Southern mountain caribou listed under the ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service classified the recently extirpated southern mountain population of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in parts of Idaho ...
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Lawmakers consider competing ESA proposals
During a hearing by the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee, subcommittee members discussed a new bill (H.R. 4348), introduced ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues decisions on ESA petitions
After reviewing three petitions submitted under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently determined that they will consider listing ...
Several groups challenge new ESA rules
Several groups have joined forces to challenge the recent changes to Endangered Species Act implementation recently finalized by the administration, arguing the new ...
Frog case settled with no decision on habitat definition
A years-long court battle between the administration and a private property owner over exactly what constitutes “habitat” for an endangered frog ended recently ...
Recovery plan revisions for 43 more species open for comment
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released draft revisions for 29 Endangered Species Act recovery plans, which provide guidance for the recovery of 43 federally ...
USFWS reconsiders listing California and Nevada sage-grouse
In Sept. 2018, a federal judge in California vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 decision not to list the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus ...
California condors to be reintroduced in Pacific Northwest
California condors (Gymnogyps californianus), which were first listed as endangered in 1967, under the precursor to the Endangered Species Act, are slated to be ...
House subcommittee examines the state of wildlife
The Water, Oceans and Wildlife subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the State of Wildlife last week. The hearing was the third ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces gray wolf recovery
Last week, during the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...