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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams is pictured at the Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingstown.

Fish and Wildlife director highlights importance of Rhode Island’s coastal refuges

by Alex Nunes October 18, 2024October 18, 2024

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The head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was in Rhode Island this week to mark the annual National Wildlife Refuge Week. Director Martha Williams met up with South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes for a morning of birding at the Trustom Pond refuge in South Kingstown to talk about the importance of Rhode […]

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To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species

by The Associated Press July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.

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New England Cottontail Conservation Efforts Still Ongoing, Plans To Expand

by Avory Brookins October 23, 2018December 5, 2023

Federal regulators are continuing to build up the New England cottontail with a growing population on Patience Island in Narragansett Bay.