Sandra Gladish

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of three draft recovery plans for endangered freshwater mussel species found in the Guadalupe River Basin in Central Texas: the false spike, the Guadalupe fatmucket, and the Guadalupe orb. Recovery plans provide a comprehensive...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comments on the draft recovery plan for the endangered Fickeisen plains cactus and Peebles Navajo cactus, two closely related plants. The recovery plan’s goal is to recover the cacti so they no longer need protection under the Endangered Species Act....

The public can now review and comment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft recovery plan for the endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly. The recovery plan’s goal is to recover the butterfly so that it no longer needs protections under the Endangered Species Act. The 30-day...

The public can now review and comment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft recovery plan for the endangered Sonoyta mud turtle, a freshwater turtle found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The recovery plan’s goal is to recover the subspecies so it no longer needs protections...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comments on the draft recovery plan for the Chupadera springsnail, an endangered freshwater snail currently found in one isolated location in Socorro County, New Mexico. The recovery plan’s goal is to recover the species so that it no longer needs...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the recovery plan for the Arizona eryngo, a flowering plant that occurs in desert wetlands of Arizona and Mexico. The recovery plan establishes downlisting and delisting criteria for the Arizona eryngo, which was listed as endangered in 2022. The...