U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ordered to reconsider walrus listing
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not adequately support its decision not to list the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) under the Endangered Species ...
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ESA rules will be changed under new administration
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service plan to make a series of changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered Species ...
USFWS proposes ESA listing for lesser prairie chickens
Under a new proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) populations would be listed under the Endangered ...
USFWS announces $27 million in grants for neotropical migrants
Through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 30 collaborative conservation projects in 23 countries across the Americas will receive more than $27 ...
Bison reintroduction considered in Montana refuge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering reintroducing bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in central Montana, beginning with ...
Migratory Bird Treaty Act rule to be revoked
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to formally revoke a final rule published in January by the former U.S. administration, which aimed to limit the scope ...
Interior revokes internal guidance on MBTA
The U.S. Department of the Interior has revoked the internal guidance issued by the Interior’s Solicitor’s Office in 2014 that limits enforcement of the ...
USFWS delays northern spotted owl critical habitat rule
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will delay implementation of the final rule reducing northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) critical habitat in ...
Lawmakers seek review of owl habitat decision
Eight U.S. Senators are asking the Inspector General at the Department of the Interior to review the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent decision to ...
New rules for ESA consultations proposed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries are proposing to change the rules regarding how other federal agencies consult about effects on threatened and ...