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Zinke names Combs to wildlife post at Interior

April 11, 2018

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has named Susan Combs the Interior Department’s acting assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, giving her oversight of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Combs, a …

Caroline Murphy

Senate Committee Seeks Changes to Endangered Species Act

October 7, 2015

Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife held a briefing on “Improving the Endangered Species Act: Perspectives from the Fish and Wildlife Service and State Governors.” Testimonies were …

Caroline Murphy

FWS Reaches Settlement on Candidate Endangered Species

September 16, 2015

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reached a settlement last Wednesday, September 9, dictating when FWS must decide whether ten avian, fish, and invertebrate species warrant listing …

Sage grouse
Colleen Hartel

Voluntary Conservation Efforts Lead to Species Successes

April 30, 2015

Amid legislation targeting the finalized listing of vulnerable sage-grouse and reports of falling population numbers in other Western States, voluntary conservation efforts have led to successes for the distinct California-Nevada population of Sage-Grouse. The U.S. …

Bat
Colleen Hartel

Northern Long-Eared Bat Listed As Threatened Species

April 8, 2015

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published final and interim rules regarding the status determination of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) on April 1st. The final rule lists the northern long-eared bat as …

Black Pinesnake
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FWS Considers Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake

March 17, 2015

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has re-opened comments on the proposed listing of the black pinesnake as a threated species and the proposed designation of eight areas in Alabama and Mississippi as critical …

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