The following is a time line of significant events that have affected the land and ownership of the property now comprising the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), with an emphasis on the period from early European settlement until...
Fact sheets about marine mammals and the Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA). These animals include whales,dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, walrus,polar bears, sea and marine otters, dugongs, and manatees.
Archaeologist Theresa Molino inspecting a newly constructed tidal channel for evidence of cultural resources. Byram Archaeological Consulting and the Coquille Indian Tribe are conducting extensive cultural resources monitoring of all construction...
This is the bibliographic record of the book entitled Arctic Dance: the Mardy Murie Story by Charles Craighead. Portland, Or. : Graphic Arts Center Publishing, c2002. Contents include: That girl from Alaska: growing up in the great land -- Two in...
This is the eighth publication in the Conservation in Action series published by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Washington, D.C. and authored by Rachel Carson.
This publication is is the result of a Fish and Wildlife Countermeasures Coordination Project undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The goals of the project include the development of national “best practices” using...
Wildlife; Endangered species; Wildlife restoration; Captive breeding; Reintroduction;Rare species
Published August 8, 1988. The Black-footed Ferret Recovery Plan outlines steps for recovery of the black-footed ferret (Mustela niorioes) throughout its historical range. Evidence suggests that the ferret was widely distributed and was probably...
Wildlife fact sheet about brown pelicans. The brown pelican, also called American brown pelican or common pelican, inhabits the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts of North and South America.
Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Captive breeding; Reintroduction; Raptors;
1976, (41 FR 187). Long recognized as a vanishing species (Cooper 1890, Koford 1953, Wilbur 1978), the California condor remains one ofthe world’s rarest and most imperiled vertebrate species. Despite intensive conservation...