Fish & Wildlife News: October 1996

Contents: Putting Refuges on the Map: Service Celebrates National Wildlife Refuge Week Statement by President Clinton on Signing the “Mollie Beattie Wilderness Area Act” Service Mussels Forward with Ecosystem Approach to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Service Helps Dedicate Illinois Wetland as 15th Wetland of International Importance Service Proposes Youth Waterfowling Day; Approval of Bismuth-Tin Sho Seven Departments Agree to Bolster Recreational Fisheries Talented Toddler Takes Trout at Alaska “Kids Fishing Day” Service Urges Boaters to “Pump and Dump” Lions and Tigers and . . . Snakes–– O’Hare Exhibit Educates Travelers About Illegal Wildlife Wolves Thriving in Yellowstone, No New Introductions in 1997 National Postal Museum Premieres New Federal Duck Stamp Exhibit Race Against the Clock: Refuge Tries to Stop Bird Epidemic Before Fall Migration Major Settlement with Pipeline Companies to Fund Restoration of Midwestern Creek Faster than a Speeding Bullet New Policy Balances Angling, Endangered Species Conservation Cold War Laboratory Becomes Wildlife Education Hot Spot 17 Service Employees Recognized as “Unusually Outstanding” for 1995 Conservation, Water on Prairies Allow Ducks to Fly High Again Regional Roundup A Comeback for FWS New