, 2002, as depicted by Amanda Garcia from Murrieta, California, one of the 2011 Youth Art Contest semi-finalists. Credit: Endangered Species Coalition.
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