Matthew D. Wagner

Matthew Wagner_ MSESFO
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
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6578 Dogwood View Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213
United States

(601) 321-1130
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Species expertise
Pearl Darter (Percina aurora)
Bayou Darter (Etheostoma rubrum)
Piebald Madtom (Noturus gladiator)
Penitent Mussel (Epioblasma penita)
Fat Pocketbook (Potamilus capax)
Black Clubshell (Pleurobema curtum)
Areas of expertise
Status Assessments
Listing
Recovery

In The News

Boat on river
Our People
Helping Hands - Region 4 Dive Team
Learn how a collaborative effort between divers and conservationists successfully relocated freshwater mussels in preparation for a riverbank restoration project at Eglin Air Force Base, supporting the health of the Yellow River ecosystem.
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.
Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Pearl Darter Recovery Plan
The recovery plan is available for the pearl darter, a small fish listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This plan includes bringing the pearl darter back to the Pearl River system where it has not been for 50 years.
Biologists from the Service and State search for the Yoknapatawpha darter in Smith Creek in Calhoun County, Mississippi, on February 1, 2022.
Special Mississippi darter makes a comeback to Smith Creek
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologists were looking for evidence to confirm that their efforts to return this darter species to the creek had been successful. They found it.