Endangered Species Bulletin articles from December 2007

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from December 2007

Measuring recovery success.
December 1, 2007... Most people agree that removing a listed species from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants due to recovery is a sign of success. The recent delistings of the bald eagle, Eggert's sunflower, and the species mentioned below...

Partnerships can conserve species and a way of life.(Duckwater Shoshone Tribe cooperate with the Fish and Wildlife Service to save the Railroad Valley springfish)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Creating partnerships that conserve wildlife as well as economic and social values can be a challenge. Prior to 2002, a partnership between the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not...

Rare bird nests are cause for celebration.(Kirtland's warbler)
December 1, 2007... Scientists and bird lovers are celebrating a milestone in the recovery of the Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii), a highly endangered songbird--the discovery in 2007 of three active nests in Wisconsin and one in Ontario. The...

Jump starting a rabbit's recovery.(riparian brush rabbit)
December 1, 2007... A secretive mammal that makes its home in the dense riparian woodlands of California's San Joaquin Valley is the focus of attention at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. Through intensive habitat restoration and species reintroduction...

Conserving a natural Utah treasure.
December 1, 2007... The Nature Conservancy recently announced its purchase of 55 acres (22 hectares) of habitat for rare species in the St. George area of southwestern Utah. This purchase is the first step in an ambitious plan to create a new 800-acre (325-ha)...

New Hope for the Leon Springs pupfish.
December 1, 2007... The Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus) keeps beating the odds. In spite of threats from hybridization, pollution, and habitat loss, it continues to survive in its desert oasis. Although usually less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) in...

Sometimes it's the little things that matter.(protecting the Lirceus usdagalun)
December 1, 2007... What is good for a rare, rice-sized crustacean in a Virginia cave system is proving to be good for one of the southern Appalachian region's most biologically diverse and imperiled ecosystems. The Lee County cave isopod (Lirceus usdagalun)...

Cooperative conservation for the Page springsnail.
December 1, 2007... In the legal sense, the term "recovery" applies to species of plants and animals that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. However, in practical application, recovery is just as important for imperiled...

A rare plant returns to San Francisco Bay.(Suaeda californica)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Suaeda californica, or California sea-blite, is a rare perennial subshrub in the goosefoot family. The Fish and Wildlife Service listed this plant as an endangered species in 1994. The species historically grew...

Fisheries and habitat conservation: our mission is to provide leadership in sustaining and enhancing fish, wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of the American people and to engage citizens in the shared stewardship of our Nation's natural resources.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fish and Wildlife Service's Fisheries and Habitat Conservation (FHC) Program works in a multitude of ways to recover animals and plants listed under the Endangered Species Act and to restore populations of native...

Species recovery through Habitat and Resource Conservation.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation (HRC) is often the first Fish and Wildlife Service program engaged to prevent the decline of species so that they will not need Endangered Species Act protection. But...

Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
December 1, 2007... The Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (FWMA) Program plays a vital role in restoring and maintaining the Nation's fish and wildlife resources. It functions like a general practitioner in the medical field; its biologists monitor the...

Partnerships for shared stewardship.(Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two of the Fish and Wildlife Service's most popular and effective programs for voluntary, citizen and community-based conservation initiatives are the Partners for Fish and Wildlife and Coastal programs. They are a...

The Environmental Contaminants Program.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fish and Wildlife Service has been studying the effects of contaminants on fish and wildlife since the agency's earliest days, but the Environmental Contaminants Program did not began to take form until the...

The National Fish Hatchery System.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fish and Wildlife Service's Fisheries Program is steeped in the conservation traditions of America. Throughout a history that spans 136 years, the Fisheries Program has endeavored to respond to the ever-changing...

A living fossil fights for survival.(pallid sturgeon)
December 1, 2007... Some call the pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) a living fossil. This large fish arose in the Cenozoic Era like a dinosaur, then survived the cold crunch of advancing glaciers and lived to thrive in the big, muddy rivers of middle North...

The return of a lake-dwelling giant.(Lahontan cutthroat trout)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Jay Bigelow holds a male Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi), one about three years old and 16 inches (40 centimeters) long, and admires the sunlight reflecting off the black-spotted...

Hatcheries are for more than fish.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Native mussels may be the most endangered aquatic animals. Here in Arkansas, they were once found in great abundance within many streams. But pollution, over-harvest, impoundments, and dredging changed the character...

The Texas blind salamander.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Pallid and spindly, eyeless and other-worldly, Texas blind salamanders (Typhlomolge rathbuni) make their living in the watery labyrinth of the Edwards Aquifer in central Texas. Top predators, they eat crustaceans,...

Hatchery breeds Wyoming's rarest toad.(Saratoga National Fish Hatchery, Bufo hemiophrys baxteri)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Detroit. Toledo. Cincinnati. New York City. Saratoga. They all hold captive populations of an endangered amphibian, the Wyoming toad (Bufo hemiophrys baxteri). Small captive populations of the rare toad live in...

A new approach for monitoring multiple species.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (SDCP) is an innovative and comprehensive strategy to preserve the biological diversity and cultural heritage of Pima County, Arizona, in response to unprecedented human...

Refuges help recover rare California species.(FOCUS ON REFUGES)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] National wildlife refuges in California are playing a pivotal role in moving listed species towards recovery. Their contributions focus on restoring and protecting vital wildlife habitats. While many people are aware...

Good news for the Amur tiger.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
December 1, 2007... In a world where many animals are under siege, the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)--better known in the West as the Siberian tiger--offers an encouraging message: the population of this huge cat is showing signs of recovery. During...

Translocation and disease monitoring of wild Laysan ducks.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan teal because of its small size, is a critically endangered waterfowl species that once occurred widely across the Hawaiian Archipelago. For the past 150...

Box score.(Table)
December 1, 2007... BOX SCORE Listings and Recovery Plans as of March 19, 2008 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 69 256 12 ...