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Judge Blocks Deal on Protections for Wolves

BOISE, Idaho - A federal judge has denied a proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups that would have lifted endangered species protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula on Saturday rejected the agreement that could...

Endangered Whooping Cranes Found Shot to Death

Another endangered whooping crane -- part of a breeding program to repopulate the species -- was found shot to death in the marshes of Alabama, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. Over the past 14 months, a total of six cranes have been shot dead. The whooping crane discovered last week, identified by the Fish and...

Volunteers Descend on Gulf to Restore Oyster Beds

MOBILE, Ala. -- Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico's delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds under assault for decades from overharvesting, coastal development, pollution, and most recently the BP oil spill. The waters harbor much of the world's last remaining...

'Operation Spiderman' Busts Man Accused of Mailing Tarantulas

(Dec. 3) -- A German man has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly mailing more than 500 live tarantulas to the U.S., authorities said. Special agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested Sven Koppler when he traveled to Los Angeles to meet with an associate, the U.S....

Archaeologists Find Civil War Camp in Georgia

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(Aug. 29) -- A corroded bronze buckle used to fasten tourniquets. A game token bearing George Washington's profile. A makeshift tobacco pipe. These are just a few of the Civil War artifacts archaeologists found when they uncovered the site of a Confederate prison camp in southeastern Georgia. Although historians knew...

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Taking Our Message to Capitol Hill

One of the most powerful voices for protecting wildlife does not come from non-profit organizations, members of Congress, or renowned biologists.

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The Arctic Refuge: A Place Worth Fighting For

The ashes of my good friend Mollie Beattie rode the winds before settling slowly beneath the surface of the crystal blue mountain lake in the heart of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska.

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It's Official: Whitebark Pine Trees are Endangered by Climate Change

Today, in response to a petition we filed in December 2008, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service found that the whitebark pine tree should be listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Specifically, the Service concluded that the threats whitebark faces, including climate change, are of such a...

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Judge Blocks Deal To Lift Endangered Species Protections For Wolves

A federal judge has denied a proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups that would...

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Oldest Wild Bird In U.S. Mothers New Chick At Age 60

The oldest known wild bird in the U.S. is a new mother.

Background on u s fish and wildlife service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats.

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