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2015
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
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k fro
m th
e 20
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g En
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o cr
edit:
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ert P
itman
/ N
OAA
Artw
ork
by: E
than
Men
g, S
emifi
nalis
t, gr
ades
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RUA
RY 2
015
The
kill
er w
hale
is t
he m
ost
wid
ely
dist
ribu
ted
mar
ine
mam
mal
, fou
nd in
all
part
s of
the
wor
ld. T
his
high
ly s
ocia
l ani
mal
is m
ost
abun
dant
in c
olde
r oc
ean
wat
ers
near
Ant
arct
ica,
Nor
way
, and
Ala
ska,
whe
re it
eat
s a
vari
ety
of a
nim
als
incl
udin
g fis
h, s
quid
, sea
ls, a
nd e
ven
shar
ks. I
ts la
rge
size
and
str
engt
h m
ake
it
one
the
fast
est
mar
ine
mam
mal
s, a
ble
to r
each
spe
eds
in e
xces
s of
35
mile
s pe
r ho
ur. C
onta
min
ants
, oil
spill
s, d
eple
tion
of p
rey,
and
shi
p co
llisi
ons
are
amon
g th
e pr
imar
y th
reat
s to
the
wha
le.
Kill
er w
hale
s of
f the
wes
tern
U.S
. coa
st w
ere
liste
d as
end
ange
red
in 2
006.
Kille
r W
hale
(O
rcin
us o
rca)
Mar
tin L
uthe
r Ki
ng, J
r. Da
y
New
Yea
r’s D
ay
SUN
DAY
M
ON
DAY
TU
ESD
AY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
TH
URS
DAY
F
RID
AY
S
ATU
RDAY
“The
edg
e of
the
sea
is a
stra
nge
and
beau
tiful
pla
ce.”
—
Rac
hel C
arso
n, A
mer
ican
con
serv
atio
nist
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TU
ESD
AY
WED
NES
DAY
TH
URS
DAY
FR
IDAY
SA
TURD
AY
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Phot
o cr
edit:
Mic
hael
L. B
aird
Ar
twor
k by
: Am
y Fe
ng, G
rand
Priz
e W
inne
r, gr
ades
9-1
2
febr
ua
ry
2015
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UA
RY 2
015
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MA
RCH
201
5
Pres
iden
ts’ D
ay
Vale
ntin
e’s D
ay
Grou
ndho
g Da
y
In s
hallo
w c
oast
al w
ater
s of
f Cal
iforn
ia, s
outh
ern
sea
otte
rs s
pend
the
ir d
ays
hunt
ing
sea
urch
ins,
cra
bs, c
lam
s, a
nd o
ther
inve
rteb
rate
s on
the
oce
an fl
oor.
The
se
a ot
ter
is t
he o
nly
mar
ine
mam
mal
wit
hout
a la
yer
of b
lubb
er. T
o ke
ep w
arm
in
the
col
d oc
ean
wat
er, t
hey
eat
up t
o 30
per
cent
of t
heir
ow
n bo
dy w
eigh
t ev
ery
day.
A t
hick
fur
coat
– t
he t
hick
est
of a
ny a
nim
al o
n E
arth
– a
lso
help
s ke
ep t
hem
w
arm
. Dem
and
for
this
luxu
riou
s fu
r de
cim
ated
the
spe
cies
by
the
19th
Cen
tury
. O
il sp
ills,
dis
ease
, and
ent
angl
emen
t in
fish
ing
gear
are
the
big
gest
thr
eats
to
the
sea
otte
r to
day.
The
sou
ther
n se
a ot
ter
was
list
ed a
s th
reat
ened
in 1
977.
Sout
hern
Se
a ot
ter
(Enh
ydra
lutr
is n
erei
s)
Ash
Wed
nesd
ay
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
“…th
e na
tura
l wor
ld is
the
grea
test
sou
rce
of e
xcite
men
t; th
e gr
eate
st s
ourc
e of
vis
ual b
eaut
y; th
e gr
eate
st s
ourc
e of
inte
llect
ual i
nter
est.
It is
the
grea
test
so
urce
of s
o m
uch
in li
fe th
at m
akes
life
wor
th li
ving
.”
