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Monarch butterflies fly in a wildflower field.

Southeast Monarch Migration

Apr 18, 2024

Side angle of a painted bunting, showing its blue head, orange/red underside, and various green colors on its back, courtesy of Dan Pancamo, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0).

April 2024, Bird of the Month: Painted Bunting

Apr 18, 2024

5 brown coal darters in a viewing container.

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposed Listing

Apr 5, 2024

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Mar 27, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Monetary Reward Offered for Information Regarding Whooping Crane Death in Mamou, Louisiana

Mar 7, 2024

Habitat Restoration

Saving the Salt Marsh

Mar 4, 2024

Land Management

Snapshot: Planting the Seeds of Pollinator Conservation. Literally.

Mar 4, 2024

Wildlife Management

Draft Recovery Plan Available for Panama City Crayfish

Jan 17, 2024

Freshwater mussel with a prominant spine at the top of its shell sits on a red net

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Jan 10, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposal

Dec 20, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Armored Snail Draft Recovery Plan

Dec 6, 2023

Yellow and white Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress

Endangered Species Act

Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress Recovery Plan

Nov 30, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Five Southeastern Species

Nov 28, 2023

Monarch butterfly lights on a stem as rain drops fall.

How wildlife refuges improve water quality

Nov 15, 2023

A small cluster flower made up of multiple smaller modified leaves that look like smaller flowerets, shown in the center with three elongated green leaves radiate away from the flower. Other vegetation rocks are visible in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Service Reclassifies Plant Native to Caribbean Islands

Oct 31, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Reclasifica Planta Nativa de las Islas del Caribe

Oct 31, 2023

A photo of the oblong rocksnail taken by the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center

Endangered Species Act

Oblong Rocksnail

Oct 30, 2023

Endangered Species Act

About Dam Time!

Oct 25, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Black Warrior Waterdog

Oct 19, 2023

Group of manatees resting in the warm, clear, blue water of Three Sisters Springs

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Findings on Two West Indian Manatee Petitions

Oct 11, 2023

Land Management

New National Wildlife Refuges in Wyoming and Tennessee

Oct 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Final Revised Recovery Plan for Red Wolf

Sep 29, 2023

Person kneeling over a shallow pool, their hands in the water

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Yancey and Mitchell County, N.C. Students Explore Local Streams

Sep 28, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Haywood County, N.C. Students Learn About River Life First-Hand

Sep 26, 2023

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Fish Native to Western Kentucky

Sep 26, 2023

Photo of Sharon Dorsey, an intern with the Directorate Fellows Program.

Wildlife Management

OWL: Our Wild Lives

Aug 22, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Questions and answers about Cumberland moccasinshell, Tennessee clubshell, and Tennessee pigtoe

Aug 21, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing Three Eastern Freshwater Mussels Under the Endangered Species Act

Aug 21, 2023

Person kneeling down putting a plant in the hole in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Comes to Asheville, North Carolina Community

Aug 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Freshy-Fruit Gladecress Draft Recovery Plan

Aug 2, 2023

Plant with a small white flower in the foreground, person in the background

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Teaming Up In Search of Endangered White Irisette

Jul 24, 2023

Southern Elktoe from the Apalachicola River

Endangered Species Act

Frequently Asked Questions

Jun 20, 2023

Person bent over in a field, placing a marker flag in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Red Spruce Restoration Kicks Off in North Carolina’s Black Mountains

Jun 6, 2023

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meetings on Red Wolf Recovery Program

May 2, 2023

a black and white bird in flight over the ocean

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Reabre el Período de Comentarios sobre la Propuesta de Listar al Diablotín

May 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Listing of Black-Capped Petrel

May 1, 2023

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

red wolf painted on a building with red background

Endangered Species Act

Service Works with Partners to Unveil Mural of World’s Most Endangered Wolf at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Apr 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Apr 5, 2023

Small bodied fish with a blunt snout, rounded fins, three saddles, and a blotched mottled pattern along the sides of its body.

Trispot Darter Conservation

Feb 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

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

Oct 11, 2022

Two people crouching beside an ice cube tray filled with water and insects, which is set on an identification key.

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Mitchell County, N.C. Students Learn About Animals of the North Toe River

Oct 3, 2022

Students walking across a broad, rocky beach to a shallow river

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Students in North Carolina's Yancey County Hit The Water

Sep 28, 2022

Biologist beside a boulder, teasing through moss and dirt with a pair of tweezers.

Endangered Species Act

Tracking a needle in a haystack – monitoring the endangered spruce-fir moss spider

Sep 28, 2022

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comment on Revised Red Wolf Recovery Plan to Guide Recovery Efforts

Sep 28, 2022

Metal grate running across a road with adjacent ground covered in straw.

