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Photo Friday: Saving the Nihoa Millerbird
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that efforts are underway to establish a second population of the endangered Nihoa Millerbird on Laysan Island within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National...
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Video Monday: Western Snowy Plover Recovery Efforts
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has posted an interesting video about recovery efforts for the threatened Western snowy plover. Currently, only eight locations in Oregon support nesting Western...
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Second Short-tailed Albatross Chick Hatches at Midway Atoll NWR
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that for the second time in recorded history an endangered short-tailed albatross chick has hatched at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge within the...
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NOAA and USFWS Behind Schedule on Banning Commercial Fishing in Pacific Monument
EurekAlert reports that the Marine Conservation Institute filed a formal petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, asking them to prohibit commercial fishing in the...
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Wildlife Refuge Hero Near the End of Her Life
The Peninsula Daily News in Washington state reports that wildlife refuge advocate Eleanor Stopps — who along with Zella Schultz was instrumental in the creation of Protection Island National Wildlife...
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Shark Attack Described on USFWS Pacific Region Blog
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a nice blog for the Pacific Region, and the most recent post describes a rescue of a Nature Conservancy diver who was attacked by a shark near Palmyra Atoll...
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USFWS to Remove Wild Burros and Horses from Sheldon NWR in 5 Years
The Republic reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a final management plan for the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (northwestern Nevada) that calls for the removal of all wild...
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Sheila McCartan Wins 2012 Sense of Wonder Award
Sheila McCartan, Visitor Services Manager and Park Ranger for the Pacific Region’s Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge was honored with the 2012 Sense of Wonder Award. The Rachel Carson ‘Sense of...
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Praise for Retiring Refuge Manager Jean Takekawa
A recent article in The Olympian sung the praises of retiring Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jean Takekawa, who just ended a 35-year career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Five...
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Endangered Deer Relocated to Ridgefield NWR
The Reflector in Washington state reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been transferring endangered Columbian white-tailed deer from the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge in Cathlamet to...
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Sequester Brings Cuts to Guam NWR
The Pacific News Center reports that due to sequester cuts, the Guam National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will now be closed Monday through Friday, beginning May 1. Access to the Refuge’s...
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Population Collapse of the Endangered Hawai’i Creeper
Phys.org reports that the female population of the endangered Hawai’i creeper is only 22 to 28 percent of the remaining adult population in the southern portion of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife...
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