— D
avid
Atte
nbor
ough
, Brit
ish
natu
ralis
t
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Phot
o cr
edit:
And
y Br
uckn
er /
NOA
A Ar
twor
k by
: Mel
ody
Lin,
1st
Pla
ce, g
rade
s 3-
5
Gre
en
Sea
Turt
le
(Che
loni
a m
ydas
)
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ND
AY
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ON
DAY
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DAY
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EDN
ESD
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rc
h 2
015
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015
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APR
IL 2
015
Dayl
ight
Sav
ing
Tim
e be
gins
Firs
t Day
of S
prin
gSt
. Pat
rick’s
Day
Savi
ng E
ndan
gere
d Sp
ecie
s Yo
uth
Art
Cont
est s
ubm
issi
on
dead
line
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Refu
ge
Syst
em a
nniv
ersa
ry
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Wee
k be
gins
Palm
Sun
day
Gre
en s
ea t
urtl
es li
ve in
war
m o
cean
wat
ers
arou
nd t
he w
orld
, am
ong
cora
l ree
fs
and
seag
rass
. The
spe
cies
dec
lined
wit
h th
e de
man
d fo
r th
eir
eggs
and
mea
t. O
ther
th
reat
s in
clud
e ac
cide
ntal
cap
ture
of t
he t
urtl
es in
fish
ing
nets
, the
loss
of n
esti
ng
area
s to
bea
ch d
evel
opm
ent,
and
oce
an p
ollu
tion
. T
he g
reen
sea
tur
tle
was
list
ed a
s th
reat
ened
in 1
978,
exc
ept
for
thos
e th
at n
est
in F
lori
da a
nd a
long
the
Pac
ific
coas
t of
M
exic
o, w
hich
wer
e lis
ted
as e
ndan
gere
d. R
ecov
ery
effo
rts
incl
ude
prot
ecti
ng b
each
an
d oc
ean
habi
tat,
and
wor
king
wit
h fis
herm
en t
o pr
even
t tu
rtle
cap
ture
.
“All
of n
atur
e is
in m
e, a
nd a
bit
of m
ysel
f is
in a
ll of
nat
ure.
”
— L
ame
Deer
, Min
icon
jou
Lako
ta c
hief
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
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ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
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RSD
AY
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AY
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RDAY
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il 2
015
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RCH
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MAY
201
5
Earth
Day
Arbo
r Day
Pass
over
end
sEa
ster
Usi
ng it
s ke
en s
ense
of s
mel
l, a
griz
zly
bear
can
det
ect
food
from
mile
s aw
ay.
Des
pite
its
look
s, t
his
larg
e an
imal
is n
ot a
n ef
fect
ive
hunt
er, e
atin
g m
ostl
y pl
ants
, ins
ects
, and
dea
d an
imal
s. A
s m
any
as 5
0,00
0 gr
izzl
ies
once
roa
med
w
este
rn N
orth
Am
eric
a, a
cros
s va
st s
tret
ches
of o
pen
and
unpo
pula
ted
land
fr
om t
he P
acifi
c O
cean
to
the
Gre
at P
lain
s. A
s pe
ople
set
tled
in n
ew t
owns
and
ci
ties
, the
se b
ears
wer
e pu
shed
out
of t
heir
hab
itat
. Con
trol
act
ions
to
redu
ce
lives
tock
con
flict
and
hab
itat
loss
cau
sed
the
bear
to
disa
ppea
r fr
om 9
8 pe
rcen
t of
its
form
er r
ange
. The
spe
cies
was
list
ed a
s th
reat
ened
in 1
975.
Gri
zzly
B
ear
(U
rsus
arc
tos
ho
rrib
ilis)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Tim
Rai
ns /
NPS
Artw
ork
by: N
icho
las
Mar
tinez
, Sem
ifina
list,
grad
es 6
-8
Pass
over
beg
ins
Good
Frid
ay
Nat
iona
l En
viro
nmen
tal
Educ
atio
n W
eek
begi
ns
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
“An
anim
al’s
eyes
hav
e th
e po
wer
to
spea
k a
grea
t lan
guag
e.”
