Bill to officially make bald eagle national bird heads to Biden’s desk
A bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the national bird will head to President Biden’s desk after passage in the ...
Dredged up by Helene, 'magical' eastern hellbender now proposed for endangered species status
After the eastern hellbender was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has proposed to ...
Eastern hellbender salamander, native to Tennessee, could soon gain federal protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s ...
Texas agriculture commissioner criticizes monarch butterfly proposal from the U.S. wildlife officials
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller felt the proposal to list monarch butterflies as endangered was not a ...
New protections could help save declining monarch butterflies
A popular butterfly that summers in the Adirondacks may get new protections in 2025 in New York and nationwide. The U.S. Fish ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Protection for Rare Cuckoo Bumblebees
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebees under the Endangered Species Act. This decision comes in response to a petition and legal action by the Center ...
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The Butterfly Effect: FWS Proposes Nationwide Threatened Species Listing for Monarch Butterfly
On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species ...
California Has a Plan for New Water Rules. Will It Save Salmon From Extinction?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from the Central Valley’s Delta and its rivers ...
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Women are a growing segment of hunters. But keeping them in the sport remains a challenge
Many Midwest states and outdoor organizations are now trying to reach groups that haven’t historically participated in ...
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New research about drought impacts on wildlife can inform conservation strategies
New research shows that many wildlife species in the U.S., like the endangered giant kangaroo rat, will face much more frequent and severe droughts in the future. By 2050-2080, year-long droughts ...
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Annual Tahoe bald eagle count set for Jan 2025
It’s time to polish up those binoculars.  The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) is hosting its annual Mid-Winter ...
Eagle-vehicle crashes not rare in the U.P.
By John Pepin Michigan Department of Natural Resources Earlier this week, along a snow-covered highway near the ...