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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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the Lassics lupine, a plant species found only in northern California, will be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Ventura, California - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that southern sea otters will retain their status as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Following an in-depth review of the species’ status, including information provided by species experts, the Service...

RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe today broke ground on a fish passage project at Numana Dam supported by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a core pillar of Bidenomics, that will benefit the recovery of two federally listed species, the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will provide Endangered Species Act protections to four of the six geographically and genetically distinct population segments (DPS) of the foothill yellow-legged frog.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the opening of a public scoping period on a draft environmental impact statement for a general conservation plan for the federally threatened Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California.