Oh My Gov!

Under an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alta Windpower Development, LLC, will be shielded from prosecution if a condor is fatally injured at the 2,300-acre site during the projected 30-year lifetime of the project, the Los Angeles Times ...and more »

The wind farm operated by Alta Windpower Development in the Tehachapi Mountains has been granted a right of way by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1ag8Rjv).and more »

The barrel adds more military history to the refuge that was transferred from the Air Force to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1984. The area first known as Fort John Custis encouraged military use because of its location at the mouth of the Chesapeake ...and more »

Krause and Paul McKim, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Service in California, said the wind farm's developers had planned multiple lines of defense — including electronic sensors that can see condors miles away and day-in, day-out sky monitoring by ...and more »

Ms. Krause and Paul McKim, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Service in California, said the wind farm's developers had planned multiple lines of defense — including electronic sensors and day-in, day-out sky monitoring by a biologist — to further ...and more »

... two Republicans sent a letter Friday to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell that echoed the concerns of Northeast Nebraskans about the proposed land management plans being considered by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.and more »

The barrel adds more military history to the refuge that was transferred from the Air Force to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1984. The area first known as Fort John Custis encouraged military use because of its location at the mouth of the Chesapeake ...and more »

The move to place the species on the endangered list is a result of a 2011 federal settlement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Biological Diversity which expedited the protection decisions for hundreds of Hawaii's most threatened ...and more »

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work on the Clinton River in Macomb County through June 10 to estimate the abundance of lampreys offshore of the Clinton River. The information gathered will be used to determine the need for ...and more »

Michael Woodbridge, a spokesman with the Fish and Wildlife Service, said the salmon were working their way up the Sacramento River when they evidently got sidetracked into the waterway, part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Woodbridge said ...

(Arlington, VA) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced Tribal Wildlife Grants awards to Native American tribes in 14 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects. “The mindful stewardship of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats is a ...

In wake of a deal it held with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity has deemed 35 plants and three snails from Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe as endangered. The announcement has been made by the group on ...and more »

Like many, he supports voluntary efforts to preserve prairie chicken habitat rather than a formal endangered species listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Unfortunately, a lot of people think the federal government has to be involved for something to be ...

The Center for Biological Diversity said the protections are the result of a 2011 settlement it reached with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The settlement expedites protection decisions for hundreds of the most threatened species around the country.and more »

Be aware of endangered piping plovers on NH beaches; five pair nesting at ...Foster's Daily DemocratProtection of this endangered species is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, N.H. Fish and Game Department, N.H. Division of Parks and Recreation, the Town of Seabrook, the Town of Hampton, volunteers, local residents and beach ...and more »

The high-tech equipment and other steps Terra-Gen will take to avoid killing the endangered condors is the chief reason that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted the company a unique exception to the Endangered Species Act. For the first time, ...and more »

A voluntary river flow program to provide enhanced spring peak flows for endangered fish will not take effect this year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Operators of Dillon, Green Mountain, Williams Fork, Wolford and Ruedi reservoirs cannot ...and more »

CHEYENNE — A Wyoming inmate is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming agency officials improperly delayed for years sending him eagle feathers he needed for American Indian religious purposes. Andrew John Yellowbear Jr., a member of the ...and more »

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the Kentucky glade cress as threatened throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act, and plans to designate 2,053 acres of critical habitat for it in two Kentucky counties, ...

“Not only does this project create good jobs and generate clean and reliable power, but we've also worked closely with the company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure the protection of eagles and California Condors.” Kern County required ...and more »

(AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says five western Colorado reservoirs won't be releasing water to help endangered fish this spring due to dry conditions. Under a voluntary program, when mountain snowpack is above average, the operators of Dillon, ...and more »

The Center for Biological Diversity said the protections are the result of a 2011 settlement it reached with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The settlement expedites protection decisions for hundreds of the most threatened species around the country.and more »

In granting a right-of-way, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, with approval of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will shield Alta Windpower Development from prosecution if a condor is fatally injured at its 2,300-acre site near the high-desert town of ...and more »

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen wrote in his ruling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service used a procedural shortcut to conclude lynx habitat would not be harmed by the project. The federal Endangered Species Act requires the ...and more »

(AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says five western Colorado reservoirs won't be releasing water to help endangered fish this spring due to dry conditions. Under a voluntary program, when mountain snowpack is above average, the operators of ...and more »