The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced that Director Dan Ashe has issued a Director’s Order establishing a new policy that will provide states a new tool to engage landowners in voluntary conservation efforts to help America’s at-risk … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently released new five-year action plans for eight marine species identified as among the most at risk of extinction through NOAA’s Species in the Spotlight. The eight endangered species are: Gulf of Maine population of Atlantic salmon Central … Continued
A joint Federal and State 2015 Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon Survey shows the highest number of Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River in the 10-year history of the survey and increasing juvenile sturgeon abundance, according to New York State Department of … Continued
In early December, biologists released seven fishers into Washington’s south Cascades mountains. The fishers, which were captured in British Columbia, were confirmed to be in good health and equipped with radio transmitters to allow biologists to track the animal’s movements. … Continued
North Atlantic right whales are on the move, making their way south along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. for the winter, and NOAA is cautioning boaters to give them plenty of room. Marine biologists with NOAA Fisheries, the Georgia … Continued