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January 13, 2016
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Billings Gazette -  Three big land acquisitions highlight Montana's Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting as commissioners consider the purchase of properties totaling 1,150 acres at a cost of $2.45 million.
 
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County to assess its potential wilderness 
Jackson Hole News and Guide - Teton County will participate in a statewide review of federal land that could some day lead to new designated wilderness.

War on Yellowstone lake trout continues
Powell Tribune -  It appears the National Park Service is slowly turning the tide against lake trout in Yellowstone Lake, but the war has yet to be won.

Public News Service - The Northern Rockies fisher, a cat-sized weasel related to wolverines and otters and found in the border area of Idaho and Northern Montana, is one step closer to protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
David Suzuki joins First Nations in fight against Site C dam
CBC  -  Environmental campaigner David Suzuki is throwing his support behind First Nations as they work to stop the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia.
  
IUCN  - A recently released paper shows that an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams in the world's most biodiverse river basins is placing one third of the world's freshwater fish at risk.
              
CTV News -  The last of the remaining members of Alberta Fish and Wildlife's first pair of bear management dogs has passed away.
Kuma the Karelian Bear Dog, one of Canada's first dogs assigned to track and direct bears, died Wednesday at the age of 15.

Employment Opportunities

Position - Wyoming Coordinator
Organization - Trout Unlimited
Deadline - January 15, 2016

Position - Conservation Data Specialist
Organization - Defenders of Wildlife
Deadline - Until filled

Position - Co-Director
Organization - Earthfire Institute
Deadline - Until filled
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