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A black and white marbled murrelet floating in calm water

Endangered Species Act

Revised Marbled Murrelet Inland Survey Protocol

Habitat Restoration

Fish and Wildlife Service Pursues Nature-Based Solutions

a yellow bird with a short bill sits on a branch with green leaves

Birds on the Brink

Endangered Species Act

Interior Department Finalizes Action to Strengthen Endangered Species Act

5 brown coal darters in a viewing container.

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposed Listing

Big Black rocksnails in water

Science and Technology

Extinct Mississippi snail rediscovered: landowner partnerships key to conservation success

Female Grizzly Bear

Wildlife Management

As Grizzly Bears Emerge from Dens, Wildlife Managers Ask Public to Help Keep Bears Wild

A National Park Service biologist studies a nesting Kemp's ridley sea turtle and records data.

Wildlife Wonders

Public Urged to Help Protect Sea Turtles as Nesting Season Arrives in Texas

A picture of a roseate tern, and black and white bird on a beach

Habitat Restoration

Plan to restore natural resources in Buzzards Bay targets Ram Island, home to endangered terns.

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

National Guard protects last eastern population of rare butterfly

Green sea turtle, or honu, rests on the white sand of Midway Atoll, with clear waves in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Green Sea Turtle

Endangered green sea turtles bask on a beach next to each other.

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre y NOAA proponen un nuevo hábitat crítico para la tortuga marina conocida como tortuga verde o Peje blanco

Yellow flowers of golden paintbrush with a field and mountain beyond

Endangered Species Act

Golden Paintbrush Delisted From Endangered Species Act Due to Recovery

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opens public scoping period for desert tortoise general conservation plan

Endangered Species Act

Captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers released at Montrose Beach

Grizzly bear visiting a hair snare site

Endangered Species Act

Grizzly Bear Recovery Partners Continue Research in Montana

Reward offered for information on vandalism of shorebird nests in Far Rockaway

Alligator snapping turtle

Endangered Species Act

Comments Sought on Conservation Agreement for Six Aquatic Species in the Trinity River Basin

An Okaloosa darter hovers in clear stream water.

Endangered Species Act

Service Delists the Okaloosa Darter

Endangered Species Act

Protecting two more freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Availability of Final Recovery Plan for the Whorled Sunflower

Texas fatmucket

Endangered Species Act

Conservation Agreement for Lower Colorado River Basin Mussels Open for Public Comment

Fort A.P. Hill earns Military Conservation Partner Award

A river bordered by green shrubs and trees and a blue sky with white clouds reflected in the water's surface

Habitat Restoration

Restoring the Pawcatuck River

a silvery fish known as clear lake hitch jumps over turbid waters

Collaborating on the Conservation of Clear Lake Hitch

How Lou Perrotti became American burying beetles' Recovery Champion

Close up of the green leaves and white flowers of a tree.

Endangered Species Act

Reclassifying Eugenia woodburyana Tree from Endangered to Threatened - Frequently Asked Questions

Habitat Restoration

Upgrading stream crossings for people and wildlife

Close up of the green leaves and white flowers of a tree.

Endangered Species Act

Reclasificación del árbol Eugenia woodburyana de en peligro de extinción a amenazado - Preguntas frecuentes

Butterfly with orange, brown, and white wings perched perched on a flower head gathering nectar with another butterfly on the backside of the flower head.

Endangered Species Act

Final Listing, Critical Habitat, and 4(d) Rule for the Puerto Rican Harlequin Butterfly - Frequently Asked Questions 

Butterfly with orange, brown, and white wings perched perched on a flower head gathering nectar with another butterfly on the backside of the flower head.

Endangered Species Act

Listado Final para la Mariposa Arlequín de Puerto Rico, Hábitat Critico Final, y Regla 4(d) - Preguntas Frecuentes

a black and white photo from a trail camera of a san joaquin kit fox among low bushes looking the camera with glowing eyes

Wildlife Wonders

San Joaquin Kit Foxes Return to Kern National Wildlife Refuge

2 plover chicks on beach on wet sand in front of wave

A changing climate threatens a beloved shorebird

Joining forces to combat turtle trafficking