The Latest Breaking News from Fish and Wildlife Service

Landowner help sought to protect endangered animals, plants

The Biden administration plans changes in federal regulations to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Two bald eagles nested in a pine for years. A utility company tried to chop it down

The fight to save the birds’ habitat ignites old frustrations over California’s engagement with tribal communities

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2023

Idaho grizzly bears near Yellowstone could lose endangered species protections

BOISE, Idaho — One day after Idaho officials threatened to sue the federal government for failing to respond to petitions to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will move forward with reconsidering the bears’ position — though it won’t consider…

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2023

Endangered Mexican wolf treks further north in New Mexico

An endangered Mexican gray wolf has roamed beyond the species’ recovery area into the more northern reaches of New Mexico

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Interior secretary: `Unacceptable' to mine near famed swamp

A member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet is urging Georgia officials to deny permits for a proposed mine near the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

US agencies sued over fate of rare Rio Grande minnow

Environmentalists say the federal government isn’t doing enough to ensure the survival of the Rio Grande silvery minnow as drought tightens its grip on one of the longest rivers in the West

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

WEKU · Nov 29, 2022

US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered

The Biden administration is designating the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Alarming manatee death toll in Florida prompts calls for endangered status

Mammals were downgraded from endangered to threatened in 2017, even as pollution and habitat loss drive starvation

The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2022

Idaho Republicans in Congress renew calls to delist grizzlies as endangered species

Idaho’s congressional delegation has renewed calls to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, citing an increase in livestock killings as proof that the bear population has rebounded.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022