Recovery plans updated for 42 species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has updated recovery plans developed under the Endangered Species Act to ensure that the recovery criteria are measurable and ...
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Site Visit Insights: Returning native frogs to Yosemite
Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to ...
More details emerge on refuges reopening during shutdown
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using previously appropriated funds and recreational fee dollars to partially re-staff some National Wildlife Refuges for 30 ...
Western states adopt plan for monarch conservation
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) populations have declined steeply since the 1990s, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine that ...
USFWS opens 38 refuges despite government shutdown
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using previously appropriated — but unspent — money to reopen and re-staff 38 priority refuges around the country, despite ...
Travis Air Force puts #NoBounds on endangered species protection
Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, California, is home to the largest airlift organization in the Air Force. As a major strategic logistics hub with global ...
Court says USFWS violated law in red wolf management
A federal district court has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated both the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act in its ...
House committee advances ESA amendments
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee met Sept. 26 to discuss nine bills aimed at amending the Endangered Species Act. Each of the bills ...
TWS submits comments on proposed ESA changes
In July, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service announced several proposed changes to regulations enforcing the Endangered ...
Survey shows political influence on decisions
The Union of Concerned Scientists surveyed scientists in 16 federal agencies to gauge the role of science in the current administration. The results appear in a new ...