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HEADLINES:  WORLD WILDLIFE NUMBERS DOWN 25% IN THREE DECADES!  ZEBRA  
MUSSELS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR SCUBA DIVERS, HIGH COUNTRY MARINA  
FLEXING MUSCLES AGAINST INVADERS, INVASIVES CONTRIBUTE TO SIGNIFICANT  
FISH DECLINES IN HUDSON RIVER, PACKAGED BEETLES, JAILBREAK MONKEYES,  
EXOTIC PETS, ARMDILLOS, SNAKEHEADS, CRAZY RASPBERRY ANTS AND DIDYMO,  
AND HOW TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF ANGLING

Here's the latest email news update from the national Stop Aquatic  
Hitchhikers! campaign.  If you are interested in these news updates,  
feel free to read the 28 newly posted articles.  One article is found  
under the "Current News Release" section, four under the "What's Hot"  
category, six under the "General News" category, thirteen under the  
"Species Specific" category, one under "Campaign Updates," and five  
under "Resources for Reporters." Click on the hotlink below each  
posting to read the articles and access the various resources.

- Current News Release
   - Headlines:  Greater Yellowstone Area Thinking and Acting Like a Region
     http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=4673

- What's Hot
   - Headlines: World Wildlife Numbers Down 25% in Three Decades (2 articles)
     http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7807
   - Archived News:
     - Zebra Mussels a Double-Edged Sword to Scuba Divers
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7813
     - High Country Marinas Flexing Muscles Against Zebra Mussels
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7815

- General News
   - Headlines:  Invasive Species Contribute to Significant Fish  
Declines in the
     Hudson River (2 articles)
     http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7806
   - Archived News:
     - Plea to Help Canadian Customs Prevent Entry of Invasive Species
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7808
     - Help on the Way for Texas Lakes
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7810
     - Nuisance Species a Costly Problem, Here and Elsewhere
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7811
     - Foreign Invaders Bring Toxic Menace
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7820

- Species Specific News
   - Headlines: Lake Powell Invasive Species Prevention Program to Be Expanded
     http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7805
   - Archived News:
     - Beetles Found in Package from Taiwan
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7809
     - Jailbreak Monkeys Still Roam Florida's Green Swamp
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7812
     - Southern Colorado Reservoir Restricts Boating
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7814
     - Way Too Many Mussels
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7816
     - Innocent-Looking Plants Threaten Biodiversity
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7817
     - Disease Doesn't Stop Fish Stocking in Wyoming
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7818
     - Effort to Knock Out Invasive Flathead Catfish Species Resumes in
       Georgia?s Satilla River
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7819
     - Exotic Armadillos are Becoming a More Common Sight in Illinois
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7821
     - Keep Exotic Pets from Becoming Exotic Pests
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7822
     - Northern Snakehead Causing Havoc
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7823
     - Crazy Rasberry Ants Target Texan Technology
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7824
     - Didymo Reminder in Connecticut
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7825

- Campaign Updates
    - Headlines: The Future of Angling - How to Help
      http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=7068

- Resources For Reporters (upper right-hand side of the NEWS page)
    - Current News Release
      http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=1968
    - ANS History
      http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=1375
    - Facts and FAQs
      http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=1374
    - Timeless News Releases
      http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=1376
    - Possible Storylines
      - Headlines:  Story Idea Insurance -- Ecological Issues = Money in Your
        Pocket
        http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=4110

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properly represent the facts of a specific situation or negatively  
characterize the organizations that are addressing the issue.

The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! campaign is not responsible for these errors or
mischaracterizations and does not support this type of journalism.  
This email news update service is provided to show subscribers how  
much attention the invasive species issue is receiving around the world.