Tag: ESA

A question over designated critical habitat for the dusky gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) will be the first Endangered Species Act case to go to the Supreme Court in nearly a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced potential changes to the management of a nonessential experimental population of red wolves (Canis rufus) found in North Carolina. Public comments on the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its intent to conduct five-year status reviews of 35 threatened and endangered species. This session of reviews will involve species occurring in...

The Canadian province of British Columbia has announced public consultations for new species at risk legislation. The Species at Risk Act is similar to the American Endangered Species Act in...

The endangered population of red wolves (Canis rufus) could go extinct in the wild in as few as eight years without “substantial intervention,” according to a Species Status Assessment recently...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reaffirmed its decision to consider the grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem a distinct population segment. The GYE grizzlies...

A proposed rule that would change a provision of the Endangered Species Act that has been used for 40 years to apply protections to threatened species is reportedly under consideration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a notice announcing that the white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is not warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Fifteen years...

The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy engagement document used to express the...

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) hunting has resumed in Wyoming, pursuant to state management and conservation efforts. The species was removed from the federal endangered species list on April 25, 2017....