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A Miami tiger beetle stands on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

May 22, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

May 22, 2023

a manatee floating in a tank

Endangered Species Act

It takes a village to save manatees

May 15, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

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

May 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot

Apr 20, 2023

Tricolored bat

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Rufa red knot revised proposed critical habitat FAQs

Apr 12, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot

Apr 12, 2023

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Delisting the Wood Stork

Feb 14, 2023

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Feb 14, 2023

This closeup of a Florida bristle fern at Castellow Hammock Preserve shows its reproductive phase. The largest leaves on this tiny plant are the size of a penny.

Endangered Species Act

Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Endangered Florida Bristle Fern   

Dec 21, 2022

This closeup of a Florida bristle fern at Castellow Hammock Preserve shows its reproductive phase. The largest leaves on this tiny plant are the size of a penny.

Endangered Species Act

Florida Bristle Fern

Dec 21, 2022

A Miami tiger beetle stands on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

May 22, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

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

May 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot

Apr 20, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot

Apr 12, 2023

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Delisting the Wood Stork

Feb 14, 2023

This closeup of a Florida bristle fern at Castellow Hammock Preserve shows its reproductive phase. The largest leaves on this tiny plant are the size of a penny.

Endangered Species Act

Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Endangered Florida Bristle Fern   

Dec 21, 2022

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Periods on Proposed Actions for 11 Florida Species

Nov 25, 2022

Bee on a branch full of purple and white flowers. Sparse green leaves radiate from the branch. Brown and beige background surrounds the branch.

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Critical Habitat for 4 Everglades Plants

Oct 13, 2022

Big Pine partridge pea branch showing two yellow flowers and several green leaves. The flowers have five buttercup-like petals, with reddish-brown stamen.

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Critical Habitat for 4 Florida Keys Plants

Oct 13, 2022

A small yellow turtle lies in the sand

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Gopher Tortoise Review

Oct 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for the Plant Georgia Bully

Mar 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service Lists Panama City Crayfish under Endangered Species Act

Jan 4, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Miami Tiger Beetle

May 22, 2023

a manatee floating in a tank

Endangered Species Act

It takes a village to save manatees

May 15, 2023

Tricolored bat

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Rufa red knot revised proposed critical habitat FAQs

Apr 12, 2023

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Feb 14, 2023

This closeup of a Florida bristle fern at Castellow Hammock Preserve shows its reproductive phase. The largest leaves on this tiny plant are the size of a penny.

Endangered Species Act

Florida Bristle Fern

Dec 21, 2022

Big Pine partridge pea branch showing two yellow flowers and several green leaves. The flowers have five buttercup-like petals, with reddish-brown stamen.

Endangered Species Act

FAQ for Proposed Critical Habitat for 4 Florida Keys Plants

Oct 13, 2022

Bee on a branch full of purple and white flowers. Sparse green leaves radiate from the branch. Brown and beige background surrounds the branch.

Endangered Species Act

FAQ for Proposed Critical Habitat for 4 Everglades Plants

Oct 13, 2022

Story

Endangered Species Act

Gopher Tortoise Notice of Findings FAQs

Oct 11, 2022

Wildlife Management

The Florida Panther

Apr 13, 2022

Our People

Passion for Conservation

Mar 25, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Listing of Panama City Crayfish as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act, with Proposed 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat

Jan 4, 2022

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