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Grizzly bear attempting to cross the road, surrounded by cars and people.

Endangered Species Act

Wildlife Partners Urge Responsible Behavior on Togwotee Pass

a black, green and red frog peeks its head out of a pool of water

Habitat Restoration

Threatened Frogs Move Into Wetlands on Tahoe National Forest Burn Scar

Mojave Desert Tortoise facing out of burrow

Endangered Species Act

BLM, USFWS seek public input on Northern Corridor Alternatives in Utah

California Condor soaring over mountains

Endangered Species Act

Informed Mitigation Hatches a Win for Condors

Bishop Paiute Tribe, USFWS and partners celebrate establishment of Owens pupfish sanctuary

Seeking public comment for Sweet Acres Wind Project Habitat Conservation Plan

Seeking public comment for Prosperity Wind Project Habitat Conservation Plan

Endangered Species Act

Collaborative conservation keeps lake sturgeon off endangered list

Two smiling biologists flex their muscles along a river bank

Fighting for Underwater Underdogs

A monarch butterfly pollinates a yellow marigold flower.

5 Pollinator-Friendly Ways You Can Manage Garden Pests

A black-footed ferret in their enclosure.

Science and Technology

Innovative Cloning Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation

Kevin Enge, left, FWC, and Travis Thomas, UF, right, pose while holding a large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle with their boat and Suwannee River in the background. This is the 15th year the two men have been trapping and monitoring the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle to conserve and protect them.

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A close-up underwater shot of an Apache trout swimming

Endangered Species Act

Proposed Delisting of Apache Trout

Image of a Sacramento mountains checkerspot butterfly

Endangered Species Act

Service Proposes Sacramento Mountains Butterfly Critical Habitat

Endangered Species Act

Federal Officials Seek Assistance in Investigation of Red Wolf Death

a brown snake with yellow stripes rests on a log

Land Management

Roosevelt Dam Habitat Conservation Plan Amendment

Yellow and white Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress

Endangered Species Act

Freshy-Fruit Gladecress Draft Recovery Plan

Endangered Species Act

Great Lakes piping plovers released at Cat Islands help species recover

Piping plovers released at Illinois Beach State Park help species recovery

Endangered Species Act

Illinois chorus frog populations found stable, not warranted for listing

A mussel sits on a yellow maple leaf

Endangered Species Act

Service proposes protections for green floater mussel

Salina mucket mussel

Endangered Species Act

Proposed ESA Protection for Rio Grande Mussels

Cluster of about seen small white flowers radiating from a green stalk.

Endangered Species Act

Successful Protection and Management Efforts Keep Venus Flytrap off the Endangered Species List

Close up of a small tawny owl being held in a man's hand. Cacti and trees in the background.

Endangered Species Act

Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Listed

An adult California spotted owl sits on a tree branch looking at the camera

Endangered Species Act

Creature Feature: Spotted Owls

Gloved hands hold a small, green, spiky fish

Habitat Restoration

New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin

Woman stands in a marsh wearing fish and wildlife hat

Endangered Species Act

Small influences behind a big law

A parent wood stork, on the right, cares for three young nestlings, two to three weeks old.

Endangered Species Act

Wood Stork Proposed Delisting

Science and Technology

Partners in Maine enlist public to find owl pellets for rodent research

two biologists crouching next to a creek in a forest surveying a mussel bed through a large scope

Freshwater Mussels Found Thriving on San Francisco Peninsula

Sickle Darter Proposed Critical Habitat

Habitat Restoration

Viburnum Trend Feral Hog Removal for Ecological Restoration Project

A river runs from upper right to lower left and is bordered by green trees on one side and wildflowers on the other. An old train bridge is in the background.

Habitat Restoration

Former company town turns the page with dam removal

This closeup of a Florida bristle fern at Castellow Hammock Preserve shows its reproductive phase. The largest leaves on this tiny plant are the size of a penny.

Endangered Species Act

Florida Bristle Fern

A face-shot of California tiger salamander on top of green groundcover

Salamanders and Chardonnay

Habitat Restoration

Pacific Lamprey Biggest Winner in Award-winning Oregon Fish Passage Project