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National Pheasant Coordinator Job Opportunity

Posted on October 9, 2015 by admin

October 9, 2015 Pheasant range states are seeking a National Wild Pheasant Plan Coordinator. The position will be located in the Pheasant’s Forever office in Brookings, SD. Application deadline is November 30, 2015. National Pheasant Plan Coordinator Second Announcement     … Continue reading →

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A Shifting Approach to Saving Endangered Species

Posted on October 6, 2015 by admin

  By ERICA GOODE OCT. 5, 2015 Science A male greater sage grouse performed mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. Credit David Zalubowski/Associated Press When the Obama administration announced last month that … Continue reading →

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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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