Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge: - An area designated for the protection of wild animals, within which hunting and fishing are either prohibited or strictly controlled.
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Wildlife refuge closed as Edouard churns in Gulf  -  05 Aug 2008
WXVT,...(AP) - The 125000-acre Sabine National Wildlife Refuge has been closed as a precaution as the area braces for Tropical Storm Edouard.

Obama Energy Plan — Green Vets and Green Kids  -  05 Aug 2008
FOXNews...favor of offshore and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling — but hadn’t seen much so far on four items deep in the plan that I thought noteworthy.

Signs installed at Arrow Rock Landing Trail  -  05 Aug 2008
Boonville Daily News,By None The historic Arrow Rock interpretive signs, like the one pictured, have been installed on the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge, Jameson Island

Congressional recess shuts off energy talks  -  05 Aug 2008
North Platte Telegraph,Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both say they oppose opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling, a move called

The Compromise "Drill Anywhere" Plan  -  05 Aug 2008
Scoop.co.nz,Why not just give them the green light to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Florida Coast and other offshore protected areas, Mount Rushmore

Business Portfolio  -  05 Aug 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,A copy also is available at Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, 728 Yazoo Refuge Road in Hollandale. Comments will be accepted until 4 pm Friday.

Eastern NC wildfire nearly out; firefighters leave  -  05 Aug 2008
The Associated Press...was named the Evans Road Fire, began June 1 with a lightning strike on private land and has burned in and around Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.

READER VIEWS ON OIL DRILLING, HAWKER STRIKERS, COWTOWN IMPRESSION ...  -  05 Aug 2008
The Wichita Eagle,My argument for opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is because of its impact on oil prices in the future; relaxing federal

Fight against non-native animals, plants is often a delaying action  -  05 Aug 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),About 2.4 percent of land in the National Wildlife Refuge System is infested with invasive plants. And 4400 invasive animal populations occupy refuges,

Rep. Young speaks to business owners  -  05 Aug 2008
Juneau Empire (subscription),Young said he was pushing for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that would help reduce the nation's imports of oil.

Giving Big Oil a license to drill won’t help us  -  05 Aug 2008
Las Vegas Sun,The big political issue of the day seems to be whether to drill for oil in our coastal waters or in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge despite the present

Fishing Report  -  05 Aug 2008
Desert Valley Times,Sites include Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County Wetlands Park, Overton Wildlife Management Area,

Gulls, grizzlies and grouse  -  05 Aug 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune,Jim Williams, a lifelong birder, serves as a member of the US National Wildlife Refuge Birding Initiative Committee. He also is a member of the American

Alternatives and low consumption need of the hour  -  05 Aug 2008
GulfNews,Everything from directional drilling to access untapped oil reserves in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to shipping Qatar's gas around the world on

Coastal parishes prepare for Edouard; see photos from Vermilion ...  -  05 Aug 2008
The Daily Advertiser,Down the road, just over the Cameron Parish line, at the Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge - where Rita took a heavy toll that they're still trying to

Energy push puts crosshairs on mesa  -  05 Aug 2008
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,Along with Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, other sites include the Upper Green River Valley of Wyoming, Utah's Red Rock Wilderness, Carrizo Plains

Editorial: Homegrown oil debate  -  05 Aug 2008
Bangor Daily News,Democrats are correct in asserting that drilling now, whether on federal lands, offshore or in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, will do nothing to ease

Bright, Davis support oil drilling  -  05 Aug 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,The bill, which Rogers introduced last week, would open up the wildlife refuge for drilling. Rogers is running for re-election in the 3rd Congressional

Speak out against oil reserve grab  -  Aug 4, 2008
Modesto Bee,Cut the red tape now and we could have the oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 18 months. It only took three years to drill in Alaska and build

Casts & Shots: Destination: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge  -  Aug 2, 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),Get up early on Saturday morning and slip down to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Early in the morning, the place is magical.

Lower Klamath refuge to commemorate 100 years  -  Aug 3, 2008
Record-Searchlight,White tundra swans take flight at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary on Friday.

Plum Creek Bay added to Detroit wildlife refuge  -  Jul 26, 2008
Detroit Free Press,By JENNIFER DIXON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 26, 2008 The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge grew today by 126 acres of wetlands and marsh

7 congressional candidates visit Arctic Refuge  -  Jul 17, 2008
Chicago Tribune,By JEANNETTE J. LEE | AP Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Seven congressional candidates from across the country visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this

Rydell Refuge to host open house  -  Aug 2, 2008
In-Forum,The Rydell National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Minnesota will host an open house from noon to 4 pm Aug. 10. A concession stand will open at noon.

