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Webmaster for Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America

January 2016 Issue of the Blue Heron Chapter Newsletter

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Prior year issues of our monthly Chapter newsletter are available for download from the S-N IWLA Blue Heron Times newsletter archives.

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Coyote Sterilization Program in N.C. Protects Red Wolves

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A sterilization program to stop coyotes from hybridizing with the only wild population of red wolves in the world has been successful so far, according to new research.  “Coyote genes are under 4 percent in the red wolf genome, so that’s good,” said Eric Gese, a research wildlife biologist with … Read more →

Virginia Naturally Newsletter

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The “Virginia Naturally” newsletter provides access to statewide environmental education resources including information about volunteer opportunities, educational classes, places to visit, community events, watershed maps, lesson plans, and recreational activities.

If you are interested in other stewardship … Read more →

Delmarva Fox Squirrel Removed from Endangered Species List

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“One of the first subspecies to be listed as federally endangered over 45 years ago has made its way back from the brink of extinction, thanks in large part to collaborate conservation efforts between state and federal agencies as well as private landowners.

On November 13 the U.S. Fish & … Read more →