Posted in Florida Panther, Preservation, USFWS on May 22nd, 2010
http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/story/127442602733jn21gr00y
The Outdoor Wire
Florida Panther Experts Honored By USFWS
Three Florida panther experts recently received a conservation award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for their work in managing the endangered species. Darrell Land and Mark Lotz work on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) panther team, and Deborah Jansen heads up the [...]
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Posted in Education, Maine, USFWS on Apr 7th, 2010
Dr. Mark McCollough has prepared the draft Five-Year Review of the Eastern Cougar.
http://www.independentpub.com/calent.asp?itmId=680
The Independent
Eastern Cougar: Wild Cat or Wild Imaginations?
Are there cougars in the East? If so, where are they coming from? Learn the latest science-based explanations of the ”cougar phenomenon” from Mark McCollough, a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 7 [...]
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http://www.chipleypaper.com/sports/panthers-5537-banking-save.html
Washington County News – Holmes County Times Advertiser
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are pooling resources and expertise to protect Florida panthers and other wildlife. Conservation banking is among the innovative and promising strategies.
Conservation banks for endangered species have been successful in other places across the country. [...]
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Posted in Government Agency, USFWS on Feb 22nd, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/us/politics/22hamilton.html
Sam D. Hamilton, Wildlife Service Director, Is Dead at 54
By ALISON LEIGH COWAN
Sam D. Hamilton, who turned a Southern youth’s love of fish and waterfowl into a 30-year career with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, becoming the service’s director last year, died Saturday on a ski trip in Colorado. He was 54.
His death [...]
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http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/11/florida-panther-critical-habitat-fish-wildlife-/
naplesnews.com
Feds say no to 3 million acres of panther critical habitat in Southwest Florida
Habitat for the endangered Florida panther in Southwest Florida will not get more protection sought by environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
The groups — at least one of which is threatening a lawsuit over the rejection — filed [...]
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Center for Biological Diversity Press Release – For Immediate Release, February 11, 2010
Contact: Michael Robinson, (575) 313-7017
Critical Habitat Denied for the Endangered Florida Panther
SILVER CITY, N.M.— In a blow to the endangered Florida panther, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition from conservation groups seeking to designate critical habitat for the great [...]
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The US Fish & Wildlife Service has re-asserting its leadership in jaguar recovery. They have consistently led the fight for wolf recovery in the northern Rockies. Will they do the same for cougar recovery in the East?
For Immediate Release, January 12, 2010
Contact: Michael Robinson, (575) 534-0360
Endangered Jaguars to Receive Critical Habitat Protection and Plan for Recovery of [...]
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Posted in USFWS on Jul 11th, 2009
http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364:hamilton-nominated&catid=34:ONB%20Articles&Itemid=54
Wildlife Management Institute
On June 9, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar nominated Sam Hamilton to be the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Hamilton is a 30-year veteran of the FWS and has served as the agency’s Southeast Regional Director since 1997. The nomination, which requires Senate confirmation, has been praised by [...]
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