Sentences with phrase «federal wildlife agencies»

In March, experts renewed their calls for action, frustrated with the lack of acknowledgement by federal wildlife agencies that this was an urgent issue.

Many are affiliated with state or federal wildlife agencies; others are independent researchers, university professors or graduate students.

Kilpatrick is a wildlife disease expert whose lab has been working with state and federal wildlife agencies and other partners to track the spread of white - nose syndrome, which was first discovered in New York state in 2006.

After DDT was banned in 1972 and the Endangered Species Act was passed the following year, bald eagle recovery programs were launched across the nation by state and federal wildlife agencies, conservation organizations, and universities.

«The predator - removal mind - set is deeply ingrained in many people, including those at these agencies,» says Bethany Cotton, attorney and wildlife program director at WildEarth Guardians, another advocacy group that challenges federal wildlife agencies over alleged lapses.

Not exact matches

Collaborating with partners including far - sighted and innovative owners, state and federal environmental agencies, and the Town of Plymouth, Mass Audubon is working to develop a wildlife sanctuary on more than 479 acres of the Tidmarsh Farms property.

The study, published today in the online journal PeerJ, will be available to federal and state wildlife agencies for their consideration to determine whether distinct geographic population segments of the coastal marten warrant state or federal listing as threatened or endangered, said Katie Moriarty, a certified wildlife biologist and lead co-author on the study.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) all federal agencies must carry out analyses when proposing actions that might affect wildlife or the environment.

Most of the federal agencies responsible for managing public lands and wildlife are housed within the Department of the Interior, including the National Park Service; the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages lands for recreation, mining and energy development; and the Fish and Wildlife Service, which works to recover endangered species.

In hopes of getting around these barriers, members from many of these groups — including federal and state fisheries and wildlife agencies, water supply managers, irrigation districts, and environmental groups — came together in 2006 and began hammering out the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP).

«We started this because state and federal agencies, such as the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Geological Survey, were interested in the effects of habitat change on nongame species of wildlife,» she says.

Upcoming articles will cover careers in ecological consulting, science editing, federal agencies, biological field stations, wildlife filmmaking, federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), and cooperative extension services.

Funding comes from Wildlife Services, a federal agency focused on conflicts between wildlife and people, and Utah State University.

The majority of zoologists conducts research and teaches at colleges and universities, while others work for federal agencies that have a concern for wildlife.

He holds a B.S. in wildlife biology and has studied with the National Animal Care & Control Association, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute, and Code 3 Associates.

Veterinarians may work for federal or regional agencies that watch over the health and welfare of domesticated animals or monitor populations of free - ranging wildlife.

The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American Tribal governments with their conservation efforts.

Federal and state agencies are tripping over each other, and our wildlife are suffering as a result.»

-- All of these groups are in communication and coordination with representatives of state fish and wildlife agencies, which manage salamander species and are in support of immediate federal action.

Lest you wonder why federal wildlife conservation agencies include polar bears under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, have a look at this video.

1 The Ninth Circuit agreed with the industry defendant - intervenor that the district court had in fact abused its discretion in approving what amounted to substantial, permanent amendments to federal agencies» wildlife species management obligations.

Seminars were held in four states to offer guidance to federal wildlife and forestry agency staff.