Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on May 15, 2012 - 2:46pm
Piping Plover numbers are up! The number of breeding pairs has more than doubled from when it was listed as a federally threatened species in 1986 to nearly 1,800 pairs today—close to the range-wide recovery goal of 2,000 pairs!
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on May 8, 2012 - 10:09am
Last April 2012, State Wildlife Grants funded the reintroduction of 30 Lake Sturgeon in Tennessee. The Lake Sturgeon is listed as a species of greatest conservation need in the Tennessee Wildlife Action Plan. Extirpated from Tennessee since 1960, the Lake Sturgeon population has increased to 115,000 thanks to the Saving the Sturgeon program. Now it has 30 more. With the help of 5th-10th graders, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency & the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute are connecting kids with nature while helping to restore a state-endangered species.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on December 6, 2011 - 11:58am
Video and news coverage on studying mussels in the Nottoway River and propagating them at the Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on November 16, 2011 - 2:32pm
Do you know of an exceptional TWW coalition member or SWAP partnership that you would like to recognize? Nominate them for an award! There are 2 awards, and you may nominate for either or both: TWW Coalition Member Achievement Award and State Wildlife Action Plan Partnership Award. Click on the link below for nomination and submission details. Nomination deadline is Friday, January 13, 2012.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on September 19, 2011 - 3:52pm
The SGCN tool is back!
The USGS compiled SGCN from each SWAP into a nationally comparable format to facilitate coordination of priorities & conservation actions across states, regions, and the country, in a common language.
We are requesting that each state review its list to confirm that it is correct. If any states have undergone SWAP revisions that led to adding/removing species, please submit your new SGCN list to AFWA.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on September 19, 2011 - 2:33pm
In September 2011, the population of Sonoran Desert-nesting Bald Eagles was removed from the federal endangered species list. State & Tribal Wildlife Grants (SWG) funded surveys that helped demonstrate that the listing was unwarranted. Due to the investment in SWG, litigants were persuaded to withdraw their petition for an emergency injunction to re-list the population as threatened.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on September 19, 2011 - 2:27pm
The report of the President’s Task Force on Wildlife Diversity Funding was approved by the AFWA Executive Committee on September 19, 2011 at the AFWA Annual Meeting in Omaha, NE, and is now available.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on August 25, 2011 - 3:48pm
The federally endangered Lake Erie Watersnake will be downlisted, thanks to the investment in the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program. Article from: http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20110825/SPORTS/108250310/Outdoors-Lake-Erie-watersnake-off-endangered-list?odyssey=nav|head
The federally endangered Lake Erie Watersnake will be downlisted, thanks to the investment in the State 