California department of fish and wildlife articles
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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife asks for people to keep wildlife wild
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) say spring brings with it a surge in newborn wildlife across Kentucky, along with the potential for well-meaning people to try to “rescue” the baby animals. The KDFWR urges the public to leave young wildlife undisturbed, even when they appear []
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US Fish and Wildlife Service to add up to 700,000 acres to Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that a plan was finalized for expanding the acquisition boundary for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge by up to 700,000 acres to support native and migratory species such as the sandhill crane, the pronghorn and lesser prairie chicken.
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How a 'death trap' for fish in California's water system is limiting the pumping of supplies
Giant pumps hum inside a warehouse-like building, pushing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the California Aqueduct, where it travels more than 400 miles south to the taps of over half the state's population. But lately the powerful motors at the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant have been running at reduced capacity, despite a second year of drought-busting snow and rain. The reason: So many threatened fish have died at the plant's intake reservoir and pumps that it has...