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    Species Spotlight: Protecting the gopher tortoise and its ecosystem

    Published on December 06, 2016
    The gopher tortoise is an upland tortoise species native to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Gopher tortoise habitat consists of extensive burro...
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    Species Spotlight: Protecting the gopher tortoise and its ecosystem

    Published on December 06, 2016

    WATCH: National Forest & Rangeland Management Initiative Webinar: The F...

    Published on November 10, 2016
    The Western Governors' Association hosted a webinar on Nov. 10 as part of its series for the National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative. 
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    WATCH: National Forest & Rangeland Management Initiative Webinar: The F...

    Published on November 10, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Proactive Conservation Efforts Bring Channel Island Fox ...

    Published on October 05, 2016
    The Channel Island fox is a diminutive species of fox endemic to the Channel Islands in Southern California. The island fox was listed as endangered under the Endang...
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    Species Spotlight: Proactive Conservation Efforts Bring Channel Island Fox ...

    Published on October 05, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Conservation Agreement keeps Graham’s and White River ...

    Published on August 10, 2016
    Graham’s beardtongue and White River beardtongue are perennial penstemon plant species endemic to Uintah County in eastern Utah and Rio Blanco County in w...
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    Species Spotlight: Conservation Agreement keeps Graham’s and White River ...

    Published on August 10, 2016

    Species Spotlight

    Published on July 11, 2016
    Species Spotlight is a case study series examining the challenges and opportunities in species conservation:
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    Species Spotlight

    Published on July 11, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Collaborative conservation puts Columbian white-tailed d...

    Published on May 17, 2016
    The Columbian white-tailed deer began to decline in the Pacific Northwestern United States in the early 1900s due to unrestricted hunting and land conversion. Once n...
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    Species Spotlight: Collaborative conservation puts Columbian white-tailed d...

    Published on May 17, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Work since El Segundo Blue Butterfly listing has led to ...

    Published on May 04, 2016
    The El Segundo Blue Butterfly is endemic to the coastal dunes of Los Angeles County in California. The sandy dunes and surrounding ecosystem are essential to the but...
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    Species Spotlight: Work since El Segundo Blue Butterfly listing has led to ...

    Published on May 04, 2016

    Gov. Ige emphasizes critical balance of species, people at Hawaii ESA works...

    Published on April 07, 2016
    Hawaii Gov. David Ige kicked off the final workshop of the Western Governors' Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative on Oahu by emp...
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    Gov. Ige emphasizes critical balance of species, people at Hawaii ESA works...

    Published on April 07, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Delisting the American Peregrine Falcon through captive ...

    Published on March 29, 2016
    The American Peregrine Falcon was once abundant throughout the United States, but widespread use of the pesticide DDT caused the bird’s population to decline r...
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    Species Spotlight: Delisting the American Peregrine Falcon through captive ...

    Published on March 29, 2016

    Governors Hickenlooper, Mead launch Denver workshop on ESA Initiative

    Published on March 09, 2016
    Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead kicked off the latest workshop of the Western Governors' Species Conservation and ...
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    Governors Hickenlooper, Mead launch Denver workshop on ESA Initiative

    Published on March 09, 2016

    Species Spotlight: Recovering the Oregon chub through conservation partners...

    Published on March 01, 2016
    Oregon chub populations were in steep decline due to habitat loss and nonnative species predation in 1993 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed...
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    Species Spotlight: Recovering the Oregon chub through conservation partners...

    Published on March 01, 2016

    Species Spotlight: How collaborative conservation led to a ‘Not Warra...

    Published on February 04, 2016
    Arctic grayling populations, including in Montana’s Big Hole River, had been declining for decades when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1992 first con...
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    Species Spotlight: How collaborative conservation led to a ‘Not Warra...

    Published on February 04, 2016

    Gov. Otter urges engagement, innovation to improve species conservation, ES...

    Published on January 19, 2016
    Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter welcomed participants to the Idaho workshop of the Western Governors' Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiati...
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    Gov. Otter urges engagement, innovation to improve species conservation, ES...

    Published on January 19, 2016

    Gov. Mead launches Species Conservation and ESA Initiative workshops

    Published on November 12, 2015
    Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead kicked off the first workshop of the Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative with a nod to the significance of wildlife in ...
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    Gov. Mead launches Species Conservation and ESA Initiative workshops

    Published on November 12, 2015

    WGA Annual Meeting: Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead will focus on the Endangered Spe...

    Published on June 26, 2015
    Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead will focus on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) during his year as Chairman of the Western Governors' Association. Gov. Mead discussed his ...
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    WGA Annual Meeting: Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead will focus on the Endangered Spe...

    Published on June 26, 2015

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