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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

Dan Murphy: Taking a Landscape Approach to Conserving Wildlife

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

American Alligators in CITES Export Programs

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list the eastern hellbender as endangered

Endangered Species Act

Proposing critical habitat for four mussel species

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

Trout in shallow cobbled brook.

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Endangered Species Act Protections Not Warranted for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Endangered Species Act

Recovery plan released for endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat

Trout in shallow cobbled brook.

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Endangered Species Act Protections Not Warranted for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Endangered Species Act

Recovery plan released for endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat

Four yellow to red flower bracts grow in a field among grass and other flowers.

Endangered Species Act

Service Lists Swale Paintbrush as Endangered

A single Oregon spotted frog sitting in shallow water with duckweed and scattered vegetation.

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces a Final Recovery Plan for the Oregon Spotted Frog

A Canada lynx sitting in deep snow surrounded by boreal forest.

Endangered Species Act

USFWS Proposes Revised Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx & Announces Final Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Final recovery plan for the grotto sculpin

Endangered Species Act

Seeking public comment on proposed critical habitat for rusty patched bumble bee

Florida manatee head just above the water's surface, with a second manatee just behind the first

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Proposed Florida and Antillean Manatee Critical Habitat Designation

Manatee resting in a body of water with a school of mangrove snappers..

El Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre extiende el período de comentarios sobre la propuesta de designación de hábitat crítico para el manatí de Florida y manatí Antillano

Shiny tan and yellow fish with pink and blue coloration

Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat for Pecos Pupfish

A group of uniformed officials pose with a Smokey mascot

Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

Shrub-like plants with showy bright orange flowers grow in a brown field with other shrubs.

Endangered Species Act

Final Recovery Plan for the Gierisch Mallow Plant Now Available

Endangered Species Act

Conservation and Cooperation

Endangered Species Act

Final NLEB and TCB Tools and Guidance Frequently Asked Questions

Close up of the brodiaea filifolia plant with purple leaves

Endangered Species Act

Celebrating the 20th Year of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan

Wildlife Management

Take A Walk On The Wild(life) Side

A stylized image of three fish, to the left a salmonid, in the middle, a larger sturgeon with a pointy nose and fins, and to the right a long, eel shaped Pacific lamprey

Science and Technology

New Ways Forward for Fish Passage in the Pacific Northwest

A small brown bat with what looks like white powder on its nose. The white is in fact a fungus.

Wildlife Wonders

Do "bat” an eye. These critters need our help!

A flowering bush with small pale pink flowers

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes 90-day finding for species in California, Nevada and Oregon

Flat design graphic of wind turbines in the Ozark Mountains

New website launches to keep Carroll County informed about Nimbus Wind Farm project

A bright yellow flower in a desert landscape with mountains in the background

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines Las Vegas bearpoppy does not need ESA protections

Look & listen: Get to know the 'feisty' Owens pupfish

Woman sitting on the forest floor examining something in a small tray she is holding

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Rare Spider Monitoring Season Comes to a Close in the Smoky Mountains Backcountry

Two butterflies on purple flowers with a building in the background

Snapshot: College Students Begin Semester-Long Service With Day at Asheville Pollinator Garden