U.S. Fish and Wildlife service proposes no listing change for Florida Manatee
On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would keep the Florida manatee at threatened and uplist the Antillean manatee, another west Indian subspecies, to endangered.
US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing Clear Lake hitch under the Endangered Species Act
A 12-year campaign to gain federal protection for an imperiled and culturally significant fish found only in Clear Lake has finally won support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List Monarch Butterflies as a Threatened Species
After years on hold, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) is moving forward with a proposed rule to list monarch butterflies as
Wildlife officials propose to continue keeping Florida manatees' "threatened" classification
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected Tuesday to publish a proposed rule that details its reasons for keeping the threatened classification.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes delisting of plant found in southwestern Montana
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday proposed removing a terrestrial orchid found in southwestern Montana wetlands from the list of threatened and endan
Fish and Wildlife proposes new grizzly bear protection rules
State delisting petitions denied. Agency also proposes revising regulations to increase management flexibility.
Florida Manatees Expected To Keep ‘Threatened Species' Label
Federal wildlife officials releasing a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified as endangered. For decades,
Florida Manatees Retain Threatened Status Under New Federal Proposal, Despite Outcry for Greater Protection
Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not fit the definition of endangered.
Activists disappointed Florida Manatees will not be granted endangered status for now
The sea cows won't be reclassified despite ongoing high mortality rates from starvation, boat strikes and habitat loss.
These salamanders could be Tennessee's newest endangered species. And Helene is to blame
Hellbender Salamanders call Tennessee and 14 other states in the United States home, including Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia ...
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Fish and Wildlife Service snail’s pace spurs legal challenge
The lawsuit asserts that a blown Endangered Species Act deadline put the Kings River pyrg in danger from a proposed Nevada ...
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US Fish and Wildlife proposes management changes aimed at restoring Grizzly Bear populations in Idaho
Under the new proposal, Grizzly Bears would make up a "single distinct population segment," encompassing the states of ID, MT ...
What happens to wildlife during a wildfire?
Los Angeles is experiencing the worst wildfires in the city's history. As thousands of people are forced to evacuate and many ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declines to delist grizzlies in Montana
The states have for nearly two years sought decisions from the Fish and Wildlife Service on their petitions to delist ...
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USDA Forest Service announces the expansion of feral swine reduction efforts at Land Between the Lakes
Feral hogs continue to pose a serious threat to the landscape, similar to the Asian carp, and we are taking additional steps to make a greater impact on their numbers," ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife to seek critical habitat status for Bay-Delta longfin smelt
The proposed habitat is over 90,000 acres and includes portions of Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano and Sonoma counties ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes 760,000 acres of critical habitat to protect foothill yellow-legged frogs in California
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the designation of 760,071 acres of critical habitat to protect the imperiled ...