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On larger devices text links are visible--> <div id="navbar-collapse" class="navbar-collapse collapse"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right" id="headerLinks"> <li class="visible-lg"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/endangered/?ref=topbar">Endangered Species</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/humancapital/jobs.html?ref=topbar">Jobs</a> </li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuges/?ref=topbar">National Wildlife Refuges</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/news/?ref=topbar">Newsroom</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/offices/?ref=topbar">Offices</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/permits/?ref=topbar">Permits</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/home/socialmedia/index.html?ref=topbar">Social Media</a></li> <li class="nodisplay"> <a href="#more" class="nodisplay">More Links</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div id="MainCol" class="col-md-push-3 col-md-6"> <!--BEGIN FEATURE STORIES --> <!-- **** IMPORTANT**** COPY AND PASTE THE 3RD STORY CONTENT INTO THE ARCHIVE FORM: https://intranet.fws.gov/news/indexfeature.cfm. DON'T Forget to add a LINK to it Under the "More Stories from the Home Page" Links section. THEN, COPY AND PASTE THE CURRENT 2ND STORY CONTENT INTO THE 3RD STORY AREA. THEN, COPY THE MAIN STORY CONTENT INTO THE 2ND STORY AREA (Don't forget to resize the image to 150px width!!!!!). Once you have moved all the stories, add the new MAIN FEATURE. --> <!--MAIN FEATURE STORY with 600px wide image--><!-- IF THE MAIN FEATURE CODE GETS MESSED UP, SEE www.fws.gov/home/examples/MainFeatureExample.html --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="MainFeature_600pxW" --> <!-- COPY EVERYTHING BELOW--> <!-- Step 1: Image and caption --> <!-- Image & Caption container starts here. The image and caption go BEFORE the story. --> <div style="padding-top: 10px;" z-index="-1"> <!--Thumbnail image (width: 580px) with link goes here. Make sure you update the alt tag!!! --> <div align="center"><!-- !!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE INSERTING A VIDEO VIA iframe, YOU MUST include class="video-container" and add this title text: 'title="Video for lead story"' IN THIS DIV TAG!!!!!!!!!!!!--> <!-- <iframe width="462" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_Niq5otGf0?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> --> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuges/features/images/eggs/7.jpg"><img src="/web/20170411043140im_/https://fws.gov/home/feature/2017/common-murre-egg-credit-brandon-saito-usfws-580.jpg" alt="Some eggs, like this common murre egg at Selawik National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, are pyriform: pear-shaped and pointed. Credit: Brandon Saito/USFWS" width="580" height="378" class="img-thumbnail"/></a> </div> <!--Image Caption goes here --> <div class="caption"> Some eggs, like this common murre egg at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuge/selawik/" title="Link to non-FWS site">Selawik National Wildlife Refuge</a> in Alaska, are pyriform: pear-shaped and pointed. Credit: Brandon Saito/USFWS</div> </div> <!-- /end Image & Caption containers--> <!-- Step 1: Story --> <!--Headline --> <h4>Eggs-cellent!</h4> <!--Date --> <div class="Date">April 05, 2017</div> <!--Story body -->Spring is here, and eggs are sitting in nests at national wildlife refuges from coast to coast. Did you know that the shape of an egg can keep it from rolling away? Learn more about the distinctive attributes of bird eggs.<br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuges/features/eggs.html" target="_blank">Photo Essay »</a><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <hr> </div> </div> <!-- /END MAIN FEATURE --> <!--2nd STORY with 150px wide image--><!-- IF THE 2nd or 3rd FEATURE CODE GETS MESSED UP, SEE www.fws.gov/home/examples/SecondaryFeatureExample.html --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="2ndStory_150pxW" --> <!-- COPY EVERYTHING BELOW--> <!-- Step 1: Image and caption --> <!-- Image & Caption container starts here. The image and caption go BEFORE the story. --> <div class="thumbnail"> <!--Thumbnail image (width: 150px) with link goes here. Make sure you update the alt tag!!! --> <a href="home/feature/2017/Manatee%20inside%20Three%20Sisters%20Springs%20-%20Carol%20Grant.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20170411043140im_/https://fws.gov/home/feature/2017/Manatee-inside-Three-Sisters-Springs-credit-Carol-Grant-150.jpg" alt="Summer camp at refuges is all about nature discovery. Campers at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Minnesota try wearing duckweed. Credit: USFWS" width="150" height="124" class="img-thumbnail"/></a> <!--Image Caption goes here --> <div class="caption">A Florida manatee at Three Sisters Springs in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Crystal_River/" target="_blank">Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge</a>, a critical wintering habitat for manatees. Credit: Carol Grant</div> <!-- /end Caption --> </div><!-- /end Image & Caption containers--> <!-- Step 2: Story --> <!--Headline --> <h4>Manatee Downlisted from Endangered to Threatened; All Existing Federal Protections Remain in Place</h4> <!--Date --> <div class="Date">March 30, 2017</div> Thanks to conservation partnerships inspired by the Endangered Species Act, the manatee is no longer in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, and is being downlisted from endangered to threatened. Diverse actions by the Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, industry, conservation groups and others have helped protect manatee habitat and wintering areas, with notable population increases in recent years.<br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=manatee-reclassified-from-endangered-to-threatened-as-habitat-improves-a&_ID=36003" target="_blank">News Release »</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/southeast/" target="_blank">Learn More »</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/southeast/pdf/frequently-asked-questions/manatee-reclassification-to-threatened.pdf">FAQs » </a><!-- COPY EVERYTHING ABOVE--> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </div> </div> <!-- /END 2ND STORY --> <!-- 3rd STORY with 150px wide image --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="3rdStory_150pxW" --> <!-- COPY EVERYTHING BELOW--> <!-- Step 1: Image and caption --> <!-- Image & Caption container starts here. The image and caption go BEFORE the story. --> <div class="thumbnail"> <!--Thumbnail image (width: 150px) with link goes here. Make sure you update the alt tag!!! --> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuges/features/images/summercamp/10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20170411043140im_/https://fws.gov/home/feature/2017/summercampersUSFWS2017-150.jpg" alt="Summer camp at refuges is all about nature discovery. Campers at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Minnesota try wearing duckweed. Credit: USFWS" width="150" height="100" class="img-thumbnail"/></a> <!--Image Caption goes here --> <div class="caption">Summer camp at refuges is all about nature discovery. Campers at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Minnesota try wearing duckweed. Credit: USFWS </div> <!-- /end Caption --> </div><!-- /end Image & Caption containers--> <!-- Step 2: Story --> <!--Headline --> <h4>Summer Camp on National Wildlife Refuges</h4> <!--Date --> <div class="Date">March 29, 2017</div> Summer's still months off, but it's not too soon to sign your kids up for a camp they'll long remember. Summer day camps on national wildlife refuges spark a sense of natural wonder and give youngsters a chance to learn new outdoor skills. <br> <!--<a href="https://www.fws.gov/savethemonarch/" target="_blank">Blog »</a><br>--> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411043140/https://www.fws.gov/refuges/features/SummerCampOnRefuges.html" target="_blank">Photo Essay »</a> <!-- COPY EVERYTHING ABOVE--> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </div> </div> <!-- /END 3RD STORY --> <!-- ADDITIONAL EDITABLE FIELD, below, for those instances when you need to have a 4TH FEATURE STORY. 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