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Birds on the Brink

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

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Science and Technology

Extinct Mississippi snail rediscovered: landowner partnerships key to conservation success

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

A picture of a roseate tern, and black and white bird on a beach

Habitat Restoration

Plan to restore natural resources in Buzzards Bay targets Ram Island, home to endangered terns.

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

National Guard protects last eastern population of rare butterfly

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Wildlife Wonders

Tune In to California's Vernal Pools

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list pyramid pigtoe mussel withdrawn

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Three Southeastern Species

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Endangered Species Act

Beardless Chinchweed Final Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Listing for Two Rare Texas Cavefish

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Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to List Brawleys Fork Crayfish with 4(d) Rule, Designate Critical Habitat

Endangered Species Act

Proposal to list the salamander mussel as endangered

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Endangered Species Act

Neuse River Waterdog Draft Recovery Plan

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Endangered Species Act

Service Finalizes Listing of Magnificent Ramshorn Snail

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Endangered Species Act

Texas Kangaroo Rat Proposed Listing

Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst named Service’s Military Conservation Partner of the Year

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Endangered Species Act

Proposed Delisting of Apache Trout

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Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Sacramento Mountains Butterfly Critical Habitat

Endangered Species Act

Federal Officials Seek Assistance in Investigation of Red Wolf Death

Cows in a grassy pasture next to a trench

Working Lands Win for Kincaid’s Lupine

Partners break ground on largest salt marsh restoration on East Coast

Boosting bat immunity

Hands holding a small brown rabbit

Endangered Species Act

Small but Mighty, the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit Scratches out a Living in Sagebrush Habitat

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Sneak Attack: Researchers Explore Bacteria in Fight Against Invasives on Sagebrush Steppe

Women of Wildlife Feature

Sage grouse in Wyoming standing in snow and engaging in geophagy, which means eating dirt.

Wildlife Management

Eat Dirt? These Sage-Grouse Dig It!

Endangered Species Act

The Silver Lining of a Monster Storm

A small, brownish-gray riparian brush rabbit sits on a trail

Wildlife Management

103 Riparian Brush Rabbits Rescued From Winter Flooding

A human made structure in a river with wooden posts and woody debris

Habitat Restoration

Leave it to Beaver: Partners Collaborate on Beaver Dam Analog Project

Endangered Species Act

Partners help red-cockaded woodpeckers regain ground in Virginia

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Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spotted Frog