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White-nose syndrome killing off Va. bats

A new survey of 21 Virginia caves is cause for concern.

Tags: michelle basch, white nose syndrome, bats, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Froschauer

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Wildlife agency joins Smithsonian on conservation work

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is joining an educational partnership between the Smithsonian and George Mason University to provide hands-on instruction in conservation work.

Tags: Smithsonian, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, George Mason University

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Va. Tech biologists to restore mussels to river

Virginia Tech biologists are teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to release 5,000 endangered mussels into a biologically diverse river that runs through southwest Virginia and Tennessee.

Tags: virginia tech, mussels, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Feds propose limits on Md. wind farm to save bats

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing limits on a western Maryland wind energy project to reduce potential fatalities of endangered bats.

Tags: wind energy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, endangered bats, Exelon Corp.

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2 Eastern US mussels to be listed as endangered

Two freshwater mussel species once common in the eastern U.S. but now found in only a handful of rivers are going on the federal Endangered Species List.

Tags: freshwater mussel, sheepnose, spectaclecase, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Center for Biological Diversity

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Injured bald eagle found near Va. Metro euthanized

A bald eagle found last weekend by Metro tracks near the Van Dorn Street station has been euthanized.

Tags: bald eagle, Van Dorn Metro, WUSA, Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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