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People wearing "I Heart Lenapehoking" shirts gather in a forested area under tall tree cover.

History and Culture

Rekindling Indigenous Knowledge

Endangered Species Act

Final recovery plan for the grotto sculpin

A Canada lynx sitting in deep snow surrounded by boreal forest.

Endangered Species Act

USFWS Proposes Revised Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx & Announces Final Recovery Plan

U.S. Capitol building in the sun with tops of trees in foreground

Coastal Barrier Resources System Expands under Reauthorization

Endangered Species Act

Seeking public comment on proposed critical habitat for rusty patched bumble bee

Florida manatee head just above the water's surface, with a second manatee just behind the first

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Proposed Florida and Antillean Manatee Critical Habitat Designation

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

El Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre extiende el período de comentarios sobre la propuesta de designación de hábitat crítico para el manatí de Florida y manatí Antillano

a view of a green, forested landscape with an overcast sky

History and Culture

One small step: More than 1,000 acres returned to the Onondaga Nation

Shiny tan and yellow fish with pink and blue coloration

Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat for Pecos Pupfish

Rolling mountains with conifer trees and a partly cloudy sky

2024 - Weekly Highlights from the Asheville Field Office, Asheville, North Carolina

Shrub-like plants with showy bright orange flowers grow in a brown field with other shrubs.

Endangered Species Act

Final Recovery Plan for the Gierisch Mallow Plant Now Available

A group of uniformed officials pose with a Smokey mascot

Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

A woodpecker perched on a tree with a bug in its mouth.

Endangered Species Act

Downlisting of Red-cockaded Woodpecker from Endangered to Threatened

Endangered Species Act

Grizzly Bear 399 Fatally Struck by Vehicle in Snake River Canyon

Endangered Species Act

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

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes protections for the Bethany Beach firefly

Grizzly bear walking through a field

Endangered Species Act

Secure Food, Trash, Other Attractants: Help Protect Bears as They Prepare for Winter

Ponds surrounded by browning grass. The pond in the foreground has algae growth and the day is sunny.

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

purple with white wing tips flowers cluster along a matt of green among tan stones

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    

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?

Intern in river holding a freshwater mussel

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

An underwater close up of a small grey speckled fish.

Science and Technology

Rare Nevada desert fish receive funding for recovery

Wildlife Wonders

Endangered Species Athletics

A six-panel comic strip featuring animals that are competing in the Endangered Species Athletics.

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Athletics Opening Ceremony

a tan sea turtle lays on the sand under some grass

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Athletics 2024 Strength

Desert Tortoise walking in the desert

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Athletics 2024 Track