Amelia Hunter

Portrait of Amelia Hunter in a gray USFWS polo shirt and glasses
Biologist
Southwest Region Headquarters
Ecological Services
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Areas of expertise
Recovery Planning and Implementation

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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
The public can now review and comment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft recovery plan for seven species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act found in the southern Edwards Aquifer springs and associated aquatic ecosystems. This recovery plan comprises a...
A simplified food web with the words, Edwards Aquifer, Texas simplified food web. Producers are on the bottom of the web and include CLAMs and decaying plants. The primary consumers are comas springs dryopid beetle, water slater and cave shrimp and are found on top of the Producers box. Secondary consumers include Peck's cave amphipod and is found on top of the primary consumer box. Tertiary consumers is the Texas blind salamander and is found on top of the secondary consumer box. .
Wildlife Wonders
Edwards Aquifer's Rock Eaters
Tiny microbes found within the Edwards Aquifer help make it one of the most ecologically diverse aquifers in the world. The Edwards Aquifer is a significant source of drinking water for Central Texas, one of the fastest growing areas in the United States. People, plants and animals depend on...
Texas groundwater invertebrates
Our People
Catching the Bug with the Service’s Groundwater Invertebrate Experts in Texas
In Texas, nine major aquifers hold the groundwater that meets up to 60 percent of the state’s water needs. Within these aquifers and the springs they feed lie some of the most diverse subterranean aquatic ecosystems in the world, providing habitat to a community of cave-adapted catfish, salamanders...