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A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Grizzly bear standing on a slope

Endangered Species Act

USFWS Proposes Update to Grizzly Bear ESA Listing & Management

Looking upstream at West Fork Millacoma River on Elliott State Research Forest

Endangered Species Act

Service Releases Final EIS for the Elliott State Research Forest Habitat Conservation Plan

cartoon drawing of an Alabama beach mouse with a tan coat next to a shrub

Endangered Species Act

The Little Mouse and the Beach House

A small skipper sits atop yellow flowers

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Bleached Sandhill Skipper Proposed Listing Rule

The golden-cheeked warbler—a small, yellow-cheeked bird with black and white plumage—perches on a dried branch dotted with orange and light green lichen.

Endangered Species Act

Service's Review Recommends Downlisting of Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Ute Ladies’-tresses

Endangered Species Act

Ute Ladies’-tresses Proposed for Delisting Due to Conservation Efforts

A slow moving, brown creek flows in a dense, leafy forest on a sunny day.

Endangered Species Act

Comment Period Open for Eagle Creek Conservation Benefit Agreement

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Draft Recovery Plan for Callippe Silverspot Butterfly

gray wolf lying down with head turned to camera

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers Reward for Information Regarding the Illegal Killing of a Gray Wolf

Endangered Species Act

The Work of Generations

a brown skink on a leaf

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing and Critical Habitat for Four Species of Caribbean Skinks

A slow moving, brown creek flows in a dense, leafy forest on a sunny day.

Endangered Species Act

Comment Period Open for Eagle Creek Conservation Benefit Agreement

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Draft Recovery Plan for Callippe Silverspot Butterfly

gray wolf lying down with head turned to camera

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers Reward for Information Regarding the Illegal Killing of a Gray Wolf

a brown skink on a leaf

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Federal Propone Listar y Hábitat Crítico para Cuatro Especies de Eslizones del Caribe

Through calm, clear waters, an emerald-green spiral springsnail is shown, sitting on a tan rock with holes.

Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan for Three Forks Springsnail Available

a brown skink on a leaf

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing and Critical Habitat for Four Species of Caribbean Skinks

a black and yellow insect that's fuzzy

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to List Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumble Bee as Endangered, Seeks Public Comment

Endangered Species Act

Proposing critical habitat for four mussel species

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list the eastern hellbender as endangered

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act protection for monarch butterfly

Clusters of small white flowers with yellow centers that appear popcorn like, with green stems and leaves in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to Reclassify Rough Popcornflower from Endangered to Threatened

A tan chipmunk with black and white stripes stands alert on a rock in a grassy area.

Endangered Species Act

Peñasco Least Chipmunk Listed as Endangered with Designated Critical Habitat

People wearing "I Heart Lenapehoking" shirts gather in a forested area under tall tree cover.

History and Culture

Rekindling Indigenous Knowledge

U.S. Capitol building in the sun with tops of trees in foreground

Coastal Barrier Resources System Expands under Reauthorization

a view of a green, forested landscape with an overcast sky

History and Culture

One small step: More than 1,000 acres returned to the Onondaga Nation

Rolling mountains with conifer trees and a partly cloudy sky

2024 - Weekly Highlights from the Asheville Field Office, Asheville, North Carolina

Man kneeling down, using loppers to cut small stems

Land Management

Snapshot: Biologists Assess Hurricane's Impacts to Wetlands

Two people using chainsaws to cut up a tree

Snapshot: Biologists Descend on North Carolina Wetland to Counter Invasive Tree

Woman at a microscope set up at at pickup truck

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Biologists Begin Assessing Area Streams Post-Hurricane Helene

Wildlife Wonders

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater Mussels and Fish Moved to a New Home in the Donner und Blitzen River

graphic illustration of two people with backpacks looking at a map and a rising sun on the horizon with the text "goal: improving satisfaction" and an arrow pointing to "mapping our your journey"

Science and Technology

Personas, Journey Maps, and Usability Testing

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Science and Technology

Listening to Feedback

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Science and Technology

The Magic of Design