Topic: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Wolf wars: Can man and predator coexist in the West?

As the gray wolf comes off the Endangered Species list, new questions swirl about whether the animal can survive without federal protection – and its impact on cattle and other wildlife. The view from one ranch.
06/03/2011 03:13 pm

In Pictures Can there be peace in the Wolf Wars?

Midwest flooding: What's at stake in plan to blast open Missouri levee

A judge on Friday gave the go-ahead to the US Army Corps of Engineers to blow an opening into a Missouri levee. Advocates say it's the best way to prevent worse flooding downriver, but residents could be affected.
04/29/2011 08:03 pm

In the end, did huge Gulf oil spill underwhelm oil-hungry Americans?

Predictions of 'Obama's Katrina,' millions of fish belly up on beaches, and an end to deep-water drilling all came to naught. High gasoline prices now seem more pressing to Americans than the Deepwater Horizon disaster that led to Gulf oil spill.
04/20/2011 05:15 pm

Budget bill cuts federal wolf protection. Environmentalists howling.

After being hunted to near-extinction, wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains have recovered due to federal management under the Endangered Species Act. But wolves will be "delisted" under a rider to the recent budget bill, and environmentalists are howling.
04/16/2011 05:53 pm

In Pictures Government shutdown

On a mission to restore the Louisiana bayou

Retired dairy farmers, they were no strangers to muck as they helped revive the marsh of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
03/21/2011 06:30 pm

America's oldest known wild bird a new mother

Wisdom, a sextegenerean Laysan albatross, has a new chick, according to the US Geological Survey.
03/09/2011 04:50 pm

Eastern cougar declared extinct by US government

Eastern cougar: The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar to be extinct, saying occasional sightings were not the extinct ghost cat.
03/03/2011 03:23 am

First deep-water oil drilling permit since Gulf oil spill plays it safe

The Obama administration lifted its post-Gulf oil spill moratorium on oil drilling in deep water Oct. 12, but it didn't issue its first new permit until Monday. Some experts think rising oil prices forced the administration's hand.
03/01/2011 07:49 pm

Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA acknowledges a hand in one mass bird death

One in a series of mysterious mass bird deaths in the past month was the product of a USDA avicide program, which began as operation Bye Bye Blackbird in the 1960s.
01/20/2011 03:27 pm

Wolverines may be returned to Colorado: Wildlife officials

Wolverines: State Division of Wildlife officials had discussed reintroducing wolverines in 1999, when they drew up plans to do the same with lynx years ago, but started with the lynx.
12/14/2010 05:12 pm

In Pictures Climate change and animals

Will Florida's Burmese pythons move north? How far?

Scientists brought 10 Burmese pythons to South Carolina to test the validity of one study that said the snakes could survive as far north as Washington, D.C.
10/24/2010 08:44 pm

Wild horses in North Carolina face uncertain future

Wild horses are found in their greatest numbers in Western states, and at one time could also be found in large herds throughout the southeast. Today, they're confined to a few isolated spots in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia.
09/20/2010 04:07 pm

Gray wolf comeback worries Midwest

Gray wolf numbers in the US are at their highest point in years thanks to diligent restoration work. But some farmers and biologists in the Midwest are concerned that there are now too many wolves in their backyard.
07/21/2010 01:21 pm

Congress turns to task of preventing another Gulf oil spill

Members of a House committee on Wednesday began shaping a bill that targets the problems laid bare by the Gulf oil spill, from lax regulation to inadequate accident-response plans.
07/14/2010 06:35 pm

Sea turtles: wildlife experts set to collect and move eggs away from Gulf oil spill

Sea turtles have washed ashore, due to the Gulf oil spill. Now, US wildlife experts are planning to collect and move sea turtle eggs away from the Gulf, trying to save future generations.
06/29/2010 03:40 pm

Oil drilling ban has Transocean boss Steven Newman criticizing Obama

Oil drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico has Transocean president Steven Newman upset with the Obama administration.
06/22/2010 10:45 am

BP cuts pipe, plans to lower cap over Gulf oil spill

The next chance for stopping the Gulf oil spill won't come until two relief wells meant to plug the reservoir for good are finished in August.
06/03/2010 12:17 pm

Once again, BP experiment in Gulf spill hits snag, beaches unprotected by oil containment booms

BP CEO says BP and its oil containment booms had been successful in keeping most of the oil away from the eastern coast.
06/03/2010 10:59 am

BP oil spill spreads toward Pensacola, as wildlife toll rises

The BP oil spill is moving eastward, threatening beaches like Pensacola, Fla., as oil balls wash ashore and Gulf animals die at unusually high rates.
06/02/2010 05:30 pm

BP oil spill: how Gulf's sensitive and endangered species are faring

Manatees, bluefin tuna, and Kemp’s ridley turtles are especially challenged by the BP oil spill. The Kemp’s ridley turtle is an endangered species that until recently was threatened with extinction.
05/26/2010 03:58 pm

In Pictures Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature

Gulf oil spill at 30 days: frustration mounts along with amount of oil now coming ashore

It's now been 30 days since the Gulf oil spill began after the Deepwater Horizon sank. As oil starts to come ashore on the Louisiana coast, frustration among the local population is mounting.
05/21/2010 01:47 pm