For the first time ever, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the direction of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, has opened the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge to bow hunting.
After public comments were considered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has reaffirmed the delisting of Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday proposed that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem be removed from the federal lists of endangered and threatened wildlife.
This from the Associated Press.......
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State officials are planning to hire five full-time employees this summer to protect a bird species that's a candidate for the federal endangered species list.
Montana plans to spend about $500,000 annually on the salaries for at least five new positions, starting with a program director, who will oversee the management of sage grouse...
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Avid fisherman, this is agreat way to find up-to-date information about the Chinook run. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is turning to Facebook and Twitter to educate the public about Northwest salmon.