—
Mar
tin B
uber
, Jew
ish
philo
soph
er
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
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EDN
ESD
AY
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RSD
AY
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AY
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y 20
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IL 2
015
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JUN
E 20
15
Mem
oria
l Day
Mot
her’s
Day
The
bay
che
cker
spot
but
terfl
y on
ce t
hriv
ed t
hrou
ghou
t th
ousa
nds
of a
cres
in t
he
San
Fra
ncis
co B
ay a
rea
in C
alifo
rnia
. Adu
lt b
ay c
heck
ersp
ot b
utte
rflie
s, w
hich
live
on
ly fo
r 10
day
s, c
an b
e se
en fl
ying
aro
und
prai
rie-
like
serp
enti
ne g
rass
land
s fr
om
late
Feb
ruar
y to
ear
ly M
ay. T
he lo
ss o
f thi
s ha
bita
t to
dev
elop
men
t is
the
pri
mar
y ca
use
for
the
decl
ine
of t
his
spec
ies.
Air
pol
luti
on a
nd t
he s
prea
d of
non
-nat
ive
plan
ts, w
hich
ove
rcro
wd
the
nati
ve v
eget
atio
n th
ese
butt
erfli
es a
nd t
heir
larv
ae
depe
nd o
n fo
r fo
od, a
re a
ddit
iona
l thr
eats
to
surv
ival
. The
spe
cies
was
list
ed a
s th
reat
ened
in 1
987.
Enda
nger
ed S
peci
es
Day
Inte
rnat
iona
l M
igra
tory
Bird
Da
y
(Eup
hydr
yas
edith
a ba
yens
is)
Bay
Ch
ecke
rspo
t B
utte
rfly
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
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Phot
o cr
edit:
Aar
on B
arna
/ US
FWS
Artw
ork
by: K
atrin
a Ch
en, S
emifi
nalis
t, gr
ades
9-1
2
“The
rich
ness
I ac
hiev
e co
mes
from
Nat
ure,
the
sour
ce o
f my
insp
iratio
n.”
—
Cla
ude
Mon
et, F
renc
h ar
tist
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
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30
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e 20
15
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201
5
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M
T
W
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F
S
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JULY
201
5
Grea
t Out
door
s M
onth
be
gins
Gree
n Se
a Tu
rtle
(C
helo
nia
myd
as)
Flag
Day
Fath
er’s
Day
Firs
t Day
of
Sum
mer
Nat
iona
l Fis
hing
and
Bo
atin
g W
eek
begi
ns
Ram
adan
beg
ins
Nat
iona
l Pol
linat
or
Wee
k be
gins
Phot
o cr
edit:
Mar
k Su
lliva
n / N
OAA
Artw
ork
by: S
arah
Cao
, 1st
Pla
ce, g
rade
s K-
2
Nat
iona
l Tra
ils D
ay
“Stu
dy n
atur
e, lo
ve n
atur
e, s
tay
clos
e to
na
ture
. It w
ill n
ever
fail
you.
”
— F
rank
Llo
yd W
right
, Am
eric
an a
rchi
tect
The
gre
en s
ea t
urtl
e is
the
onl
y se
a tu
rtle
tha
t ea
ts o
nly
plan
ts. T
heir
veg
etar
ian
diet
giv
es t
hem
the
gre
enis
h sk
in c
olor
for
whi
ch t
hey
are
nam
ed. E
very
tw
o to
four
ye
ars,
adu
lt fe
mal
es m
igra
te fr
om t
heir
oce
an fe
edin
g si
tes
to b
each
nes
ting
gro
unds
. U
sual
ly, g
reen
sea
tur
tles
cho
ose
the
sam
e be
ach
thei
r m
othe
rs u
sed
to la
y as
man
y as
200
egg
s. T
he m
ost
dang
erou
s ti
me
of a
gre
en s
ea t
urtl
e’s
life
is w
hen
it m
akes
the
jo
urne
y fr
om n
est
to s
ea a
fter
hat
chin
g, fa
cing
pre
dati
on b
y cr
abs
and
sea
gulls
. Gre
en
sea
turt
les
that
sur
vive
thi
s jo
urne
y ou
t to
sea
may
live
for
as lo
ng a
s 10
0 ye
ars.
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
The
Kir
tlan
d’s
war
ber
depe
nds
on y
oung
jack
pin
e fo
rest
s. T
his
song
bird
dec
lined
wit
h th
e lo
ss o
f thi
s un
ique
fore
st h
abit
at d
ue t
o fir
e su
ppre
ssio
n. F
ores
t fir
es, o
nce
thou
ght
to
harm
the
env
iron
men
t, k
eep
fore
sts
from
bec
omin
g ov
ergr
own
and
allo
w ja
ck p
ine
cone
s to
rel
ease
see
ds t
o es
tabl
ish
new
jack
pin
e st
ands
tha
t th
e w
arbl
er p
refe
rs fo
r ne
stin
g.
