Tag: threatened and endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has formally rescinded an Endangered Species Act rule promulgated by the Trump administration that changed the process for excluding areas from critical habitat designations....

The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing a new Endangered Species Act rule that would permit the introduction of experimental populations of listed species beyond their historical range. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a court-ordered draft revision to its 2017 Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan, providing measures aimed at reducing human-caused mortality like poaching and vehicle...

Gray wolves are once again listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after a court decision. In the Feb. 10 decision, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White reversed the U.S....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on its September proposal to remove the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) from the list of species protected under...

The state of Montana plans to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requesting that the agency remove grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem from...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will increase critical habitat designated for northern spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act to approximately 9.4 million acres. This decision, announced in a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its Mexican gray wolf management to remove the current population cap and set a new genetic objective for the population, as well...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescind rules made during the final days of the Trump administration regarding the process for excluding areas from critical habitat designations for...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has developed a plan, in response to recent legislation, in which the agency will offer payments to hunters and trappers who harvest gray...