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a brown relictual slender salamander rests on a decaying log

Wildlife Wonders

Sequoia's Slender Salamanders a Precious Sight

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

Endangered Species Act

Nearly $20M Going to Recovery Actions for Four Groups of Endangered Species

Intern in river holding a freshwater mussel

Meet the Future of Conservation

Land Management

Interior Establishes Willamette Valley Conservation Area in Oregon

Endangered Species Act

$48.4M for Collaborative Efforts to Conserve America’s Most Imperiled Species

Laysan albatross flying above Kahuku Golf Course

Migratory Species

Bird-Friendly Golf Courses

Habitat Restoration

Between a Rock and an Endangered Place

Snail crawling up a vertical rock face

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-Year Status Reviews of 59 Southeastern Species

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

a small bat hanging from a cave roof with white fungus on its nose

Wildlife Management

Preventing and treating white-nose syndrome

Bright blue, Big Sandy crayfish resting on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Threatened species gets head start at hatchery

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Gray Wolf Finding and National Recovery Plan

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Draft recovery plan for four imperiled freshwater mussels

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10 Species Get Initial Reviews on Endangered Species Act Petitions

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Draft recovery plan for the Missouri Distinct Population Segment of the eastern hellbender

A California tiger salamander on top of dead grass looks toward the camera

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Draft Environmental Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plan Available for Public Review

Wildlife Management

National Dialogue Initiated on Working Landscapes and Gray Wolves

A threatened Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni) basks atop bed of pine needles. This snake occurs in West Louisiana and East Texas in longleaf pine savannah, a habitat that was mostly reduced by the 1930s.

Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan for Louisiana Pinesnake Now Available

A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.

Endangered Species Act

North American wolverine receives federal protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act

A pink flower in bloom with silvery green leaves sits in rocky soils.

Endangered Species Act

Northern California perennial plant Lassics lupine receives ESA protection

Plains spotted skunk in woodland habitat

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act protections not warranted for plains spotted skunk

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list the salamander mussel as endangered

Endangered Species Act

Great Lakes piping plovers released at Cat Islands help species recover

A sprawling valley with large snow capped mountains in the background. Framing the photo is the blooming branches of a whitebark pine tree.

Endangered Species Act

Protecting threatened and endangered species in a changing climate

A picture demonstrating the incredible filtration capacity of freshwater mussels by using two tanks. After only 30 minutes, the aquarium with freshwater mussels contains crystal clear water while the one without mussels is still very cloudy and turbid.

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Ripples of Hope

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

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6 New Year’s resolutions to protect endangered species

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Safeguarding Nature’s Playground

Developing Future Conservation Leaders

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Slow and Steady

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The Value of Partnerships

Endangered Species Act

What’s in a Name? Frecklebelly Madtom

Voices of the Future

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Talking Endangered Species

brown, white and black bird stands in shallow water

Habitat Restoration

Beach Restoration Delivers New Nesting Habitat for Snowy Plovers