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Two Florida Manatees in Three Sisters Springs surrounded by small fish

Endangered Species Act

Manatee Conservation in Georgia

Prescribed burn on island

Land Management

Burning for Biodiversity

Photo of a male silverspot butterfly, showing orange and black upper side in vegetation with wings spread

Endangered Species Act

Silverspot butterfly receives protections under Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act

Seeking Public Input on Nebraska R-Project Transmission Line

A close up image of a very small dark brown springsnail on the tip of someone's finger.

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes initial review of ESA petition for Kings River springsnail

a brown owl with white spots sits on a snag with brown foliage in the background

Endangered Species Act

3 Efforts Underway that Support the California Spotted Owl and Reduce Wildfire Risk

Brown and black spotted lizard in grassy area.

Endangered Species Act

West Texas Lizard Will Not Be Listed Under ESA

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Gray Wolf Finding and National Recovery Plan

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Endangered Species Act

Draft recovery plan for four imperiled freshwater mussels

Female Grizzly Bear

Endangered Species Act

USFWS initiates process to evaluate restoration of grizzly bears in Bitterroot ecosystem

Panama City crayfish

Wildlife Management

Draft Recovery Plan Available for Panama City Crayfish

Cluster of about seen small white flowers radiating from a green stalk.

Endangered Species Act

Successful Protection and Management Efforts Keep Venus Flytrap off the Endangered Species List

Salina mucket mussel

Endangered Species Act

Proposed ESA Protection for Rio Grande Mussels

Close up of a small tawny owl being held in a man's hand. Cacti and trees in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Listed

Endangered green sea turtles bask on a beach next to each other.

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre y NOAA proponen un nuevo hábitat crítico para la tortuga marina conocida como tortuga verde o Peje blanco

Yellow flowers of golden paintbrush with a field and mountain beyond

Endangered Species Act

Golden Paintbrush Delisted From Endangered Species Act Due to Recovery

Green sea turtle, or honu, rests on the white sand of Midway Atoll, with clear waves in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Green Sea Turtle

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opens public scoping period for desert tortoise general conservation plan

Endangered Species Act

Captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers released at Montrose Beach

Reward offered for information on vandalism of shorebird nests in Far Rockaway

Grizzly bear visiting a hair snare site

Endangered Species Act

Grizzly Bear Recovery Partners Continue Research in Montana

Alligator snapping turtle

Endangered Species Act

Comments Sought on Conservation Agreement for Six Aquatic Species in the Trinity River Basin

An Okaloosa darter hovers in clear stream water.

Endangered Species Act

Service Delists the Okaloosa Darter

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

Looking across a wet prairie, filled with water, toward mountains in distance

Endangered Species Act

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

Top down view of a brown and black catfish like fish in a viewing box.

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

An adult California spotted owl sits on a tree branch looking at the camera

Endangered Species Act

Creature Feature: Spotted Owls

Gloved hands hold a small, green, spiky fish

Habitat Restoration

New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin

Woman stands in a marsh wearing fish and wildlife hat

Endangered Species Act

Small influences behind a big law

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Science and Technology

Partners in Maine enlist public to find owl pellets for rodent research

two biologists crouching next to a creek in a forest surveying a mussel bed through a large scope

Freshwater Mussels Found Thriving on San Francisco Peninsula