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Endangered Species Act

Draft recovery plan released for endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat

Wildlife Management

National Dialogue Initiated on Working Landscapes and Gray Wolves

a group of five people stand around a cooler holding frogs next to a stream. One person is holding a frog that will be released into the creek.

Endangered Species Act Supports Collaborative Conservation

Small, chubby marbled murrelets fly over a coastal landscape consisting of redwoods and ocean coves in this mural painted by Lucas Thornton in Arcata, CA

Road Trip! Go See These Endangered Species Murals

Texas Fatmucket freshwater mussel

Endangered Species Act

Conservation Agreement Approved for Lower Colorado River Basin Mussels

group of people outdoors posing for a photo. A small sign that reads Masonville Cove can be seen

Service celebrates a decade of Connecting People to Nature through Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships

manatees in pool with people

Endangered Species Act

A Herculean Task of Shakespearian Proportions

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

Biologist holds armored snails

Endangered Species Act

Armored Snail Draft Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Public Comment Period on Listing Proposal for Texas Blind Catfish

Illegal Killing of Gray Wolf in Jackson County, Oregon

New Mexico meadow jumping mouse feeding on grass

Endangered Species Act

Biobanking: a Wildlife Recovery Insurance Policy

An image of a brown bird with a white chest and neck standing in low grassland and sage habitat.

Endangered Species Act

Service seeks public comment on 2013 bi-state sage-grouse proposed listing rule

Two white thistle flowers in the foreground with a faded green forest background.

Endangered Species Act

Service Provides Endangered Species Protections for the Wright’s Marsh Thistle

Endangered Species Act

Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot

red wolf painted on a building with red background

Endangered Species Act

Service Works with Partners to Unveil Mural of World’s Most Endangered Wolf at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Endangered Species Act

Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot

Colorado hookless cactus showing off four bright pink flowers

Endangered Species Act

Protections no longer needed for Colorado hookless cactus

bracted twistflower

Bracted Twistflower Listed as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act

California condor soars over a canyon.

Endangered Species Act

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed as Cause of Three California Condor Mortalities in Arizona

A pearl darter in water. The common name, pearl darter, is derived from iridescent patches on its gill covers resembling the coloration of a pearl.

Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Pearl Darter

Freshwater mussel with a prominant spine at the top of its shell sits on a red net

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Image of dam with bridge overhead and fish passage structures in the foreground

Service and partners file settlement agreement with FirstLight for improved fish passage, flows

a large bird with outstretched wings flies low over a grassy wetland

Habitat Restoration

Environmental Agencies To Fund Wetland, Floodplain, and Groundwater Restoration in Tewksbury

Sea Otters Are Unlikely Helpers in Our Fight Against Climate Change

a portrait of a hanging bat with large ears, folded arms, and a fuzzy brown body

Endangered Species Act

Saving the tricolored bat

Endangered Species Act

Tricolored Bat Frequently Asked Questions

Endangered Species Act

Persistence pays off on Palos Verdes Peninsula

Metal grate running across a road with adjacent ground covered in straw.

Wildlife Management

NCDOT Helps Ensure Safe Passage for Wetland Animals

Two people standing in a forest looking up, one using binoculars

Wildlife Management

Snapshot: Applying a Gentle Touch to Improving Habitat for an Endangered Flying Squirrel

Crocodile vs. Climate

Flowering plants in front of an office building

Habitat Restoration

Service Creates a Home for Pollinators in Asheville, N.C.

Group of people walking along a dirt road past conifer trees and a scenic vista

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Experts Come Together to Develop Strategy for Red Spruce Restoration

Habitat Restoration

Easing the squeeze on people and wildlife

a mountain landscape

Seeking Elusive Bats and Rare Desert Orchids in the Southwest

Wildlife Wonders

Which Texas Mussel Are You?