The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment (GCVA). The report evaluates the effects of climate change, sea level rise, and urbanization on four Gulf Coast ecosystems and 11 species that depend on them. Ecosystems … Continued
Outdoor activities on national wildlife refuges help stimulate the economy and generate funding for wildlife conservation, according to Banking on Nature, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report. The report found that refuges pumped $2.4 billion into the U.S. economy. … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recented awarded $16.5 million in grants to support 21 critical coastal wetland projects in 12 states and Puerto Rico under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program. State and local governments, private landowners, conservation … Continued
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) recently announced $3.6 million in grants through the Species Recovery Grant Program. Funding will go to assist 10 coastal states and two federally recognized tribes with conservation projects designed to recover marine mammals, … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently announced the release of the agency’s 2010-2012 Biennial Report to Congress on the Recovery Program for Threatened and Endangered Species. During the report period, NOAA Fisheries was responsible for 70 listed domestic species. The report includes highlights … Continued