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A photo collage of seven species found in the Edwards Aquifer on a black background. The species are the orange Comal Springs dryopid beetle, the pink to clear Texas blind salamander, the tan to orange San Marcos salamander, the orange to burnt red Comal Springs riffle beetle. The second row of species features the clear Peck’s cave amphipod, the green and yellow Texas wild-rice and tan and blue fountain darter.

Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan Available for Seven Listed Species of the Edwards Aquifer

Black creek crayfish in a green net

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing the Black Creek Crayfish as endangered under the Endangered Species Act    

Biologist seated on the forest floor, closely examining a rock face

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Endangered Spider Search at the Top of the Smoky Mountains

Hands holding fish in viewing glass

Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan Now Available for Barrens Topminnow 

a brown relictual slender salamander rests on a decaying log

Wildlife Wonders

Sequoia's Slender Salamanders a Precious Sight

A sea turtle attempts to nest, but tourists and their lights scared it back into the water.

A Shining Light

U.S. fisha dn wildlife staff talk with Fort Meade's Colonel Gore about stream restorationists Ben Hutzell speak with Colonel Gore and ARD Sharon Marino about stream restoration techniques

Habitat Restoration

Fort George G. Meade – A Strong Partner for Climate Resiliency and Wildlife

Endangered Species Act

Service Releases Five-Year Status Review for Marbled Murrelet

Endangered Species Act

Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect Imperiled Spotted Owls

a bright orange lily with dark red speckles and anthers

Endangered Species Act

Service announces availability of draft recovery plans for three listed California plants

Person standing in the back of a flatbed truck examining artificial bat roosts

Endangered Species Act

Concerned about a construction project and how it may affect an endangered species?

Watercraft inspector physically inspecting two kayaks on top of truck roof rack for aquatic invasive species.

Preventing dreissenid mussels from entering Alaska

Iowa Topeka Shiner Partnership Named Recovery Champions

Habitat Restoration

NV Native Seed Partnership awarded $3.74 million for habitat restoration in the Great Basin

Grizzly bear attempting to cross the road, surrounded by cars and people.

Endangered Species Act

Wildlife Partners Urge Responsible Behavior on Togwotee Pass

Mojave Desert Tortoise facing out of burrow

Endangered Species Act

BLM, USFWS seek public input on Northern Corridor Alternatives in Utah

Seeking public comment for Sweet Acres Wind Project Habitat Conservation Plan

Seeking public comment for Prosperity Wind Project Habitat Conservation Plan

Endangered Species Act

Collaborative conservation keeps lake sturgeon off endangered list

A black-footed ferret in their enclosure.

Science and Technology

Innovative Cloning Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation

Endangered Species Act

Interior Department Finalizes Action to Strengthen Endangered Species Act

5 brown coal darters in a viewing container.

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposed Listing

Female Grizzly Bear

Wildlife Management

As Grizzly Bears Emerge from Dens, Wildlife Managers Ask Public to Help Keep Bears Wild

A National Park Service biologist studies a nesting Kemp's ridley sea turtle and records data.

Wildlife Wonders

Public Urged to Help Protect Sea Turtles as Nesting Season Arrives in Texas

Two people kneel as they place small seedlings in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Innovative restoration shows promise

Endangered Species Act

Songs for Species

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

One person hands a large tortoise to another person, with desert grasslands in the background.

Endangered Species Act

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

Endangered Species Act

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

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

Endangered Species Act

6 New Year’s resolutions to protect endangered species

Small, chubby marbled murrelets fly over a coastal landscape consisting of redwoods and ocean coves in this mural painted by Lucas Thornton in Arcata, CA

Road Trip! Go See These Endangered Species Murals

a group of five people stand around a cooler holding frogs next to a stream. One person is holding a frog that will be released into the creek.

Endangered Species Act Supports Collaborative Conservation

manatees in pool with people

Endangered Species Act

A Herculean Task of Shakespearian Proportions

New Mexico meadow jumping mouse feeding on grass

Endangered Species Act

Biobanking: a Wildlife Recovery Insurance Policy

snail underwater

A Magnificent Return