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Challenge to meadow jumping mouse habitat designation denied

October 29, 2020

A U.S. federal district court judge dismissed a 2018 lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2016 designation of critical habitat for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus). The Northern New …

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reduces owl habitat

August 19, 2020

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to reduce the critical habitat designated for the northern spotted owl in Oregon. The agency proposed removing about 2%, or 205,000 acres, from the current critical habitat …

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USFWS revises critical habitat proposals for garters, cuckoo

May 6, 2020

Critical habitat designations that would reduce the critical habitat for two species of garter snakes in the southwestern United States are moving forward — seven years after being originally proposed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

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States file suit over new critical habitat rules

December 9, 2016

On Nov. 29, a group of 18 states filed a lawsuit in opposition to changes made this year to how critical habitat can be designated for federally threatened and endangered wildlife. The states called on …

Lauren McDonald

Kansas Chapter issues statement on state wildlife bill

February 19, 2016

The Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society issued a position statement opposing Senate Bill No. 384 (SB 384), which would make changes to the Kansas Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act by redefining critical habitat …

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USFWS Releases Final Recovery Plan for Wyoming Toad

October 5, 2015

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week the release of a final recovery plan for a rare toad whose population has been hit hard by a deadly fungal disease. “This plan lays out …

Dana Kobilinsky

Hawaiian Monk Seals Gain Critical Habitat Protection

August 27, 2015

Critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) now have a better chance to revive their population thanks to an increase in almost 7,000 square miles of designated critical habitat. The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service …

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