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Special Sessions Set for 76th North American
Friday, July 16, 2010

The Program Committee for next year’s North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference just announced the event’s Special Sessions, described below.

The 76th North American will be held March 14-19, 2011, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The four concurrent Special Sessions will follow the plenary session on Wednesday, March 16.

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Saltcedar, Flycatcher and Saltcedar Leaf Beetle—Three Part Disharmony
Friday, July 16, 2010

Tamarisk photo by rzperllian/flickrIn an ironic twist of fate, the federally endangered southwestern willow flycatcher has likely secured the survival of one of the most hated invasive plant species in the western United States, reports the Wildlife Management Institute.

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BLM Moves to Protect Colorado’s Vermillion Basin
Friday, July 16, 2010

Vermillion Basin by bsgrordonaspen/flickrA new U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) draft resource management plan for northwestern Colorado would protect the 77,000-acre Vermillion Basin from energy development. The new plan is a sharp turn away from a 2007 draft plan that would have allowed energy development on 93 percent of the 1.9 million acres of mineral rights that are managed by the BLM’s Little Snake field office, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. If finalized the new plan will make a total of 242,000 acres off limits to drilling.

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State Fish and Wildlife Agency Transformation Workshop Part II Slated
Friday, July 16, 2010

State fish and wildlife agencies (SFWAs) are struggling to address new and emerging conservation challenges while retaining core traditional programs. Many are finding they are unable to do so adequately and fear loss of relevancy to society unless they are able to transform into organizations that meet changing public needs and interests, while continuing commitments to core programs. Organizational transformation is a challenging endeavor; many SFWAs have tried to achieve this, yet few have succeeded. For those that have embraced a vision and made a commitment to transform, planning the first steps— identifying an appropriate and realistic process and securing necessary resources — proved a formidable challenge.

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Wildlife Research Techniques Under Review After Animal, Human Deaths
Friday, July 16, 2010

Grizzly sow and cubs by Chet Thomas/flickrA series of unrelated incidents that left grizzly bears, mountain goats and a Wyoming man dead has caused a review of some wildlife research projects, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Rocky Mountain Science Office has temporarily suspended trapping operations for its grizzly study after a man was mauled to death by a mature male bear that had been tranquilized earlier in the day. In addition, Glacier National Park has temporarily halted a University of Montana mountain goat study after two male mountain goats died in mid June after being darted by researchers.

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Open Fields Bear Fruit
Friday, July 16, 2010

An effort initiated several years ago to increase hunting opportunities significantly has finally come to fruition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting comments on an interim rule and has provided application procedures for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP), according to the Wildlife Management Institute.

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Fish and Wildlife Plans Arctic 50th Celebration
Friday, July 16, 2010

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge photo by Madhav PaiThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to launch a year-long celebration of a milestone in conservation history — the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Get Newer and Faster Information on Chronic Wasting Disease
Friday, July 16, 2010

Individuals wishing to stay abreast of up-to-date news and information regarding chronic wasting disease (CWD) now have a resource that will provide timely updates to email accounts, cell phones and personal web pages, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance has recently created accounts with the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in order to allow anyone concerned about CWD to receive breaking news, new research and CWD management updates to an electronic platform of their choosing. To find the CWD Alliance on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cwd-info.org and follow the links provided on the homepage. For technical assistance, please submit an inquiry at: http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/contact.main. (mcd)