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July 9, 2008 - CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATED FOR THE KOOTENAI RIVER WHITE STURGEON
March 6, 2008 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the first Washington State agriculturally based HCP
February 28, 2008 - Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx
Feburary 26, 2008 - Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Greater Sage-Grouse
February 21, 2008 - Interior Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves from Endangered Species List
December 11.2007 - FINAL RECOVERY PLAN PUBLISHED FOR SHOWY STICKSEED, AN EXTREMELY RARE WASHINGTON STATE PLANT
October 9, 2007 - PETITION SEEKING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION FOR THE GIANT PALOUSE EARTHWORM DOES NOT ESTABLISH NEED FOR LISTING
September 7, 2007 - Calf Likely Killed by Wolf in Stevens County
September 7, 2007 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plan for the Endangered Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit 60-day comment period begins
September 5, 2007 - Public Given More Time to Comment on Proposals For Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet New deadline is October 4, 2007
July 9, 2007 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROPOSES TO REVISE 2005 SPECIAL RULE FOR THE WOLVES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
July 9, 2007 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REOPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON ITS PROPOSAL TO DELIST THE GRAY WOLF IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES. AN ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD IN CODY, WYOMING, ON JULY 17, 2007
June 28, 2007 - Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered Species List
June 26, 2007 - SERVICE RELEASES DRAFT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MARBLED MURRELET
June 25, 2007 - Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2008 Endangered Species Grants
June 14, 2007 - Comment Period Extended for Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan, New deadline is August 24, 2007
June 12, 2007 - CRITICAL HABITAT REVISION PROPOSED FOR NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL
June 1, 2007 - BALD EAGLE WILL RETAIN STRONG FEDERAL PROTECTIONS IF REMOVED FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST, Service announces management changes designed to protect eagles upon delisting
May 21, 2007 - Coeur d'Alene Basin Natural Resource Trustees Complete First Mining-Related Interim Restoration Plan
May 15, 2007 - SECRETARY KEMPTHORNE ANNOUNCES $68 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES
April 26, 2007 - Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan Released
December 12, 2006 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for the Definition of Disturb under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
December 6, 2006 - SERVICE SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM STATES FOR 2007 ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANTS
November 21, 2006 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WILL NOT CONDUCT IN-DEPTH REVIEW TO CONSIDER LISTING COLUMBIAN SHARP-TAILED GROUSE
November 9, 2006 - Final critical habitat designated for Canada Lynx
September 13, 2006 - DRAFT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE CANADA LYNX RELEASED
June 19, 2006 - Coeur d'Alene Basin Draft Interim Restoration Plan Released for Public Review and Comment, 30-day public comment period begins
June 1, 2006 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comments on Idaho’s Request to Manage Wolves North of Interstate-90
March 13, 2006 - DRAFT RECOVERY PLAN PUBLISHED FOR RARE PLANT
Feb. 8, 2006 - Critical Habitat Revised for Kootenai River White Sturgeon
Feb. 2, 2006 - SERVICE ANNOUNCES INTENT TO REMOVE THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN POPULATION OF GRAY WOLVES FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
Jan. 10, 2006 - Idaho requests recovery permit to manage endangered wolves north of Interstate 90
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