Bro
wn
head
ed c
owbi
rd p
aras
itis
m is
ano
ther
thr
eat
to t
he K
irtl
and’
s w
arbl
er. C
owbi
rds
lay
thei
r eg
gs in
Kir
tlan
d’s
war
bler
nes
ts, l
eavi
ng t
he u
nsus
pect
ing
war
bler
s to
incu
bate
an
d ca
re fo
r th
e yo
ung
cow
bird
s. T
he s
peci
es w
as a
mon
g th
e fir
st a
nim
als
to b
e lis
ted
as
enda
nger
ed in
196
7.
(Set
opha
ga k
irtla
ndii)
Kirt
land
’s
War
bler
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
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July
201
5
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T
W
T
F
S
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JUN
E 20
15
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M
T
W
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F
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31
AU
GU
ST 2
015
Inde
pend
ence
Day
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Phot
o cr
edit:
Joe
l Tric
k / U
SFW
SAr
twor
k by
: Aid
an P
eter
, 1st
Pla
ce, g
rade
s K-
2
“We
coul
d ne
ver d
esig
n a
build
ing
as
beau
tiful
as
the
trees
.”
— P
ietro
Bel
lusc
hi, I
talia
n-bo
rn A
mer
ican
arc
hite
ct
Ram
adan
end
s
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
1
2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9
10
11 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
AU
gu
st 2
015
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
2 3
4
5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
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31
JULY
201
5
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5
6
7 8
9 10
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12
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14
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27
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29
30
SEPT
EMB
ER 2
015
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
30
31
Pipi
ng
Plov
er
(Cha
radr
ius m
elod
us)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Dav
e Fr
eder
ick
/ Cre
ativ
e Co
mm
ons
Artw
ork
by: L
yra
D’So
uza,
Sem
ifina
list,
grad
es 6
-8
“The
re is
not
hing
in w
hich
the
bird
s di
ffer m
ore
from
man
than
the
way
in
whi
ch th
ey c
an b
uild
and
yet
leav
e a
land
scap
e as
it w
as b
efor
e.”
—
Rob
ert W
ilson
Lynd
, Iris
h w
riter
Eve
ry y
ear,
pipi
ng p
love
rs fl
y th
ousa
nds
of m
iles
from
the
ir n
esti
ng h
abit
at in
no
rthe
aste
rn a
nd m
idw
este
rn s
tate
s to
the
ir w
inte
ring
hab
itat
alo
ng t
he s
outh
ern
Atl
anti
c co
ast
and
the
Car
ibbe
an, a
nd b
ack
agai
n. T
his
smal
l sho
rebi
rd p
refe
rs
the
sam
e be
auti
ful b
each
es t
hat
attr
act
peop
le. T
he d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he s
hore
line
has
limit
ed t
he n
umbe
r of
ava
ilabl
e ne
stin
g si
tes,
and
is t
he p
rim
ary
reas
on fo
r th
e sp
ecie
s’ d
eclin
e. P
ipin
g pl
over
egg
s ar
e sm
all a
nd b
lend
in w
ith
the
sand
, lea
ving
the
m
vuln
erab
le t
o tr
ampl
ing.
The
pip
ing
plov
er w
as li
sted
as
thre
aten
ed in
198
5, e
xcep
t fo
r th
ose
that
nes
t in
the
Gre
at L
akes
and
Gre
at P
lain
s, w
hich
wer
e lis
ted
as e
ndan
gere
d.
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
1
2 3
4 5
6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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29
30
sept
embe
r 2
015
Labo
r Day
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8
9 10
11
12
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14
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29
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31
AU
GU
ST 2
015
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3
4
5 6
7 8
9 10
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27
28
29
30
31
OCT
OB
ER 2
015
Firs
t Day
of A
utum
n
Rosh
Has
hana
h be
gins
Nat
iona
l Pub
lic
Land
s Da
y
Nat
iona
l Hun
ting
and
Fish
ing
Day
Logg
erhe
ad
Sea
Turtl
e
(Car
etta
care
tta)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Bla
ir W
ither
ingt
on /
FL F
WC
Artw
ork
by: F
rann
y Li
n, 1
st P
lace
, gra
des
9-12
The
logg
erhe
ad s
ea t
urtl
e is
nam
ed fo
r it
s la
rge
head
, whi
ch s
uppo
rts
its
stro
ng ja
ws
and
allo
ws
it t
o ea
t se
a sn
ails
, con
chs,
and
oth
er h
ard-
shel
led
prey
. At
hom
e in
war
m w
ater
s of
the
Atl
anti
c, P
acifi
c, a
nd I
ndia
n O
cean
s, t
he lo
gger
head
dec
lined
pri
mar
ily b
ecau
se o
f th
e m
arke
t fo
r it
s eg
gs a
nd le
athe
r. T
he lo
gger
head
is t
he m
ost
com
mon
sea
tur
tle
in U
.S.
