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New plan aims to reverse monarch butterfly decline

Posted on May 11, 2018 by admin

The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) welcomes public comments through May 31 on a draft conservation plan that provides a blueprint for reversing the decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population. The draft plan, called the Mid-America … Continue reading →

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CWD prions at mineral lick sites

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:10 p.m. CT May 2, 2018   Scientists detected the prion that causes chronic wasting disease in soil and water at mineral lick sites in south-central Wisconsin, according to work published Wednesday  by University … Continue reading →

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MAFWA Directors’ Meeting

Posted on January 3, 2018 by admin

Save the date! The 85th Annual Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Directors’ Meeting will be held Sunday, June 24 – Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The MAFWA Directors’ Meeting … Continue reading →

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Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico jumps after years of decline

Posted on March 2, 2016 by admin

Associated Press in Mexico City February 26, 2016 Monarch butterflies have made a big comeback in their wintering grounds in Mexico after suffering serious declines, investigators said Friday. The area covered by the orange-and-black insects in the mountains west of … Continue reading →

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Policy Re-affirms Federal-State ESA Collaboration

Posted on February 18, 2016 by admin

February 19, 2016 Contact: Brian Hires, Brian_Hires@fws.gov, 703-358-2191 Connie Barclay, Connie.Barclay@NOAA.gov, 301-427-8003  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together the Services) have updated a long-standing policy on the role of state fish and wildlife … Continue reading →

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