ACS Wildlife Biologist, Johnida S. Dockens Article in the Journal of Wildlife Management

ACS wildlife biologist, Johnida S. Dockens, is a co-author of a management and conservation article recently published in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The journal article is the result of Ms. Dockens’ previous work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in North Dakota. Ms. Dockens was a Biological Science Technician at the J. . . . → Read More: ACS Wildlife Biologist, Johnida S. Dockens Article in the Journal of Wildlife Management

Brown Pelican Removed From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery, effective December 17, 2009. The FWS decision is based on a review of the available data, which indicates that the species is no longer in danger of extinction, . . . → Read More: Brown Pelican Removed From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Issues Finding that Desert Tortoise May Warrant Federal Protection

Photograph by Johnida Dockens, ACS Biologist

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently reviewed a petition which seeks to protect the Sonoran population of desert tortoise as a distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act. The Sonoran DPS of the desert tortoise occurs predominantly on rocky slopes and . . . → Read More: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Issues Finding that Desert Tortoise May Warrant Federal Protection

Tony Ranch Cultural Resource & Ecological Assessment Project

ACS, subconsultant to the Moore/Swick Partnership, recently completed an exciting research project for the Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT). The fieldwork involved the baseline documentation of existing resources and conditions at Tony Ranch in Haunted Canyon, which hosts a unique middle elevation riparian setting for Arizona. Haunted Canyon is known widely by . . . → Read More: Tony Ranch Cultural Resource & Ecological Assessment Project

Upcoming Fieldwork: Tony Ranch & Haunted Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona

ACS, subconsultant to the Moore/Swick Partnership, is currently (Week of May 4, 2009) in the field on an exciting research project to conduct baseline documentation of existing resources and conditions at Tony Ranch in Haunted Canyon, which hosts a unique middle elevation riparian setting for Arizona. Haunted Canyon is known widely by . . . → Read More: Upcoming Fieldwork: Tony Ranch & Haunted Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona