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class="bold">Webcams</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/menu_bullet2.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="15"></td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm" class="tab">Old Faithful</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/menu_bullet2.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="15"></td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/yell/mammothcam.htm" class="tab">Mammoth Hot Springs</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/menu_bullet2.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="15"></td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/glac/webcams/mgcam.htm" class="tab">Glacier National Park</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/menu_bullet2.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="15"></td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/webcams/parks/grcacam/grcacam.htm" class="tab">Grand Canyon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/menu_bullet2.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="15"></td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/bibe/webcam/basincam.htm" class="tab">Big Bend National Park</a></td> </tr>  <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm" class="tab"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/webcam.jpg" alt="Old Faithful" border="0" width="170" height="170"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="caption">Old Faithful webcam is one of several webcams available in National Parks.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" background="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/dot.gif"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/p.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="pixel of space"></td> </tr> </table> </td>  <td width="339" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" align="center"> <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  <tr> <td width="330" align="center"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/hydropower.jpg" alt="Hydropower provides about 7 percent of America抯 electricity. [Photo: DOE/NREL]" width="330" height="215"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="captext" align="right">Hydropower provides about 7 percent of America抯 electricity.<br>[Photo: DOE/NREL] </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="320" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="330" class="title"> Agencies Announce New Hydropower Rules Required by 2005 Energy Policy Act </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" align="left"> <b>WASHINGTON</b> -- The Department of the Interior, working with the departments of Commerce and Agriculture, has announced new Interim Final Rules to improve licensing procedures for hydropower while protecting threatened and endangered fish species, water quality, and federal and tribal resources. The rules mark the first time that the three departments have established joint procedures for dispute resolution regarding hydropower licensing. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051116.htm" class="nav"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="reg" width="330"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" width="330"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet5.gif" alt="bullet" border="0" height="10" width="10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051116a.htm" class="nav"><b>Assistant Secretary Craig Manson Departs Interior</b></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="reg" width="330"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="330" class="title"> Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Earns Nod<br> for Removal from Endangered List </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" align="left"> After three decades of successful conservation efforts involving federal and state agencies and many other partners, the greater Yellowstone population of grizzly bears has recovered and no longer needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Gale Norton has announced. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051115c.htm" class="nav"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051115_sp.htm"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/spanish.gif" alt="spanish" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="70" height="15"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="reg" width="330"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="title" width="330"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust/iimaccounting.pdf" class="bold">Historical Accounting for Individual Indian Monies: A Progress Report</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust/iimaccounting.pdf" class="nav"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/pdf.gif" width="33" height="15" alt="pdf" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="320" align="center"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="330" align="center"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_doi.gif" alt="Your Interior Department - The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities." border="0" width="330" height="40"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="330" align="left"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="330" align="left"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="reg">The Department of the Interior, comprising the eight bureaus listed at the right:</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="330"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land in the US.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Provides the resources for nearly one-third of the Nation's energy.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Works with 562 federally recognized Indian Tribes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Administers U.S. responsibility to four overseas Territories.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Provides water to 31 million citizens through 824 dams and reservoirs.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td>  <td valign="top" class="reg">Receives over 450 million visits each year to 388 units of the national park system, 544 wildlife refuges and vast areas of multiple use lands.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="reg"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet_home.gif" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top" width="10" height="10"></td> <td valign="top" class="reg">Provides opportunities for hunters and anglers, working to improve habitat on millions of acres of public and private lands.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="330"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="reg">Below are links to some DOI sites that may be of interest.</td> </tr> </table> </td> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="330"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="339" align="center" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="337" align="center"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_water.gif" alt="Water" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_energy.gif" alt="Science" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/dailyMainW?state=us&map_type=flood&web_type=map" class="nav">Floods</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/issues/colorado.html" class="nav">Supply in the West</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.usbr.gov/waterconservation/" class="nav">Conservation</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://water.usgs.gov/" class="nav">Resources</a><br> </td> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/" class="nav">Astrogeology at USGS</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/" class="nav">Hurricanes</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/" class="nav">Earthquakes</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="initiatives/energy.html" class="nav">Energy</a><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_land.gif" alt="Land" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_animals.gif" alt="Wildlife" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nifc.gov/" class="nav">Fire</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://ask.usgs.gov/maps.html" class="nav">Maps</a><br>  <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/parks.html" class="nav">Parks/</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://refuges100.fws.gov/" class="nav">Refuges/</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.blm.gov/nhp/info/index.htm" class="nav">BLM Lands</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.mms.gov/aboutmms/ocs.htm" class="nav">Offshore Lands</a>/<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/" class="nav">Volcanoes</a><br> </td> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://endangered.fws.gov/" class="nav">Endangered Species</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://habitat.fws.gov/" class="nav">Habitats & Conservation</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/horse/" class="nav">Wild Horse & Burro Adoption </a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://duckstamps.fws.gov/" class="nav">Duck Stamps</a><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_communities.gif" alt="Communities" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/tab_info.gif" alt="InfoLinks" border="0" width="165" height="25"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/ost" class="nav">Special Trustee</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="indiantrust.html" class="nav">Indian Trust</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/oia/" class="nav">Territories and Islands</a><br> </td> <td valign="top" class="tab" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.healthyforests.gov/" class="nav">www.HealthyForests.gov<br>  <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/pilt" class="nav">Payments in Lieu of Taxes</a><br> <img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bullet3.gif" width="10" height="15" alt="Bullet" border="0" align="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/katrina/relief.html" class="nav">2005 Hurricane Recovery</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="315"><img border="0" alt="space" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/white-spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> </td>  <td width="250" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" align="center"> <table width="250" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.nps.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/nps_tab.gif" alt="National Park Service" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>NPS is giving the public </b> additional time to review and comment on a proposed update of the NPS Management Policies. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://data2.itc.nps.gov/release/Detail.cfm?ID=619 " target="New" class="nav"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.usbr.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/bor_tab.gif" alt="Bureau of Reclamation" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>Reclamation will soon begin construction</b> on Lauro Dam near Santa Barbara, California to help it to better withstand effects of any future earthquake. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=8701" class="nav" target="New"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.blm.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/blm_tab.gif" alt="Bureau of Land Management" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b> Interior has joined other agencies</b> to help streamline the permitting process for oil and gas projects on federal lands. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.doi.gov/news/05_News_Releases/051025a.htm" class="nav" target="New"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.usgs.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/usgs_tab.gif" alt="U.S. Geological Survey" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>USGS is among nine organizations</b> to participate in a 5-year research project to explore ways to improve the health of western sagebrush rangelands. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1412" class="nav" target="New"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.mms.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/mms_tab.gif" alt="Minerals Management Service" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>A record $1.7 billion was distributed</b> to 35 states during FY 2005 -- their share of federal revenues collected by MMS. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press1103b.htm" class="nav" target="New"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.osmre.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/osm_tab.gif" alt="Office of Surface Mining" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>OSM has issued final regulations</b> giving it flexibility in the processing of amendments to state regulatory programs. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.osmre.gov/news/102005.htm" class="nav" target="New"><img src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/more2.gif" alt="more" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="40" height="15"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="250"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://www.fws.gov/" target="New"><img border="0" src="/web/20051117161847im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/fws_tab.gif" alt="U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" width="250" height="35"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reg" valign="top" align="left" width="250"><b>Wildlife agencies from across the nation</b> have submitted action plans, establishing a blueprint to conserve imperiled species in the United States. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051117161847/http://news.fws.gov/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=51B9390C-65BF-03E7-299E3263EC80CE6C" class="nav" 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