Wildlife Management

NCDOT Helps Ensure Safe Passage for Wetland Animals

Sep 6, 2022

Two people standing in a forest looking up, one using binoculars

Wildlife Management

Snapshot: Applying a Gentle Touch to Improving Habitat for an Endangered Flying Squirrel

Sep 6, 2022

Flowering plants in front of an office building

Habitat Restoration

Service Creates a Home for Pollinators in Asheville, N.C.

Aug 8, 2022

Group of people walking along a dirt road past conifer trees and a scenic vista

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Experts Come Together to Develop Strategy for Red Spruce Restoration

Aug 5, 2022

Compartmentalized trays holding soil and young trees

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Red Spruce Propagation Lays the Foundation for Forest Restoration

Jul 22, 2022

Canoe Creek clubshell mussel in the palm of a hand with a creek in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Rare Alabama Mussel Now Federally Protected as Endangered, along with Critical Habitat

Jun 30, 2022

Person standing on a river bank beneath a bridge watching a crew working on a catwalk

Endangered Species Act

Roosting structures for endangered bats installed on French Broad River bridges

Jun 13, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Five-Year Status Reviews for 35 Southeastern Species

May 12, 2022

Several adults in a semi-circle, listening to one person sitting on a truck tailgate

Endangered Species Act

Charlotte, N.C.-Area Workshop Teaches Community Members About Mussels

Apr 27, 2022

Our People

A conservation love story: married Service couple spends weekends volunteering for wildlife

Apr 27, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Abandoned Mine Lays the Foundation for Rare Bat Recovery

Feb 16, 2022

Two people, back-to-back, planting in cleared soil

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Installed in Asheville's River Arts District

Nov 17, 2021

Two people, both wearing helmets, are bent over along the edge of a stand of small trees

Land Management

Snapshot: Cutting Trees to Conserve One of America's Rarest Habitats

Oct 12, 2021

Biologist pulling a red spruce tree from a trailer

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Red spruce planted at Whigg Meadow on Cherokee National Forest

Aug 11, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Casual sighting leads to endangered bat discovery

May 26, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed delisting of the dwarf-flowered heartleaf

Apr 24, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes delisting Carolina plant from Endangered Species Act due to recovery

Apr 23, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes to list two eastern freshwater mussels as threatened under the Endangered Species Act

Sep 28, 2020

Wildlife Management

White-nose syndrome diminishes North Carolina bat populations

Apr 29, 2020

Two people carry bags filled with young red spruce trees down a trail

Endangered Species Act

Mapping the sky islands of Southern Appalachia

Oct 9, 2019

Two snorkelers in a river, heads above water, conversing

Endangered Species Act

Mussel returns to French Broad River after 100-year absence

Aug 20, 2019

An endangered rusty patched bumblebee feeds at a flowering plant.

Endangered Species Act

Service and partners see opportunities for declining pollinators on solar farms

Aug 7, 2019

A small brown bat with large ears sits on a rock

Endangered Species Act

Big-eared bat mystery solved in North Carolina

Mar 19, 2019

Biologist kneeling on the ground in a forest, holding a young tree with root ball that she's about to plant

Land Management

Women lead the effort on Appalachian mountain-top forests

May 24, 2018

Endangered Species Act

Endangered mussel making a comeback in the French Broad River

Mar 22, 2018

Endangered Species Act

North Carolina Biologist Recognized for Work to Recover Endangered Species

Jun 6, 2017

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposed Listing

Apr 5, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Monetary Reward Offered for Information Regarding Whooping Crane Death in Mamou, Louisiana

Mar 7, 2024

Wildlife Management

Draft Recovery Plan Available for Panama City Crayfish

Jan 17, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Jan 10, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Coal Darter Proposal

Dec 20, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Armored Snail Draft Recovery Plan

Dec 6, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress Recovery Plan

Nov 30, 2023

Press Release

Endangered Species Act

Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Five Southeastern Species

Nov 28, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Reclasifica Planta Nativa de las Islas del Caribe

Oct 31, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Reclassifies Plant Native to Caribbean Islands

Oct 31, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Oblong Rocksnail

Oct 30, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Black Warrior Waterdog

Oct 19, 2023

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Findings on Two West Indian Manatee Petitions

Oct 11, 2023

Land Management

New National Wildlife Refuges in Wyoming and Tennessee

Oct 10, 2023

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Final Revised Recovery Plan for Red Wolf

Sep 29, 2023

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Fish Native to Western Kentucky

