http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=CA201F3C-F939-38B9-6C7470B0C3F5370B
Press release which identifies five new species as candidates for the Endangered Species List and removes four from the list. Also has links to list of candidate species and Federal Register notices. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.fws.gov/home/feature/2009/pdf/PBCritHabPropNRFINAL.pdf
News release announcing a proposal to designate critical habitat for the polar bear which opens a 60 day public comment period. The area proposed for designation covers 200,000 square miles and includes barrier island habitat, sea ice habitat and terrestrial denning areas. A final rule designating critical habitat for the polar bear is required by June 20, 2010. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Products/Publications/21972/21972.pdf
Studies temperature and rainfall patterns to determine the extent of the potential U.S. range for Burmese Pythons spreading north and westward from the Florida Everglades. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1202/pdf/OF09-1202.pdf
Full title: Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor. Summarizes the biology of nine very large snake species and considers what effects these snakes might have on the ecology, economy, and domestic tranquility of the U.S. if they were to become established. Representatives of each group have been found in the wild in Florida. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR81/ERR81.pdf
Reports that agricultural and wildlife smuggling primarily include luxury goods, ethnic foods, and specialty goods, such as traditional medicines. Most smuggled agricultural goods originate in Mexico and China. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Final regulation which describes the limited conditions under which eagles or their nests could be disturbed or moved. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Federal Register.
http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=A629057A-E67B-3026-B440188062F3674B
Press release on the publication of a revised final regulation which permits the disturbing or harming of eagles or their nests as a limited byproduct of other activities or where necessary due to safety concerns such as near airports. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/birding_natsurvey06.pdf
Identifies who birders are, where they live, how avid they are, and what kinds of birds they watch. Also provides an economic measure of birding, including how much birders spend and the economic impact of these expenditures. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Summarizes information about the status of duck populations and wetland habitats during spring 2009. Estimates there are 42 millions, an increase of 13% over the 2008 estimate. Also provides historic data on duck breeding population estimates back to 1955. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.va.gov/oig/54/reports/VAOIG-07-01148-109.pdf
Reports results of national review of animal research in connection with Veterans Administration health programs. Reports overall good compliance with requirements and recommends that VHA animal research programs require university affiliates' compliance with the requirements of the Use of Animals in Research, VHA Handbook 1200.7. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Veterans Administration.
http://wildlife.pr.erau.edu/database/on-line.php?go_to=select_iv.php
Provides public access to information about incidents of collisions between airliners and birds. Select by bird species and state. The Federal Aviation Administration had proposed that such information be restricted but was overruled by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. From the Transportation Department.
