Endangered Species Bulletin articles from September 1 2001

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from September 1 2001

Incentives for Conservation on Private Lands.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... As the number of species listed or awaiting listing under the Endangered Species Act increases, so do the challenges this situation presents for those of us tasked with implementing the Act and, increasingly, for the public at large. These...

Preventative Medicine for Species at Risk.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... By May 1 of this year, 1,243 U.S. species have passed through the emergency room to the intensive care unit to be cared for under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). About 16,800 other species have begun to exhibit symptoms of decline and need...

Partners for Fish and Wildlife.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Partners for Fish and Wildlife program began in the Midwest about 15 years ago, mainly as an effort to help restore "prairie potholes" on private lands for migratory waterfowl. Landowners who valued these birds looked to the Fish and...

Landowners Help Karner Blues.(Karner blue butterfly in Wisconsin)
September 1, 2001... In 1995, 3 years after the Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) as endangered, our Wisconsin Partners for Fish and Wildlife program initiated habitat restoration projects for the butterfly in...

Working Together for Riparian Conservation.
September 1, 2001... In southeastern Arizona, a Partners for Fish and Wildlife project provides water for cattle grazing while protecting a sensitive riparian area for two endangered species--a fish and a plant--and a springsnail species that is a candidate for...

A Safe Harbor for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker.
September 1, 2001... The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), or RCW, is an endangered, non-migratory bird found only in the southeastern United States. This species breeds within family groups that typically consist of two to four individuals (including a...

Stewardship on the Plains.
September 1, 2001... After the sale of his family farm in Illinois some 25 years ago, Jim Weaver acknowledges mournfully, "It was a feeling I'll never forget. I cannot begin to imagine what fourth-generation ranchers must feel when they're faced with the reality of...

A Partnerships to Restore the Aplomado Falcon.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) once inhabited open grassland savannas throughout the southwestern United States, much of Mexico, and parts of Guatemala. Feeding mainly on small birds and large insects, aplomado...

New Habitat Conservation Plan Grants.
September 1, 2001... The Fish and Wildlife Service is providing $68 million in grants to 10 states in Fiscal Year 2001 to help acquire vital habitat for threatened and endangered species ranging from loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in Florida to two...

A Private Effort to Conserve Biological Diversity.
September 1, 2001... I first met Ted Turner in the spring of 1995 when he visited Yellowstone National Park, where I was working with the National Park Service on the gray wolf (Canis lupus) reintroduction program. During the day, we discussed the world's woes. It...

Rare Woodpeckers Reintroduced to North Florida.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... In 1970, the Fish and Wildlife Service listed the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), or RCW, as an endangered species. Few biologists were optimistic about the long-term survival of the RCW, particularly on private lands, until the...

Training Courses Highlight Partnerships.
September 1, 2001... What do the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), and Texas cave invertebrates have in common? They were all the subject of field trips conducted during National...

Partnering with Plants.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster (Boltonia decurrens), lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat. Loss of wetlands habitat...

"Working the Sturge".(Gulf sturgeon protection)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... "Pull nets? Sure!" I said to Gail Carmody, feigning a comprehension of her invitation. I had just arrived for a visit as part of my responsibilities as the Fish and Wildlife Service's Florida State Supervisor when Gail, who supervises our...

Region 1.(conservation in western United States)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus) The Fish and Wildlife Service recently signed a Safe Harbor agreement with landowners Bob and Peggy Mack to enhance habitat on their property for the threatened northern Idaho...

Region 5.(conservation in eastern United States)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) The Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan gives recognition to the importance of the Concord Pine Barrens, the last outpost for the Karner blue in New England, and identifies the goal of...

Washington, D.C., Office.(international wildlife conservation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Grasslands Meeting Grasslands stretch from Canada to Mexico, and many of the species that inhabit them are declining. Instead of each country tackling each species individually for conservation actions, the governments of Canada, Mexico, and...

BOX SCORE.(endangered and threatened species, August 2001)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Listings and Recovery Plans as of August 31, 2001 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 63 251 9 17 BIRDS 78 ...