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Habitat Restoration

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

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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

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Endangered Species Act

Ocmulgee Skullcap Federally Protected

Land Management

Public comment on Multi-Bat Species General Conservation Plan for NY, PA and WV

Conservation Success Story: A Tale of Two Mussels

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Invasive bat fungus confirmed in five California counties

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Endangered Species Act

Downlisting of Red-cockaded Woodpecker from Endangered to Threatened

Endangered Species Act

Final NLEB and TCB Tools and Guidance Frequently Asked Questions

Endangered Species Act

Conservation and Cooperation

Endangered Species Act

Grizzly Bear 399 Fatally Struck by Vehicle in Snake River Canyon

A cluster of light green, cone-shaped flowers of Arizona eryngo blooms among other Arizona eryngo plants.

Endangered Species Act

Arizona Eryngo Draft Recovery Plan Available

Endangered Species Act

Seeking public comment on Michigan habitat conservation plan

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Endangered Species Act

Public Invited to Comment on Slabside Pearlymussel Draft Recovery Plan

A rosette of succulent leaves with pink and white flowers are splayed out among brown leaves.

Endangered Species Act

Bartram's Stonecrop Draft Recovery Plan Available

Service Proposes Listing Santa Ana Speckled Dace as Threatened Species

Cedar Key mole skink

Endangered Species Act

Cedar Key mole skink

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Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Long Valley Speckled Dace Proposed Listing Rule

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Service, Navy partner to protect San Clemente Island’s endemic wildlife

Regal fritillary butterfly on a common milkweed

Endangered Species Act

USFWS Proposes ESA Protections for Both Subspecies of the Regal Fritillary Butterfly

Light green, lobed leaves grow in a basal rosette. Two slightly blooming yellow flowers erupt from the plant’s center.

Endangered Species Act

Texas Golden Gladecress Draft Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Service Extends Final Listing Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Texas Catfishes

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to delist wetland plant

Habitat Restoration

Between a Rock and an Endangered Place

Biologists release Houston toad eggs into a pond in Central Texas

Wildlife Management

Houston Toad Population Gets a Boost

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Endangered Species Act

Orphaned Fisher Kit Receives Critical Care

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A “Californian” Yard to Help Pollinators

a person holds a silver freshwater fish called a clear lake hitch. The fish is about a 12 inches.

Habitat Restoration

Where are the Clear Lake hitch?

a brown and tan speckled lizard looks out of a glass container

Endangered Species Act

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizards Get State of the Art Facility

Coastal marten facing the camera.

Endangered Species Act

US Fish and Wildlife Service designates critical habitat for coastal marten

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Wildlife Management

Preventing and treating white-nose syndrome

a blunt-nosed leopard lizard wearing a tracking collar is released into dry grass

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awards over $1 million in 2024 Recovery Challenge Grant Awards in California

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Florida State University Student Career Shadow Day

Bright blue, Big Sandy crayfish resting on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Threatened species gets head start at hatchery

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Habitat Restoration

Threatened Frogs Move Into Wetlands on Tahoe National Forest Burn Scar