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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Credit Program for At-Risk Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently announced a proposed policy establishing credits for voluntary prelisting conservation actions for imperiled species. The policy is intended to establish an additional...more

7/23/2014 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , Proposed Regulation , US Fish and Wildlife Service , Voluntary Standards

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Considers Listing the Humboldt Marten

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently announced that it will be conducting a 12-month status review for the Humboldt marten (Martes americana humboldtensis) to determine whether to list the species as...more

7/1/2014 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Ordered To Complete Recovery Plan For Canada Lynx

Recently, the United States District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to develop a timeline for completion of recovery planning for the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). ...more

5/22/2014 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Announces Listing Of Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced the final listing of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service identified...more

3/31/2014 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Delisting Two Death Valley Plant Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently issued a proposed rule to remove Eureka Valley evening-primrose (Oenothera avita ssp. eurekensis) and Eureka dune grass (Swallenia alexandrae) from the federal list of...more

3/4/2014 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Analyze Stakeholder Plan For Lesser Prairie-Chicken

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced that it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposed application for an Incidental Take Permit (ITP), including a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP),...more

2/11/2014 / Critical Habitat , ESA Listings , Habitat Conservation Plan , Incidental Take Permits , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Announces Availability Of Draft Economic Analysis For Proposed Critical Habitat For Three Amphibian...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently released its draft economic analysis (DEA) for its proposal to designate critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae), the northern distinct...more

1/16/2014 / Critical Habitat , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Denies Listing For Rare Orchid

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently announced the completion of its status review of Coleman’s coralroot (Hexalectris colemanii), a species of orchid found in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New...more

12/26/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period For Proposed Listing Of Gunnison Sage-Grouse

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently announced the reopening of the public comment periods for its January 11, 2013 proposed rules to list the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) as endangered under...more

11/14/2013 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Denies Endangered Species Act Protection For Ashy Storm-Petrel

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published its final determination that the ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time. The...more

10/23/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Lists Three Species In Texas And New Mexico As Threatened Or Endangered

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently listed the Jemez Mountains salamander (Piethodon neomexicanus) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service also recently published a final rule...more

9/30/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Lists Two Species Of Salamanders And Proposes Listing Two Species Of Minnows Endemic To Texas

On August 19, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced its decision to list the Austin blind salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis) as endangered and the Jollyville Plateau salamander (Eurycea tonkawae) as...more

8/23/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Listing The Kentucky Glade Cress

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently published a proposed rule to list the Kentucky glade cress (Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). ...more

7/2/2013 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

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