In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced nearly $32 million in grants to 20 states to help advance their collaborative efforts to conserve America’s rarest species. Issued through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (authorized by Section 6 … Continued
Sturgeon are among the oldest surviving groups of fish. Sturgeon fossils date back more than 150 million years. There are 24 different species of sturgeon; all of which occur in the Northern Hemisphere. The bodies of sturgeon are covered with … Continued
In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the diamond darter be protected as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal includes the designation of of 123 river miles as critical habitat in West Virginia and Kentucky. … Continued
Six miles of critical habitat for endangered Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker along the San Juan River was recently restored with funding from a $400,000 grant from the New Mexico Environment Department’s River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. The Nature Conservancy administered … Continued
The U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, Interior, and Agriculture recently announced a joint commitment to work together to promote collaborative, science-based conservation of American waterways and fisheries. The three Federal agencies will sign an agreement to provide partnership-based conservation efforts through … Continued