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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

a dark brown fisher kit looks directly at the camera

Endangered Species Act

Orphaned Fisher Kit Receives Critical Care

Green sea turtle trapped in jetty rocks in Texas

Green Sea Turtle Strandings Increase Along Jetties on the Texas Coast

Endangered Species Act

Rio Grande Chub and Sucker Not in Danger of Extinction

a man wearing a wide brimmed hat squats among plants in a front yard.

A “Californian” Yard to Help Pollinators

large fish swimming upstream

Endangered Species Act

Draft Environmental Assessment for the Swan River Valley Bull Trout Recovery Project Available for Public Comment

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

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

Seeking public comment for Great Pathfinder Wind Project Habitat Conservation Plan

Texas fatmucket

Endangered Species Act

Seven Central Texas Mussels Listed Under Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Five Southeastern Species

Image of a Sacramento mountains checkerspot butterfly

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period for Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly Critical Habitat Proposal

a brown slender salamander on mossy rocks and mud

Endangered Species Act

Public Comment Period Reopened for Salamander Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat

Service approves updated habitat conservation plan for San Diego Gas & Electric

Desert Tortoise walking in the desert

Endangered Species Act

BLM, USFWS review potential impacts of Northern Corridor highway in Utah

A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.

Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls

Dark colored gray wolf with a Uinta ground squirrel in its mouth

Endangered Species Act

USFWS finalizes designation of gray wolf experimental population in Colorado

Restoration projects in southeast Missouri available for public comment

A small cluster flower made up of multiple smaller modified leaves that look like smaller flowerets, shown in the center with three elongated green leaves radiate away from the flower. Other vegetation rocks are visible in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Reclasifica Planta Nativa de las Islas del Caribe

A small cluster flower made up of multiple smaller modified leaves that look like smaller flowerets, shown in the center with three elongated green leaves radiate away from the flower. Other vegetation rocks are visible in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Service Reclassifies Plant Native to Caribbean Islands

A photo of the oblong rocksnail taken by the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center

Endangered Species Act

Oblong Rocksnail

Common terns

Habitat Restoration

Trustee agencies release draft plan and environmental assessment to restore natural resources in Buzzards Bay

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

Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizards Return to the Panoche Hills Plateau

A western bumble bee sits on a purple flower

Bumble bees and climate change

Person bent over in a field, placing a marker flag in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Red Spruce Restoration Kicks Off in North Carolina’s Black Mountains

Endangered Species Act

Teaming up for terns

Migratory Species

A brownish fish with hints of pink and yellow, and is covered in small spots being held just above a tank of water.

Endangered Species Act

National Fish Hatchery System: By The Numbers (2022)

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

A jet black, scaly snake with a burnt orange colored face curled up in some grass

Endangered Species Act

Fighting for Endangered Species - Just Below the Surface

Endangered Species Act

Michigan birding hotspot is part of an endangered species success story

Endangered Species Act

Missouri wildlife refuge is home to blind fish

water and marsh vegetation weave together throughout a wetland

Wildlife Wonders

Four Fish Who Want You To Wet Your Plants

Painting of a California condor wearing tag number 50

Endangered Species Act

Meet the Artist of the "ESA at 50" Artwork