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Proactive conservation supports species at risk

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Wildlife Wonders

Tune In to California's Vernal Pools

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list pyramid pigtoe mussel withdrawn

Endangered Species Act

FAQs – Withdrawal of the pyramid pigtoe from listing consideration

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Land Management

Trustees Release Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Addendum

Land Management

Continued Decline of Wetlands Documented in New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Report

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Endangered Species Act

Final Roosevelt Dam Habitat Conservation Plan Amendment

Migratory Species

Where do birds go offshore? The answers may be blowing in the wind

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Endangered Species Act

North Park phacelia thrives due to conservation measures, proposed for delisting

Bushy whitlow-wort

Endangered Species Act

Rare South Texas Plant Proposed for Listing Under Endangered Species Act

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Proposed National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Maryland

Florida bonneted bat laying on a tree branch.

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat

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Endangered Species Act

Neuse River Waterdog Draft Recovery Plan

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Endangered Species Act

Service Finalizes Listing of Magnificent Ramshorn Snail

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Endangered Species Act

Texas Kangaroo Rat Proposed Listing

Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst named Service’s Military Conservation Partner of the Year

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Endangered Species Act

Proposed Delisting of Apache Trout

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Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Sacramento Mountains Butterfly Critical Habitat

Endangered Species Act

Federal Officials Seek Assistance in Investigation of Red Wolf Death

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Land Management

Roosevelt Dam Habitat Conservation Plan Amendment

Yellow and white Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress

Endangered Species Act

Freshy-Fruit Gladecress Draft Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Great Lakes piping plovers released at Cat Islands help species recover

Piping plovers released at Illinois Beach State Park help species recovery

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Endangered Species Act

Service proposes protections for green floater mussel

Sage grouse in Wyoming standing in snow and engaging in geophagy, which means eating dirt.

Wildlife Management

Eat Dirt? These Sage-Grouse Dig It!

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Sneak Attack: Researchers Explore Bacteria in Fight Against Invasives on Sagebrush Steppe

Women of Wildlife Feature

Endangered Species Act

The Silver Lining of a Monster Storm

A small, brownish-gray riparian brush rabbit sits on a trail

Wildlife Management

103 Riparian Brush Rabbits Rescued From Winter Flooding

Endangered Species Act

Partners help red-cockaded woodpeckers regain ground in Virginia

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Habitat Restoration

Leave it to Beaver: Partners Collaborate on Beaver Dam Analog Project

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Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

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Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spotted Frog

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Endangered Species Act

Creature Feature: Spotted Owls

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Habitat Restoration

New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin

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Endangered Species Act

Small influences behind a big law