The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Ecological Services Field Office is located in Manhattan, Kansas, the northern Flint Hills. The office provides information related to at-risk species, threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, eagles, habitat and other natural resources.
IMPORTANT

Effective October 1, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Ecological Services Field Office requires the use of our online Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) tool for all project reviews submitted to us for review and response.   The tool can be found at the following address: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov.   This tool allows project proponents to identify the presence of Federally protected species, their habitats and other Federal Trust Resources at a project site and will assist with the development of technical assistance and consultation packages, as appropriate.   For Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act, please use IPaC IPaC
Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process

Learn more about IPaC , and to the extent it is available for a given project type, the associated Consultation Package Builder.   Please include the Project Code generated by IPAC for your project in the subject line and body of your request, and include all official documentation generated by IPaC as an email attachment to your project correspondence that you submit for review to our office email, kansases@fws.gov.    The Kansas Ecological Services Field Office will no longer accept project review submissions unless they have official correspondence from IPaC.   A printed resource list from the IPaC Explore Location page is not considered official correspondence and will have a “NOT FOR CONSULTATION” watermark.   If you do not have a federal nexus, (i.e., the project is not funded, carried out, or permitted by a Federal agency) you may use IPaC for informational purposes and technical assistance (e.g., Official Species List).

For assistance on using IPaC, please note the “Helpful Videos” and “Frequently Asked Questions” at the bottom of IPaC’s landing page.   

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Regal fritillary butterfly on a common milkweed
Endangered Species Act
USFWS Proposes ESA Protections for Both Subspecies of the Regal Fritillary Butterfly
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list both subspecies of the regal fritillary, a large butterfly, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on a review of the best available science, the Service is proposing to list the eastern regal fritillary as endangered, and the...
Brown and black striated freshwater mussels sitting a steel truck bed
Endangered Species Act
Draft recovery plan for four imperiled freshwater mussels
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Western fanshell mussels
Endangered Species Act
Protecting two more freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act
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...
Rabbitsfoot Mussel
Endangered Species Act
Service Announces Availability of Final Recovery Plan for Rabbitsfoot Mussel
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...
Northern long-eared bat with white-nose syndrome in a cave
Endangered Species Act
Effective date to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered extended
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...
Northern long-eared bat with white-nose syndrome in a cave
Endangered Species Act
Northern long-eared bat reclassified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act
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...
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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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