coas
tal w
ater
s, b
ut li
ke o
ther
sea
tur
tles
, the
logg
erhe
ad h
as b
een
affe
cted
by
the
loss
of i
ts
nest
ing
habi
tat,
pol
luti
on, a
nd a
ccid
enta
l cap
ture
by
com
mer
cial
fish
ing
gear
. The
spe
cies
ga
ined
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Act
pro
tect
ion
in 1
978.
Rosh
Has
hana
h en
ds
Yom
Kip
pur
begi
nsYo
m K
ippu
r en
ds
“Tak
e no
thin
g bu
t mem
orie
s,
leav
e no
thin
g bu
t foo
tprin
ts!”
—
Chi
ef S
eattl
e, D
uwam
ish
Trib
e ch
ief
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
1
2 3
4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
oc
tobe
r 2
015
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5
6
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27
28
29
30
SEPT
EMB
ER 2
015
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5 6
7
8
9 10
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12
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27
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29
30
NO
VEM
BER
201
5
Colu
mbu
s Da
y
Hallo
wee
n
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Refu
ge W
eek
begi
ns
Blue
Sh
iner
(C
yprin
ella
caer
ulea
)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Muc
h re
mai
ns u
nkno
wn
abou
t th
e bl
ue s
hine
r, a
four
-inch
-long
fish
tha
t liv
es in
sm
all
rive
rs, c
reek
s, a
nd p
ools
in t
he s
outh
east
ern
U.S
. The
spe
cies
nee
ds c
lean
and
cle
ar
wat
er t
o se
e an
d hu
nt it
s sm
all i
nsec
t pr
ey. F
ewer
tha
n 2,
500
indi
vidu
als
are
belie
ved
to r
emai
n in
the
wild
tod
ay. A
dec
reas
e in
wat
er q
ualit
y is
like
ly t
he m
ost
sign
ifica
nt
thre
at t
o th
e sh
iner
’s s
urvi
val.
The
spe
cies
was
list
ed a
s th
reat
ened
in 1
992.
The
fu
ture
of t
he b
lue
shin
er d
epen
ds o
n ef
fort
s to
pro
tect
its
fres
hwat
er h
abit
at,
espe
cial
ly in
the
Con
asau
ga R
iver
in T
enne
ssee
and
Geo
rgia
, whe
re t
he s
peci
es is
cu
rren
tly
mos
t ab
unda
nt.
Phot
o cr
edit:
Dic
k Bi
ggin
s / U
SFW
SAr
twor
k by
: Con
nie
Zhan
g, S
emifi
nalis
t, gr
ades
K-2
“Man
y m
en g
o fis
hing
all
of th
eir l
ives
with
out
know
ing
that
it is
not
fish
they
are
afte
r.”
— H
enry
Dav
id T
hore
au, A
mer
ican
aut
hor a
nd p
oet
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
no
vem
ber
201
5
SUN
DAY
M
ON
DAY
TU
ESD
AY
WED
NES
DAY
TH
URS
DAY
FR
IDAY
SA
TURD
AY
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
OCT
OB
ER 2
015
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5
6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
DEC
EMB
ER 2
015
Sono
ran
Pron
ghor
n (A
ntilo
capr
a am
eric
ana
sono
riens
is)
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Dayl
ight
Sav
ing
Tim
e en
ds
Vete
rans
Day
Than
ksgi
ving
Day
Phot
o cr
edit:
Jea
nnie
Sta
fford
/ US
FWS
Artw
ork
by: B
rand
on L
i, 1s
t Pla
ce, g
rade
s 6-
8
“Soc
iety
is d
efine
d no
t onl
y by
wha
t it c
reat
es,
but b
y w
hat i
t ref
uses
to d
estro
y.”
