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Ensuring an Effective Endangered Species Act
The ESA provides a broad and flexible framework to facilitate conservation with a variety of stakeholders. Learn about the tools in place that help us work with our diverse network of partners to deliver meaningful conservation.
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Service Proposes to List the Emperor Penguin as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the emperor penguin, a flightless seabird endemic to Antarctica, as threatened with a 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act. Climate change, specifically melting sea ice, is the primary threat to the species.
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Learn about the endangered and threatened species in your area and what is being done to help recover them.
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An Integrated Framework for Conservation
The Species Status Assessment was developed to enhance conservation success under the ESA. This framework is based on the best available scientific and commercial information, and it delivers the foundational science for informing all ESA decisions...