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Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the distinct population segment of the wolverine in the contiguous U.S. as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service is also issuing an interim rule under section 4(d) of the ESA to exempt the take of wolverines related to...

Habitat Restoration
Prescribed fire is an important habitat management tool at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s fire management program and refuge staff recently completed an almost 329-acre prescribed burn on the refuge.
Endangered Species Act
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Pacific Northwest has another cause for celebration during the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal of Nelson’s checker-mallow, a perennial flower with spectacular pink blooms, from the federal list of...

Recreation
In August and September 2023, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees helped guide 30 students and adult chaperones from two Portland metropolitan area schools on a five-mile river float on the lower Clackamas River. For nearly all of the participants, it was their first time on the water. With...

Endangered Species Act
Ventura, California - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list both species of western pond turtle, the northwestern pond turtle and the southwestern pond turtle, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service is also proposing a 4(d) rule, that...

Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has updated its 2018 species status assessment (SSA) for the North American wolverine with an addendum that reflects new information received since 2018, including information from state wildlife agencies. The analyses contained in the 2018 SSA and the SSA...