U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ecological Services
Recent News About U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ecological Services
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Klein: Organziations 'protect bats against the devastating impact of white-nose syndrome'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have teamed up in an effort to treat and prevent a fungal disease destroying bats in North America.
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Service Delays Publication of Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Red Wolf
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying the publication of the final revised red wolf recovery plan.
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Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions
Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions
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Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spotted Frog
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) and a 60-day public comment period.
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Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act
Asmall population of a rare species of catfish now has federal protection.
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Creature Feature: Spotted Owls
There are three subspecies of spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) that live in the western United States – the northern spotted owl, the California spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl.
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New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin
After seven years of robust discussion and collaboration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized the Klamath Basin Integrated Fisheries Restoration and Monitoring Plan, which will serve as a living roadmap describing the highest priority watershed restoration and monitoring actions to help reverse the declines of multiple native Klamath Basin fish populations and ecosystems and communities.
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Service lists rare south Texas milkweed as endangered
Following a review of the best available scientific information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is listing prostrate milkweed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Pearl Darter Draft Recovery Plan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Pearl Darter Draft Recovery Plan
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Service Seeks Comments on California Condor Incidental Take Permit Application
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment and Conservation Plan for Incidental Take Permit Application Covering Multiple Wind Energy Projects in Kern County
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Public Comment Sought on Proposal to List California Spotted Owl
Service seeks public comment on California spotted owl Endangered Species Act listing proposal
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Small influences behind a big law
Meg Harrington brings a curious mind to conservation questions broad and beetle-sized
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Trispot Darter Draft Recovery Plan
Adraft recovery plan is now available for the trispot darter, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2019.
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Service Announces Availability of Final Recovery Plan for White Fringeless Orchid
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the final recovery plan for the white fringeless orchid, a perennial plant listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Public invited to comment on draft rule & DEIS for proposed Colorado gray wolf experimental population designation
As the result of a statewide voter-led initiative passed in November 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a rule to establish an experimental population of gray wolves in Colorado under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in support of the state of Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program.
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Service Proposes Delisting the Wood Stork
Achieving a major conservation milestone following decades of conservation and large-scale restoration work, the Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the wood stork from the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
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Wood Stork Proposed Delisting
Proposed Delisting of the U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork
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Partners in Maine enlist public to find owl pellets for rodent research
Few people have laid eyes on the northern bog lemming, an elusive rodent that makes its home in remote bogs in northern spruce-fir forests.
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Five species on San Clemente Island declared fully recovered
Decades of collaborative conservation efforts on U.S. Navy-owned San Clemente Island resulted in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement today that five species – San Clemente Island paintbrush, lotus, larkspur and bush-mallow plants and San Clemente Bell’s sparrow have fully recovered and no longer require Endangered Species Act protection.
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Service Seeks Comment on Proposed Critical Habitat for Sickle Darter
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate critical habitat in parts of Tennessee and Virginia for the sickle darter, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in December 2022.