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Closeup of bluebell flower

Wildlife Wonders

Arctic Valentine

A volunteer caravaning multiple green sea turtles on a blue kayak

What Happens to Turtles When it Snows in the Sunshine State?

a dark turtle with small yellow spots swims in water with large green leaves and a large yellow flower bud, with blurred green plants in the background

Science and Technology

Returning turtles to the wild

Golden-cheeked warbler at Guadalupe River State Park. Endangered/threatened species

Endangered Species Act

Service Completes Review of Petition for Golden-Cheeked Warbler

A squirrel with a pine cone

Endangered Species Act

The Mount Graham Red Squirrel’s Fight for Survival

A black-chinned hummingbird is in flight as it is nectaring on big red sage plant.

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Federal Protection for Big Red Sage

Mouth open on goldish silvery fish in murky water

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes to List Clear Lake Hitch

Florida manatee swims in shallow water toward camera.

Endangered Species Act

Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos Publica Desición Sobre Dos Peticiones del Manatí de las Indias Occidentales 

A rosette of succulent leaves with pink and white flowers are splayed out among brown leaves.

Endangered Species Act

Bartram's Stonecrop Final Recovery Plan Available

a Foothill yellow-legged frog in a stream

Endangered Species Act

Critical Habitat Proposed for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog

Close up of manatee

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Finding on Two West Indian Manatee Petitions

Endangered Species Act

Expanding Wisconsin wetland habitat with coastal funding

Endangered Species Act

Final recovery plan for the grotto sculpin

A Canada lynx sitting in deep snow surrounded by boreal forest.

Endangered Species Act

USFWS Proposes Revised Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx & Announces Final Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Seeking public comment on proposed critical habitat for rusty patched bumble bee

Manatee resting in a body of water with a school of mangrove snappers..

El Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre extiende el período de comentarios sobre la propuesta de designación de hábitat crítico para el manatí de Florida y manatí Antillano

Florida manatee head just above the water's surface, with a second manatee just behind the first

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Proposed Florida and Antillean Manatee Critical Habitat Designation

Shiny tan and yellow fish with pink and blue coloration

Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Listing and Critical Habitat for Pecos Pupfish

Shrub-like plants with showy bright orange flowers grow in a brown field with other shrubs.

Endangered Species Act

Final Recovery Plan for the Gierisch Mallow Plant Now Available

A group of uniformed officials pose with a Smokey mascot

Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

A photo collage of seven species found in the Edwards Aquifer on a black background. The species are the orange Comal Springs dryopid beetle, the pink to clear Texas blind salamander, the tan to orange San Marcos salamander, the orange to burnt red Comal Springs riffle beetle. The second row of species features the clear Peck’s cave amphipod, the green and yellow Texas wild-rice and tan and blue fountain darter.

Endangered Species Act

Service Extends Public Comment Period on Draft Recovery Plan for Edwards Aquifer Listed Species

A landscape photo of rolling hills

Habitat Restoration

BLM, FWS issue final analysis, preferred approach for proposed highway

Clouds surround the major peaks of the Teton Range over Jackson Lake and Willow Flats.

Wildlife Management

Grizzly #399’s Remains Returned to Grand Teton National Park

Endangered Species Act

Recovery plan for four imperiled freshwater mussels

Look & listen: Get to know the 'feisty' Owens pupfish

Two butterflies on purple flowers with a building in the background

Snapshot: College Students Begin Semester-Long Service With Day at Asheville Pollinator Garden

Woman sitting on the forest floor examining something in a small tray she is holding

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Rare Spider Monitoring Season Comes to a Close in the Smoky Mountains Backcountry

A large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle rests on a riverbank.

Wildlife Management

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

An aerial view of a dry creek on the left and a blue body of water on the right, separated by green trees.

Habitat Restoration

$5 Million in BIL Funding Set to Transform Habitat for Bull Trout in Gold Creek

Group of people sitting on a forest floor holding electronic devices

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: North Carolina Biologists Learn to Listen for Bats

Goats standing in a corral looking at the camera with a sagebrush landscape and mountains in the background.

Habitat Restoration

Goats are here to help!

Mouth open on goldish silvery fish in murky water

Endangered Species Act

Healthy habitat for hitch

Mazama pocket gopher in a gloved hand

Endangered Species Act

Tumwater O&M Facility HCP and Draft EAS Now Available, Public Comment Period Opening

Biologist seated on the forest floor, closely examining a rock face

Endangered Species Act

Snapshot: Endangered Spider Search at the Top of the Smoky Mountains

A sea turtle attempts to nest, but tourists and their lights scared it back into the water.

A Shining Light

a brown relictual slender salamander rests on a decaying log

Wildlife Wonders

Sequoia's Slender Salamanders a Precious Sight