U.S Fish and Wildlife Service sued to compel bison listing
Three advocacy groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week, asserting that the agency unlawfully rejected their petition to list the distinct ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review dusky gopher frog status
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will initiate a five-year status review of the dusky gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus), the species ...
Court rejects jaguar critical habitat designation
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s designation of critical habitat for the jaguar (Panthera onca) was invalid, ...
Legislation introduced would delist gray wolves
Legislation introduced last week by Reps. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) would remove gray wolves(Canis lupus) from Endangered Species Act ...
Wolverine listing delay leading to lawsuit
Ten environmental organizations, including Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, intend to suethe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to compel ...
House Committee approves bill to overturn ESA rules
The House Natural Resources Committee approveda bill sponsored by committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) last week that would block the administration’s ...
Congressional Western Caucus introduces ESA legislation
Congressional Western Caucus members have filed several bills to amend the Endangered Species Act. The legislative package, announced last week, includes more than ...
Interior Department to propose a definition of “habitat”
A proposed definition for the term “habitat” under the Endangered Species Act, which until now has been undefined in law or regulation, is currently under ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife to review grizzly bear status
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Biological Diversity have reached an agreement last week to review the status of grizzly bears under the ...
Administration’s regulatory agenda would affect wildlife
Many of the anticipated rules released by the White house Office of Management and Budget’s semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions will ...