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Flowering bush with yellow flowers in the Florida scrub

Endangered Species Act

Recovering the Florida Golden Aster

Habitat Restoration

Saving the Salt Marsh

Three people standing on a tractor-pulled seed planter, with a large tractor tire in the foreground.

Land Management

Snapshot: Planting the Seeds of Pollinator Conservation. Literally.

Two Florida Manatees in Three Sisters Springs surrounded by small fish

Endangered Species Act

Manatee Conservation in Georgia

Prescribed burn on island

Land Management

Burning for Biodiversity

Photo of a male silverspot butterfly, showing orange and black upper side in vegetation with wings spread

Endangered Species Act

Silverspot butterfly receives protections under Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act

Seeking Public Input on Nebraska R-Project Transmission Line

A close up image of a very small dark brown springsnail on the tip of someone's finger.

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes initial review of ESA petition for Kings River springsnail

a brown owl with white spots sits on a snag with brown foliage in the background

Endangered Species Act

3 Efforts Underway that Support the California Spotted Owl and Reduce Wildfire Risk

Brown and black spotted lizard in grassy area.

Endangered Species Act

West Texas Lizard Will Not Be Listed Under ESA

Endangered Species Act

Service Announces Gray Wolf Finding and National Recovery Plan

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Group of people walking along stream.

Habitat Restoration

Seeking public comment on draft restoration plan for American Cyanamid superfund site

Wildlife Management

Final Policies on Mitigating Impacts of Development to Further Conservation

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducts Five-Year Status Reviews of 67 Southeastern Species

Endangered Species Act

Furbish’s Lousewort, One of the First Federally Protected Plants, Now Faces a Lower Risk of Extinction

silvery fish known as clear like hitch spawning in very shallow waters

Endangered Species Act

Service Continues Investments in Clear Lake Hitch Research

a biologist holding a red wolf pup

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meetings on Red Wolf Recovery Program

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Listing of Black-Capped Petrel

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Reabre el Período de Comentarios sobre la Propuesta de Listar al Diablotín

Kemp's Ridley sea turtle basks in the beach sun.

Wildlife Wonders

Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins on the Texas Coast

Endangered Species Act

Two species of Missouri crayfish listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act

An image of a brown bird with a white chest and neck standing in low grassland and sage habitat.

Endangered Species Act

Service seeks public comment on 2013 bi-state sage-grouse proposed listing rule

a riverbank covered in moss

Endangered Species Act

Central Texas Moss Listed as Endangered

Texas groundwater invertebrates

Catching the Bug with the Service’s Groundwater Invertebrate Experts in Texas

A young woman in muddy boots and a hat with the Service shield on it holds a small grass plant. She kneels in the mud of a marsh. Next to her a volunteer with a beard, brimmed hat, and safety vest, pats the dirt around a recently planted grass plug.

Sarah Shearer: A term employee makes a permanent impression

A large adult black bear plodding across a grassy field with vegetation in its mouth

For Parents and Educators

Four Elements of a Healthy Forest

Endangered Species Act

Gopher Tortoise Notice of Findings FAQs

a gray and olive colored fat toad with bumpy skin sits on pine needles in a burned forest

Wildlife Wonders

How Does Wildfire Impact Wildlife and Forests?

Diversity of effort benefits diversity in nature

Mr. Snake, a Louisiana pinesnake that helps the U.S. Forest Service with education and outreach, smells with his tounge July 11, 2022.

Endangered Species Act

Louisiana Pinesnake Proposed Critical Habitat FAQs

Two people crouching beside an ice cube tray filled with water and insects, which is set on an identification key.

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Mitchell County, N.C. Students Learn About Animals of the North Toe River

Students walking across a broad, rocky beach to a shallow river

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Students in North Carolina's Yancey County Hit The Water

Biologist beside a boulder, teasing through moss and dirt with a pair of tweezers.

Endangered Species Act

Tracking a needle in a haystack – monitoring the endangered spruce-fir moss spider

Sea Otters Are Unlikely Helpers in Our Fight Against Climate Change

Endangered Species Act

Tricolored Bat Frequently Asked Questions