Sep 26, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Listing Three Eastern Freshwater Mussels Under the Endangered Species Act

Aug 21, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Freshy-Fruit Gladecress Draft Recovery Plan

Aug 2, 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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meetings on Red Wolf Recovery Program

May 2, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Listing of Black-Capped Petrel

May 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio Reabre el Período de Comentarios sobre la Propuesta de Listar al Diablotín

May 1, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service Works with Partners to Unveil Mural of World’s Most Endangered Wolf at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Apr 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Apr 5, 2023

Trispot Darter Conservation

Feb 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

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

Oct 11, 2022

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comment on Revised Red Wolf Recovery Plan to Guide Recovery Efforts

Sep 28, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Rare Alabama Mussel Now Federally Protected as Endangered, along with Critical Habitat

Jun 30, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Five-Year Status Reviews for 35 Southeastern Species

May 12, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes delisting Carolina plant from Endangered Species Act due to recovery

Apr 23, 2021

April 2024, Bird of the Month: Painted Bunting

Apr 18, 2024

Southeast Monarch Migration

Apr 18, 2024

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Mar 27, 2024

Habitat Restoration

Saving the Salt Marsh

Mar 4, 2024

Land Management

Snapshot: Planting the Seeds of Pollinator Conservation. Literally.

Mar 4, 2024

How wildlife refuges improve water quality

Nov 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

About Dam Time!

Oct 25, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Yancey and Mitchell County, N.C. Students Explore Local Streams

Sep 28, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Haywood County, N.C. Students Learn About River Life First-Hand

Sep 26, 2023

Wildlife Management

OWL: Our Wild Lives

Aug 22, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Questions and answers about Cumberland moccasinshell, Tennessee clubshell, and Tennessee pigtoe

Aug 21, 2023

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Comes to Asheville, North Carolina Community

Aug 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Teaming Up In Search of Endangered White Irisette

Jul 24, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Frequently Asked Questions

Jun 20, 2023

Habitat Restoration

Red Spruce Restoration Kicks Off in North Carolina’s Black Mountains

Jun 6, 2023

Endangered Species Act

It takes a village to save manatees

May 15, 2023

State of the Bats

Apr 17, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Mitchell County, N.C. Students Learn About Animals of the North Toe River

Oct 3, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Tracking a needle in a haystack – monitoring the endangered spruce-fir moss spider

Sep 28, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Students in North Carolina's Yancey County Hit The Water

Sep 28, 2022

Wildlife Management

NCDOT Helps Ensure Safe Passage for Wetland Animals

Sep 6, 2022

Wildlife Management

Snapshot: Applying a Gentle Touch to Improving Habitat for an Endangered Flying Squirrel

Sep 6, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Service Creates a Home for Pollinators in Asheville, N.C.

Aug 8, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Experts Come Together to Develop Strategy for Red Spruce Restoration

Aug 5, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Red Spruce Propagation Lays the Foundation for Forest Restoration

Jul 22, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Roosting structures for endangered bats installed on French Broad River bridges

Jun 13, 2022

Our People

A conservation love story: married Service couple spends weekends volunteering for wildlife

Apr 27, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Charlotte, N.C.-Area Workshop Teaches Community Members About Mussels

Apr 27, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Abandoned Mine Lays the Foundation for Rare Bat Recovery

Feb 16, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Installed in Asheville's River Arts District

Nov 17, 2021

Land Management

Snapshot: Cutting Trees to Conserve One of America's Rarest Habitats

Oct 12, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Red spruce planted at Whigg Meadow on Cherokee National Forest

Aug 11, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Casual sighting leads to endangered bat discovery

May 26, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Proposed delisting of the dwarf-flowered heartleaf

Apr 24, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes to list two eastern freshwater mussels as threatened under the Endangered Species Act

Sep 28, 2020

Wildlife Management

White-nose syndrome diminishes North Carolina bat populations

Apr 29, 2020

Endangered Species Act

Mapping the sky islands of Southern Appalachia

Oct 9, 2019

Endangered Species Act

Mussel returns to French Broad River after 100-year absence

Aug 20, 2019

Endangered Species Act

Service and partners see opportunities for declining pollinators on solar farms

Aug 7, 2019

Endangered Species Act

Big-eared bat mystery solved in North Carolina

Mar 19, 2019

Land Management

Women lead the effort on Appalachian mountain-top forests

May 24, 2018

Endangered Species Act

Endangered mussel making a comeback in the French Broad River

Mar 22, 2018

Endangered Species Act

North Carolina Biologist Recognized for Work to Recover Endangered Species

Jun 6, 2017

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