Refuge is for the birds  -  Aug 1, 2008
Chatham Courier,The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is well named for the breeding birds, wintering birds and annual migrants on the wing who stop over for food and

Judge blocks Fish and Wildlife Service from accepting land ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Dallas Morning News,The city and the water board have sued Fish and Wildlife to prevent the establishment of a wildlife refuge on the land in Anderson and Cherokee counties.

A century of sanctuary  -  Aug 3, 2008
Mail Tribune,The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Tulelake, Calif., is holding its centennial celebration at 11 am Friday at the refuge entrance,

Events at the wildlife refuge  -  Jul 30, 2008
Wicked Local Stow,Learn about current research happening on Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. This presentation is being led by Kyra Krakos who is conducting research

Hits and Misses  -  Aug 2, 2008
Dallas Morning News,US District Judge Jorge Solis this week stopped the US Fish and Wildlife Service from starting to build a wildlife refuge along the Neches River.

Wildlife refuge to remain closed throughout week  -  Jul 29, 2008
Brownsville Herald,By Cassandra Delgado, The Brownsville Herald The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and trails will remain closed for the remainder of

Report: 2nd oldest US wildlife refuge in jeopardy  -  Jul 11, 2008
The Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The nation's second oldest national wildlife refuge, a chain of barrier islands southeast of New Orleans, is in danger of being lost

An Evening at the Hook lecture series announces new season  -  Aug 4, 2008
Cape Gazette,...through February to highlight this nation’s abundant and diverse natural resources, particularly close to home at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Boehner Skeptical Wildlife Lives in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge  -  Jul 15, 2008
FOXNewsWASHINGTON — House Republicans are traveling to Alaska this weekend to check out the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, environment that is a source of

Crab Orchard refuge to have live owls at program this weekend  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Southern,BY THE SOUTHERN Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge will host a free evening campfire program at 6:30 pm Saturday. The program will be at the Crab Orchard

Despite push for oil, most new onshore wells produce natural gas  -  Aug 4, 2008
SmartBrief,Congress has been battling over whether to increase drilling efforts on federal lands, including Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, as the price of

Chaffetz to travel to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge  -  Jul 10, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Chaffetz will join several other Republican contenders next week on a trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where they want to drill for oil.

Scientists search for climate clues in Alaska glacier  -  Aug 4, 2008
guardian.co.uk,For the first time in decades, US officials allowed drilling in the Arctic national wildlife refuge in Alaska this summer. The drillers were targeting ice

Trail reopens at wildlife refuge  -  Jul 28, 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,The quarter-mile hike was along the Cypress Swamp Trail of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge west of Boynton Beach,

Boardwalk reopens at Bayou Sauvage refuge  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,The boardwalk at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge reopened this week, offering promise and a glimpse of what has yet to return after Hurricane Katrina

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge is heaven for wildlife watchers  -  Jul 27, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,What the National Wildlife Refuge System — established in 1903 by President Teddy Roosevelt — is all about is setting aside water and land to be managed

Refuge to benefit from Biolage’s ‘green’ campaign  -  Jul 30, 2008
Island Reporter,Toni Westland, a park ranger at “Ding� Darling National Wildlife Refuge, said that they expect anywhere from 85 to 100 people to participate in the removal

Frank Hu: More oil exploration needed  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Capital Times,Again looking back (not quite as far), in 1995 if President Clinton had not vetoed Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil exploration, Dave might not have

Alternatives to drilling  -  Aug 4, 2008
Phoenixville News,Rather than acting on the claim that drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge will lower gas prices (only 6 months supply at most), Americans need a

Fire on Russell refuge 75 percent contained  -  Jul 31, 2008
Great Falls Tribune,By Tribune Staff • July 31, 2008 A wildfire on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge is about 75 percent contained after burning through about 300

Endangered bird found in Durant, taken to wildlife refuge  -  Jul 26, 2008
Durant Daily Democrat,Benitez took the baby hawk under her wing and drove the bird to the Oklahoma Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma City. Refuge employees stated that the bird is a

August programs at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge  -  Jul 26, 2008
The Daily News of Newburyport,7, 7-8 pm The Great Marsh, which extends up through Essex County (and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge) into New Hampshire, is the largest salt marsh

STAYcations:Break out binoculars at this wildlife refuge  -  Jul 28, 2008
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,FEE: General admission is $3/adults, $1/children. Admission to the antebellum Davis home is $5/adults. Children 5 and under get in free.

Fewer needed to fight wildfire in NC refuge  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,The fire, which has charred 40704 acres in and around the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, has continued its descent beneath the surface - fueled by

Wildlife refuge girds for effects of oil spill  -  Jul 24, 2008
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,By Chris Kirkham DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE -- At the southernmost fringe of the Mississippi River, a home base for more migratory birds each year than

Baring: Moosehorn refuge gets its first officer  -  Jul 28, 2008
Bangor Daily News,If you decide to race around on your all-terrain vehicle off the designated trails at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, or poach fish from one of its




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