23 hours agoPartnering to Stop Songbird SmugglingConservation and Demand Reduction Are Essential in Partners’ Work to Get at Roots of Issue — In the spring of 2021, nearly three dozen birds, mostly chestnut-bellied seed finches, took off on an unusually long flight. Native to eastern South America, these small black birds with blunt beaks, beady eyes and chestnut-colored bellies, typically spend their days foraging along the forest edge. But on a Monday…Law Enforcement6 min readLaw Enforcement6 min read
5 days agoMexican Wolf Pup Fostering Continues to Drive Recovery ProgressPartners in Mexican wolf conservation are pleased to announce the successful fostering of 16 genetically valuable Mexican wolf pups this spring. The pups traveled from four captive facilities across the country and were placed into six wild dens in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. …Endangered Species4 min readEndangered Species4 min read
May 24Survival of the ‘Frosties’The Frosted Flatwoods Salamander Gets a Florida Boost in Time for American Wetlands Month — It’s not easy being a frosted flatwoods salamander whose prospects can best be described as “bleak.” Only three populations of the lovable amphibian are known to exist in what remains of the old longleaf pine forests of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Climate change threatens the ephemeral ponds where the…Endangered Species4 min readEndangered Species4 min read
May 23Endangered Species Act’s Stamps of ExcellenceDid you ever say to yourself, “Gosh, it sure would be cool if a Guam kingfisher, or sihek, maybe a candy darter, delivered my mortgage check.” Well, it’s no longer a dream. …Conservation2 min readConservation2 min read
Published inUpdates from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service·Aug 25, 2022U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Helps Support Native American Graduate StudentsIn many Native American families, elders tell children detailed stories about the history of their lands and wildlife. Having grown up with these stories, native students come to the university with unique knowledge about wildlife management and conservation. We had the pleasure of hearing about the journeys of three native students, Sattie Whitefoot-Fisher, Ken Edmo, and Xavier Lovato, in the first cohort of a new program at the University of Montana funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Science Applications Program and Sloan Indigenous Graduate Fellowship Program and designed to better support Native American graduate students.Graduate Students1 min readGraduate Students1 min read
May 4, 2022Newly Minted Agreement Leverages a Long-Standing PartnershipOur National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) is uniquely focused on providing continuing education that develops skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to conserve America’s natural resources for future generations. It is the only training center of its kind. It is fitting, then, that a new agreement signed in January 2022 between…Tribes3 min readTribes3 min read
Mar 21, 2022A Conversation with Jeff Corwin About All The FishFrom far-flung fishes to finned friends in your own backyard — Out of all the fish to talk about, why Pacific salmon? Salmon are so amazing. Rarely…Fish12 min readFish12 min read
Mar 5, 2022The Snakehead DilemmaConsidering an Often-Maligned Species — Crofton, Maryland is a non-descript, suburban community equidistantly located between Baltimore and Washington D.C. It’s also the epicenter of one of the biggest fish stories of the early twenty-first century. On a summer evening in 2002, while fishing in a small pond behind the local post office, an angler…Fishing9 min readFishing9 min read
Feb 18, 2022Grazing for conservationCattle’s taste for non-native grasses helps vernal pools thrive This unlikely pair may never meet nose-to-nose, but California tiger salamanders can thank cattle for keeping their vernal pool habitats healthy. Vernal pools are small bodies of water that form from winter rainfall and create a unique home for tiny, freshwater…Agriculture3 min readAgriculture3 min read
Published inUpdates from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service·Feb 18, 2022Officials, Volunteers Celebrate Improvements at Pea Island National Wildlife RefugeFive feet worth of forethought should save a mile of misery for Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. That’s the height from the ground that the North Carolina refuge’s visitor center has been raised. By lifting the building, the U.S. …Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
