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Land Management

Snapshot: Biologists Assess Hurricane's Impacts to Wetlands

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Snapshot: Biologists Descend on North Carolina Wetland to Counter Invasive Tree

A photo collage of seven species found in the Edwards Aquifer on a black background. The species are the orange Comal Springs dryopid beetle, the pink to clear Texas blind salamander, the tan to orange San Marcos salamander, the orange to burnt red Comal Springs riffle beetle. The second row of species features the clear Peck’s cave amphipod, the green and yellow Texas wild-rice and tan and blue fountain darter.

Endangered Species Act

Service Extends Public Comment Period on Draft Recovery Plan for Edwards Aquifer Listed Species

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Habitat Restoration

BLM, FWS issue final analysis, preferred approach for proposed highway

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Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Biologists Begin Assessing Area Streams Post-Hurricane Helene

Clouds surround the major peaks of the Teton Range over Jackson Lake and Willow Flats.

Wildlife Management

Grizzly #399’s Remains Returned to Grand Teton National Park

Wildlife Wonders

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater Mussels and Fish Moved to a New Home in the Donner und Blitzen River

Endangered Species Act

Recovery plan for four imperiled freshwater mussels

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Science and Technology

Listening to Feedback

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Science and Technology

The Magic of Design

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Endangered Species Act

Ocmulgee Skullcap Federally Protected

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Endangered Species Act

Final Recovery Plan for Three Endangered Aquatic Invertebrates Available

Florida manatee swims in shallow water toward camera.

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos Propone Hábitat Crítico para el Manatí de Florida y el Manatí Antillano en Puerto Rico

Manatee resting in a body of water with a school of mangrove snappers..

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for Two West Indian Manatee Subspecies

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Endangered Species Act

Sentry Milk-Vetch Revised Recovery Plan Draft Available

Endangered Species Act

Recovery plan for Missouri population of eastern hellbender

A photo collage of seven species found in the Edwards Aquifer on a black background. The species are the orange Comal Springs dryopid beetle, the pink to clear Texas blind salamander, the tan to orange San Marcos salamander, the orange to burnt red Comal Springs riffle beetle. The second row of species features the clear Peck’s cave amphipod, the green and yellow Texas wild-rice and tan and blue fountain darter.

Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan Available for Seven Listed Species of the Edwards Aquifer

Black creek crayfish in a green net

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing the Black Creek Crayfish as endangered under the Endangered Species Act    

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Endangered Species Act

Draft Recovery Plan Now Available for Barrens Topminnow 

Endangered Species Act

Service Releases Five-Year Status Review for Marbled Murrelet

Endangered Species Act

Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect Imperiled Spotted Owls

a bright orange lily with dark red speckles and anthers

Endangered Species Act

Service announces availability of draft recovery plans for three listed California plants

A cluster of light green, cone-shaped flowers of Arizona eryngo blooms among other Arizona eryngo plants.

Endangered Species Act

Arizona Eryngo Draft Recovery Plan Available

Goats standing in a corral looking at the camera with a sagebrush landscape and mountains in the background.

Habitat Restoration

Goats are here to help!

Mouth open on goldish silvery fish in murky water

Endangered Species Act

Healthy habitat for hitch

Mazama pocket gopher in a gloved hand

Endangered Species Act

Tumwater O&M Facility HCP and Draft EAS Now Available, Public Comment Period Opening

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Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Endangered Spider Search at the Top of the Smoky Mountains

A sea turtle attempts to nest, but tourists and their lights scared it back into the water.

A Shining Light

a brown relictual slender salamander rests on a decaying log

Wildlife Wonders

Sequoia's Slender Salamanders a Precious Sight

U.S. fisha dn wildlife staff talk with Fort Meade's Colonel Gore about stream restorationists Ben Hutzell speak with Colonel Gore and ARD Sharon Marino about stream restoration techniques

Habitat Restoration

Fort George G. Meade – A Strong Partner for Climate Resiliency and Wildlife

Watercraft inspector physically inspecting two kayaks on top of truck roof rack for aquatic invasive species.

Preventing dreissenid mussels from entering Alaska

Person standing in the back of a flatbed truck examining artificial bat roosts

Endangered Species Act

Concerned about a construction project and how it may affect an endangered species?

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Meet the Future of Conservation

Arkansas Ecological Services Quarterly (January to June 2024)

Endangered Species Act

Partners help northeastern bulrush recover by finding and conserving new populations