The Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office focuses on Federal project and infrastructure review; threatened and endangered species listing, recovery, consultation, and permits; Natural Resource Damage and Assessment; Partners for Fish and Wildlife; and Gulf Restoration and Coastal Programs. Our mission is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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Endangered Species Act
A remarkable story of international collaboration and conservation is coming to a happy ending. With the help of a diverse group of partners and volunteers, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is returning to her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico in early November.
Endangered Species Act
The Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. This milestone is the result of five decades of collaborative conservation efforts between the...
Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the draft recovery plan for the endangered Texas golden gladecress, an annual plant that occurs on private and state-owned lands within San Augustine, Sabine, and Nacogdoches counties, Texas. The overall draft recovery strategy involves building and...
Wildlife Wonders
The premier summer sporting event of 2024 is here – the Endangered Species Athletics competition! From July 20-July 27, 2024, 16 listed species from across the United States went feather-to-fin and leaf-to-paw in four virtual events: swimming, climbing, track and strength.
Endangered Species Act
Competitors from the ocean come face-to-face with their freshwater challengers in the Endangered Species Athletics swimming event. These athletes have steadily trained for this day by swimming against the current and consuming a diet of raw, lean proteins and leafy greens. Now, they will see how...
Endangered Species Act
Athletes competing in the strength event at the Endangered Species Athletics come bearing their fittest flippers, burliest trunks, tightest grips and mightiest mussels (err.. I mean muscles). They show us that strength comes in all shapes and sizes, young and old, flora and fauna. This event...
Our Organization
Our Species
The Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office works to prevent the extinction of our nation’s most imperiled species by recovering existing populations. Our efforts are focused on many species, including the whooping crane, migratory bird species, piping plover, red knot, Texas trailing phlox, South Texas ambrosia, Texas golden gladecress, Northern Aplomado Falcon, monarch butterfly, Houston Toad, and the Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, ocelot, freshwater mussels, and more.
Get Involved
Our field office takes advantage of programs that the Fish and Wildlife Service offers through our volunteer program, Directorate Fellowship Program, Pathways Program, and more. Get in touch with our field office to see how you can get involved!