Search Tags: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

White-nose syndrome killing off Va. bats

A new survey of 21 Virginia caves is cause for concern.

Thursday - 05/02/2013, 03:53am EDT

Tags: michelle basch, white nose syndrome, bats, Ann Froschauer

Wildlife agency joins Smithsonian on conservation work

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is joining an educational partnership between the Smithsonian and George Mason University to provide hands-on instruction in conservation work.

Friday - 10/26/2012, 04:40pm EDT

Tags: Smithsonian, George Mason University

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Va. Tech biologists to restore mussels to river

Virginia Tech biologists are teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to release 5,000 endangered mussels into a biologically diverse river that runs through southwest Virginia and Tennessee.

Tuesday - 09/25/2012, 03:17am EDT

Tags: virginia tech, mussels,

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Feds propose limits on Md. wind farm to save bats

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing limits on a western Maryland wind energy project to reduce potential fatalities of endangered bats.

Tuesday - 07/31/2012, 12:36pm EDT

Tags: wind energy, endangered bats, Exelon Corp.

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2 Eastern US mussels to be listed as endangered

Two freshwater mussel species once common in the eastern U.S. but now found in only a handful of rivers are going on the federal Endangered Species List.

Monday - 03/12/2012, 04:03pm EDT

Tags: freshwater mussel, sheepnose, spectaclecase, Center for Biological Diversity

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