Endangered Species Bulletin articles from March 1999

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from March 1999

A Land of Superlatives.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... During the last great ice age, wooly mammoths, wild horses, musk oxen, caribou, and a host of other creatures migrated from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge to the place we now know as Alaska. Following this rich resource came nomadic...

A Diversity of Ecosystems.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has initiated an ecosystem approach to protecting species and habitats. In Alaska, the ecosystem approach is essential to allow enough room for some species to migrate beyond their presently established...

Short-tailed Albatross: Back from the Brink.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... Short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) once numbered in the millions. These magnificant, graceful, golden-crowned seabirds soared across the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea during the non-breeding season, and gathered on numerous...

Management in the Face of Uncertainty.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... When the spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) was listed as a threatened species in 1993, scientists knew very little about this enigmatic seaduck. They were uncertain about total population size and even the location of the birds for nine...

Does the Steller's Eider Depend on Lemmings?(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... Iginiqauqtuq is the Inupiat Eskimo name for the little-known seaduck most people call the Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri). The Eskimo name, meaning "the bird that sat in the campfire," comes from the male's distinctive plumage. The male's...

The Brown Bears of Kenai: A Population at Risk.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... To most people, Alaska symbolizes the very essence of wilderness and the last stronghold for species like wolves (Canis lupus) and brown bears (Ursus arctos). Unfortunately, like the rest of the world, Alaska's wilderness is showing signs of...

An Alaska Native's Perspective.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... How does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) affect tribes in Alaska? What are the benefits of tribal involvement in the ESA? Will the ESA impact subsistence activities in Alaska? Will it impede the cultural and traditional lifestyle Alaska...

The Exxon Valdez Spill: 10 Years Later.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... Restoration research projects yielding valuable knowledge include: The Sound Ecosystem Assessment is a $21.4 million, 7-year project studying the productivity of Pacific herring and pink salmon in Prince William Sound. The research is...

Alaska's International Affairs Program.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... Alaska's geographic location between Russia and Canada places it in a center of international ecological importance with its shared borders, seas, and populations of many different species of flora and fauna. It is the primary northern staging...

So ... You'd Like to Work in Alaska?(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... What's that you say? You'd like to work in Alaska? So you can see for yourself why everyone says it's different up here? OK, great. But before sending in your application, please make sure you've examined the following skills and abilities...

Canada and U. S. Save Shared Species at Risk.
March 1, 1999... Among the many challenges facing wildlife managers in North America is the fact that political and biogeographical boundaries rarely coincide. For example, the border separating the United States and Canada intersects nine major ecological...

Top 10 Reasons to Support Rancher Compensation.(gray wolf program)
March 1, 1999... During the past decade, a lot of people have had a lot to say about gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the American West. Wolf advocates have petitioned. Scientists have testified. Ranchers have protested, newspapers have editorialized, and...

LISTING ACTIONS.(endangered species)
March 1, 1999... During December 1998 and January 1999, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published the following proposed and final Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing actions in the Federal Register: Listing Proposals Desert Yellowhead (Yermo...

ON THE WEB.(Alaska conservation information)
March 1, 1999... To learn more about Alaska and efforts to conserve, protect and enhance Arctic fish, wildlife and plants, start with a visit to these web sites: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region http://www.r7.fws.gov This site is your...

Region 1.
March 1, 1999... Aleutian Canada Goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia) Avian cholera losses were significant this winter at Merced, San Luis, and San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in California. Until temperatures warmed up in late January,...

Region 4.
March 1, 1999... Florida Black Bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) The FWS has removed the Florida black bear from the list of candidates for Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection because four healthy populations remain on protected lands in Florida and...

Region Five.
March 1, 1999... Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) The FWS New Jersey Field Office contracted a biological consultant to initiate a pilot program that involved contacting 10 private landowners whose property contained populations of the swamp pink, a threatened...

THE ESA AT TWENTY-FIVE.(Alaska)
March 1, 1999... In the quarter century since passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Alaskan wildlife has undergone both tremendous gains and perplexing losses. One one hand, some animals that were on the endangered species list in 1973 have fared well. On...

BOX SCORE.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 1999... Listings and Recovery Plans as of April 30, 1999 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 61 251 8 16 BIRDS 75 178 ...