Salmon Fishing USA

USFWS agrees to make this very rare and declining fish a candidate species for the list- Court action by 4 conservation organizations are responsible for this late turn of events for this beautiful (former) sports fish now down to just one or two streams. This is another species earlier denied protection by the bullying tactics of disgraced former Bush Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Julie MacDonald. This is a victory for those who want action over the collaborationi

Today, the Obama administration adopted a Bush-era salmon plan for the Columbia-Snake rivers in the Northwest. A national coalition of businesses, clean energy advocates, and fishing and conservation groups voiced grave disappointment about the decision, saying it does not do enough for endangered salmon and communities in tthe basin. Other critics of the plan include: [...]read the entire article

Dear Governor Parnell, Mr. Moller, Ms. Jollie, Mr. Black and others, After reading the article in the [Alaska] Dispatch , I am gravely concerned and worried even more so than before about what this winter will bring to rural Alaska. Not only is the lack of both subsistence and commercial fishing, greatly diminishing our ability to put away fish for the winter but also the lack of funds brought in from commercial fishing is now making it hard, if not impossible, for rural Alaskan

A cooperative effort between police and anti-poaching officials broke up an illegal hunting operation that had been taking place at private Mpumalanga game reserve. Acting on a tip, Badplaas police and the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency’s (MTPA) anti-poaching unit arrested 20 people for illegally hunting birds, small antelope, bush pigs, and warthogs at the Nkomazi Game Reserve. The suspects - 14 men and six minors - appeared in court last week, and are scheduled to appear again in Septe

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act “ directs all Federal agencies to use their existing authorities to conserve threatened and endangered species and, in consultation with the Service, to ensure that their actions do not jeopardize listed species or destroy or adversely modify critical habitat, [and] Section 7 applies to management of Federal lands as well as other Federal actions that may affect listed species, such as Federal approval of private activities through the issuance of Federal