News tagged with wildlife service
Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, research suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Up to 6.7 million bats dead from fungus: US
Between 5.7 and 6.7 million bats have died in North America due to a fungus known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) since the disease first appeared in 2006, US authorities said on Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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US bans import of Burmese pythons
The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Lone wolf crosses into California
A gray wolf was confirmed to be roaming California for the first time in 87 years when a young male migrating in search of a mate crossed over the state line from Oregon on Wednesday.
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Japanese tsunami debris scatters in the Pacific Ocean, possibly heading to US
Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amount of uncertainty over ...
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Satellite data shows that Kirtland's warblers prefer forests after fire
(PhysOrg.com) -- Kirtland's warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant
(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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U Arizona Wild Cat Research Center to study jaguar presence in the Southwest
The recent sighting of an adult male jaguar in Cochise County in southeastern Arizona came as a reminder that even though the big spotted cat usually is associated with dense rainforests in central and southern ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Grizzly bears still need protecting, US court rules
Conservationists welcomed a US appeals court ruling that grizzly bears still need protecting, after federal authorities sought to have them taken off an endangered species list.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Hundreds of plants, animals up for new protections
(AP) -- The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark - from the melodic golden-winged warbler ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Kenya moves elephants to ease trouble with humans
Kenyan rangers Thursday began relocating 50 rampaging elephants back to the renowned Maasai Mara game reserve to stem rising human deaths and property destruction in outlying villages.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Five sea turtle populations are endangered
The United States issued a ruling on Friday saying that five world populations of loggerhead sea turtles are endangered species but four are only "threatened."
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Walrus herds gather on Alaska's northwest shore
(AP) -- Large herds of Pacific walrus have begun gathering on the northwest coast of Alaska, again forsaking sea ice for sand in what has become a symbol of climate warming in the region.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Researchers study threats to white sturgeon
University of Georgia researchers are working to understand why the nation's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon, is struggling in northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, an environmentally endangered ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Plant thought extinct is still hanging on
The Franciscan manzanita - described by some as San Francisco's unicorn - thrives in a kind of botanical witness protection program.
Aug 07, 2011 |
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Wildlife Services
Wildlife Services is an agency with the U.S.'s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is itself part of the United States Department of Agriculture. Wildlife Services is charged with protecting agriculture, property, human health and safety, and natural resources from damage or threats posed by wildlife.
Wildlife Services was formerly known (until 1997) as "Animal Damage Control (ADC)".
According to a USDA website, Wildlife Services "provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts and create a balance that allows people and wildlife to coexist peacefully."
For more information about Wildlife Services, read the full article at
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