— J
ohn
Saw
hill,
Am
eric
an c
onse
rvat
ioni
st
The
Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn is
a r
are
subs
peci
es o
f pro
ngho
rn t
hat
lives
in s
outh
wes
tern
A
rizo
na a
nd n
orth
wes
tern
Mex
ico.
Bec
ause
the
y liv
e in
one
of t
he d
ries
t re
gion
s in
Nor
th
Am
eric
a, S
onor
an p
rong
horn
hav
e ad
apte
d to
goi
ng lo
ng p
erio
ds w
itho
ut w
ater
. Pro
ngho
rn
surv
ive
by e
atin
g th
e m
ost
succ
ulen
t pa
rts
of d
eser
t sh
rubs
, tre
es, a
nd c
acti
. A fo
ur-p
art
stom
ach
help
s th
em d
iges
t th
ese
hard
y pl
ants
, whi
le t
heir
sha
rp e
yesi
ght
and
stro
ng le
gs
help
the
m e
scap
e m
ount
ain
lions
and
oth
er p
reda
tors
. The
spe
cies
was
am
ong
the
first
an
imal
s to
be
liste
d as
end
ange
red
in 1
967.
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
1
2 3
4 5
6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
dec
embe
r 2
015
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TU
ESD
AY
WED
NES
DAY
TH
URS
DAY
F
RID
AY
S
ATU
RDAY
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5 6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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27
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30
NO
VEM
BER
201
5
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
2
3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
JAN
UA
RY 2
016
Hanu
kkah
beg
ins
The
Pac
ific
wal
rus
– w
hose
Lat
in n
ame
mea
ns “
toot
h-w
alki
ng s
ea h
orse
” –
is a
t ho
me
in t
he N
orth
ern
Hem
isph
ere,
alo
ng t
he A
rcti
c O
cean
and
sub
-arc
tic
seas
. T
hese
larg
e an
d po
wer
ful a
nim
als
are
grea
t sw
imm
ers
and
dive
rs, d
ivin
g to
the
oc
ean
floor
in s
earc
h of
cla
ms—
its
prim
ary
food
sou
rce.
The
loss
of s
ea ic
e ha
bita
t is
a t
hrea
t to
the
sur
viva
l of t
his
long
-live
d an
imal
, whi
ch d
epen
ds o
n flo
atin
g se
a ic
e fo
r bi
rthi
ng a
nd n
ursi
ng c
alve
s, r
esti
ng, i
sola
tion
from
pre
dato
rs, a
nd fo
r pa
ssiv
e tr
ansp
ort
to n
ew fe
edin
g ar
eas.
The
spe
cies
is c
urre
ntly
a c
andi
date
for
fede
ral p
rote
ctio
n un
der
the
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Act
.
Paci
fic
Wal
rus
(O
dobe
nus
rosm
arus
ss
p. d
iver
gens
)
Chris
tmas
Day
Kwan
zaa
begi
ns
41st
ann
iver
sary
of
the
Enda
nger
ed
Spec
ies
Act
Firs
t Day
of W
inte
r
Phot
o cr
edit:
Joe
l Gar
lich-
Mill
er /
USFW
SAr
twor
k by
: Eliz
abet
h Le
e, S
emifi
nalis
t, gr
ades
3-5
Hanu
kkah
end
s
“Man
sha
pes
him
self
thro
ugh
deci
sion
s th
at s
hape
his
en
viro
nmen
t.”
— R
ene
Dubo
s, A
mer
ican
mic
robi
olog
ist
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Enc
oura
ge y
our
stud
ent
to p
arti
cipa
te in
the
201
5 Sa
ving
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Yout
h A
rt C
onte
st. T
he
cont
est
is a
gre
at w
ay fo
r st
uden
ts g
rade
s K
-12
to le
arn
abou
t en
dang
ered
spe
cies
and
exp
ress
the
ir
know
ledg
e an
d su
ppor
t th
roug
h ar
t.
The
sub
mis
sion
dea
dlin
e is
Mar
ch 1
5, 2
015.
Vis
it w
ww
.end
ange
reds
peci
esda
y.or
g fo
r co
ntes
t gu
idel
ines
.
The
art
wor
k fe
atur
ed in
thi
s pl
anne
r is
from
the
201
4 Sa
ving
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Yout
h A
rt C
onte
st,
spon
sore
d by
the
U.S
. Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e, t
he E
ndan
gere
d Sp
ecie
s C
oalit
ion,
the
Ass
ocia
tion
of
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