Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife refuge is in Ajo, Arizona. In the desert, the word is "patience." If you're just passing through, you are not likely to see any wildlife. But if you stop and sit in the shade of a boulder, a large cactus,...
This yellow flower is threatened. The primary threat to the survival of white-haired goldenrod is the many visitors to rockshelters in the Red River Gorge area each year. In 1989, approximately 260,000 people visited the Red River Gorge Geological...
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“ Conservation districts have long
advocated that natural resources
conservation must come from
voluntary, incentive- based approaches.
For species conservation, it is clear
that success lies in flexible tools and
incentives that promote...
Finis Dunaway, Professor Trent University, Canada, speaks with FWS Historian Mark Madison about the Sc3 held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.
This is a 15-second mp3 audio clip of the sound of a rattlesnake. Most rattlesnakes will try to escape and withdraw, but will use their rattle as a defensive mechanism to warn away potential predators--especially if they feel cornered. All snakes,...
This is a overview of bats in America that are in danger of becoming extinct. Each of the seven species listed has a brief description of its habitat and the ways it benefits humans. The document also gives suggestions on what can be done to help...
Endangered species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing; Overfishing; Population control; Work of the Service; History
This is a description of the inception, history and continuing work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fisheries Program. It explains briefly what the program is doing to help remove overfished species from the endangered species list.
This is a fact sheet about the caribou. It gives a physical description of the animal, as well its breeding habits and range. It briefly explains the status of caribou populations in the United States.
Birdwatching; Fishing; Game birds; Game management; Hunting; Recreation; Sport fishing; Statistics;
This is the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation for 2006. It has tables describing data pertinent to fishing and hunting, and wildlife-watching, including number of participants and expenditure. It also has...
Art Hawkins and Betty Hawkins oral history interview with Mark Madison as interviewer. Various fragments of an oral history/conversational with Art Hawkins and his wife, Betty Hawkins. Date is unspecified.
