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Judge Throws Out Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing

Posted on September 11, 2015 by admin

  Posted on September 10, 2015 The Washington Post male lesser prairie chicken, New Mexico A U.S. District Court Judge threw out the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to list the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) as a threatened … Continue reading →

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Monarch butterfly rescue effort receives $20 million boost

Posted on August 24, 2015 by admin

            Federal initiative follows a previously announced push by the White House. By Tony Kennedy Star Tribune August 20, 2015 — 9:38pm Monarch butterfly rescue efforts will get a $20 million boost from the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Great Plains Faces Invisible Water Crisis

Posted on August 6, 2015 by admin

Posted August 2, 2015 – 4:09am By Lindsay Wise Tribune Washington Bureau JOHNSON, Kan. — The prairie wind buffeted Brant Peterson as he stood in a half-dead field of winter wheat. In front of him, a red-winged blackbird darted in and … Continue reading →

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Midwest Region Receives President’s Award from the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Posted on July 15, 2015 by admin

MAFWA President Ed Boggess along with Service Midwest Regional Director Tom Melius; Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Hannibal Bolton, Migratory Birds and State Programs Assistant Regional Director Dave Scott, and Midwest Wildlife … Continue reading →

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MAFWA Job Opening

Posted on July 6, 2015 by admin

July 6, 2015 News Release- The Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) in cooperation with pheasant range states announce a job opening for a National Pheasant Coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for implementing the National Wild Pheasant … Continue reading →

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