Kansas Ecological Services Field Office

They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We've drafted a plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox...

Following a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we are protecting the western fanshell and a newly identified species known as the “Ouachita” fanshell as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. These two freshwater mussel species are found in rivers and streams...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of the final recovery plan for the rabbitsfoot mussel. This plan includes specific criteria for determining when the rabbitsfoot should be considered for delisting, removing it from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened...

The effective date of the final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act is being extended by 60 days, from Jan. 30, 2023, to March 31, 2023. The extension will allow us to finalize conservation tools and guidance to avoid...

The bat, listed as threatened in 2015, now faces extinction due to the rangewide impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting hibernating bats across North America. The rule takes effect on January 30, 2023. The growing extinction crisis highlights the importance of the Endangered...

Following a rigorous review of the best available scientific and commercial information regarding the past, present and future threats, as well as ongoing conservation efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing two Distinct Population Segments of the lesser prairie-chicken under the...