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Endangered Species Act

Service Finalizes Listing of Black-Capped Petrel as an Endangered Species

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Endangered Species Act

How Gertie the Bolson Tortoise Led Her Species to Recovery Part Two

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio finaliza la inclusión del diablotín como especie en peligro de extinción

A bolson tortoise moving along a sandy surface next to some dry grass.

Endangered Species Act

How Gertie the Bolson Tortoise Led Her Species to Recovery: Part One

Endangered Species Act

30 Years after listing, seabeach amaranth population thriving on Long Island

5 brown coal darters in a viewing container.

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposal

Photograph of one Pinaleno talussnail on rock.

Endangered Species Act

Two Arizona Land Snails Do Not Warrant ESA Listing

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes protections for West Virginia spring salamander

Pink and purple skies over snow-covered marsh and unfrozen water.

Endangered Species Act

6 New Year’s resolutions to protect endangered species

Endangered Species Act

Draft recovery plan released for endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat

Wildlife Management

National Dialogue Initiated on Working Landscapes and Gray Wolves

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Endangered Species Act

Swale Paintbrush Proposed Endangered

Two large white birds with spindly legs and black tips on their wings coming in for a landing in a wetland

Endangered Species Act

2023 Wintering Whooping Crane Count

Endangered Species Act

Midwest biologists named Endangered Species Recovery Champions

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Habitat Restoration

Seeking public comment on draft restoration plan for American Cyanamid superfund site

A Miami tiger beetle stands on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

Wildlife Management

Final Policies on Mitigating Impacts of Development to Further Conservation

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-Year Status Reviews of 67 Southeastern Species

Endangered Species Act

Furbish’s Lousewort, One of the First Federally Protected Plants, Now Faces a Lower Risk of Extinction

silvery fish known as clear like hitch spawning in very shallow waters

Endangered Species Act

Service Continues Investments in Clear Lake Hitch Research

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Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meetings on Red Wolf Recovery Program

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Reabre el Período de Comentarios sobre la Propuesta de Listar al Diablotín

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Listing of Black-Capped Petrel

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Endangered Species Act

Final Listing for the Sickle Darter and 4(d) Rule Frequently Asked Questions

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Endangered Species Act

Reclasificación de palo de rosa de en peligro de extinción a amenazado - Preguntas Frecuentes

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Endangered Species Act

Reclassifying Palo de Rosa From Endangered to Threatened - Frequently Asked Questions 

2 adult Cape Fear shiners in net

Endangered Species Act

A Journey Back Home: Young Endangered Cape Fear Shiners Released into the Cape Fear River

Service celebrates conservation partnership with U.S. Marine Corps

The Butterfly Effect: A Small Voice with a Big Story

Endangered Species Act

General conservation plan for the desert tortoise in California

Habitat Restoration

Columbia River, National Fish Passage Program Project Receives State Land Board Award

Texas groundwater invertebrates

Catching the Bug with the Service’s Groundwater Invertebrate Experts in Texas

Wildlife Wonders

“The Coolest Mammals on Earth”

A young woman in muddy boots and a hat with the Service shield on it holds a small grass plant. She kneels in the mud of a marsh. Next to her a volunteer with a beard, brimmed hat, and safety vest, pats the dirt around a recently planted grass plug.

Sarah Shearer: A term employee makes a permanent impression

a gray and olive colored fat toad with bumpy skin sits on pine needles in a burned forest

Wildlife Wonders

How Does Wildfire Impact Wildlife and Forests?