State billboards push wildlife checkoff plan rollout
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources uses 100 donated billboards in major cities to promote the Endangered Resources Checkoff on 1984 tax returns. Laurel Steffes coordinated production. survey showed 42 percent of taxpayers unaware of the fund, which funds nongame plant and animal protection. The 100 displays span cities with a combined population of 2.41 million, featuring locations in Eau Claire La Crosse Marinette Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh Manitowoc Wausau Stevens Point Superior Madison Janesville Beloit Fond du Lac Sheboygan Milwaukee Racine and Kenosha.
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Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Wisconsin Outdoor Advertising
Laurel Steffes
Wisconsin
State
Endangered Resources Fund
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Marinette
Green Bay
Appleton
Oshkosh
Manitowoc
Wausau
Stevens Point
Superior
Madison
Janesville
Beloit
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
Endangered List Expands With 46 Added Species in 1984
The Interior Department reports 46 more animals and plants added to the Endangered and Threatened List, bringing totals to 828 globally with 331 U.S. and 497 international. Notable inclusions span from China's giant panda to the bumblebee bat, while the Arctic peregrine falcon and Utah prairie dog moved to threatened. 54 additional species were proposed for listing in 1984, and recovery plans rose to 164.
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China
U.S
Robert Jantzen
Interior Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
United States
Wyoming
Vacationing Sam Robbins Posts List Of Endangered Species
Sam's on vacation and will not return with his weekly column until February 13. A lengthy catalog follows of various endangered and threatened species by state, including desert pupfish in Arizona and California, Choctawhatchee and Perdido Key beach mice, and the Piping plover noted as endangered in the Great Lakes watershed.
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Sam Robbins
Holy Land
Ala
Utah
Tenn
Calif
N.C
Great Lakes
Carolina
Virginia
W.va
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Skogland
Steve Kinderman
Perdido Key
Wyo
Fla
S.C
Wash
Ida
Guam
Mariana
Ariz
N.M
Ozark
Florida
Robbins’ Nest
By Sam Robbins
Sam
Railroad Valley
White River
Ore
Fish Creek Springs
Choctawhatchee
Alabama
Puerto Rico
San Mateo
Texas
J.D
Air
Oliver
Ferguson
M.F
Hesston & White
Hes
North Star
Auburn, Wis
Jeske
Bullstom
P.O
Ecklin
Ford Equipment
St. Croix Falls
Ur Uy
New Holland
Bar-H-Ranch, Inc. Machinery
Stone Lake
Early
Hastings
Yee