NOAA Fisheries recently released new five-year action plans for eight marine species identified as among the most at risk of extinction through NOAA’s Species in the Spotlight. The eight endangered species are: Gulf of Maine population of Atlantic salmon Central … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is awarding $37.2 million in grants to 20 states to support conservation planning and acquisition of vital habitat for threatened and endangered species across the nation. Authorized under Section 6 of the Endangered … Continued
The Oregon chub recently became the first fish ever removed from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Animals due to recovery. The Oregon chub, a small minnow found only in the Willamette River Basin in floodplain habitats with little … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced federal protection for the rufa subspecies of the red knot, a robin-sized shorebird, designating it as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A “threatened” designation means a species is at risk of … Continued
On June 27, 2014. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service announced a new policy to clarify the interpretation of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act as it applies … Continued