U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Weekly  May 24-30, 2012 Greetings! Thank you for your interest in the Endangered Species Newsletter! Each week we will update you with the latest national and local news regarding federally listed and at-risk species as well as highlight stories, images, and videos from the field.           If you find our newsletter informative and useful please share it with others!  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr via the links in the sidebar.  Sky Waters wins Endangered Species Art Contest 2012     The 2012 Grand Prize winner is Sky Waters, a fifth grader from Minnesota. He received his award in Washington, DC on 9 May 2012.The national Endangered Species Day Youth Art contest provides young people with an opportunity to learn about endangered species and express their knowledge and support through artwork. Started in 2006 by the United States Congress, Endangered Species Day recognizes the importance of endangered species and is an occasion to educate the public on how to protect them. The art contest is an integral part of the seventh annual national Endangered Species Day, celebrated on May 18th, 2012.The Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest is organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Endangered Species Coalition, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/ University of New Orleans.Teachers can include the Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest as a featured activity for Youth Art Month in March. Hot Off the Press:   White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Federally Endangered Gray Bats U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Successful Recovery of Morelet's Crocodile under the Endangered Species Act  Field Notes:  Service Celebrates 40 years of the U.S.-Russia Environmental Agreement! Alaska - Endangered Species Critical Wildlife Corridor Protected  To learn more about the Endangered Species Program and our current events visit our Website This Week in the Federal Register Designation of Critical Habitat for the Cumberland Darter, Rush Darter, Yellowcheek Darter, Chucky Madtom, and Laurel Dace