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Though uninhabited, Baker Island is visited annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Latest news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlfe Service Home Page 08/11/2011 11:15 PM Six Foreign Bird Species Receive Endangered Species Act Protection The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today a final rule to protect six foreign bird species found on islands in French Polynesia and in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The rule implements federal protections provided by the ESA for the Cantabrian capercaillie, Marquesan imperial pigeon, Eiao Marquesas reed-warbler, greater adjutant, Jerdon's courser, and slender-billed curlew. Learn More   08/09/2011 11:11 PM Service Emergency Lists Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is taking emergency action to protect the Miami blue butterfly. Upon publication of the emergency rule on August 10, 2011 in the Federal Register, the Miami blue becomes listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The emergency listing immediately protects the butterfly for 240 days. Concurrently, the Service is issuing a proposed rule to permanently put into place the protections for the Miami blue beyond the 240-day emergency period. Learn More 08/16/2011 11:17 PM Salazar Announces Successful Recovery of Lake Erie Watersnake Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Lake Erie watersnake, a harmless species found on offshore islands in western Lake Erie in Ohio and Ontario, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The snake becomes the 23rd species to be delisted due to recovery. Under the Endangered Species Act, the Service has worked to successfully stabilize our nation's most imperiled species in part by fostering partnerships, employing scientific excellence, and developing a workforce of conservation leaders who promote conservation programs that help species recovery. Fact Sheet Questions and Answers Lean More baker-island - Google News Google News 02/02/2012 03:32 PM Dennis Damon offers long-time perspective on fisheries management - Bar Harbor Times Bar Harbor Times Dennis Damon offers long-time perspective on fisheries management Bar Harbor Times Southwest Harbor — When Dennis Damon was a teenager, he would head out in his little boat, eastward of Baker Island, to go handlining for codfish. “One hook, one line, one person, one fish. That's your effort, and you can do it as many times as you ...

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