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Threatened Listing for Gunnison Sage Grouse; Sportsmen Urge Proactive Measures

The Gunnison sage grouse was declared a threatened species today under the Endangered Species Act, and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership are urging proactive conservation strategies.

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Service Determines Wolverine Does Not Warrant Protection Under Endangered Species Act

The USFWS announced today that it is withdrawing a proposal to list the North American wolverine in the contiguous United States as a threatened species under the ESA.

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Agencies Release Revised Plan, Assessment for Protecting Canada Lynx Affected

The USFWS is one step closer to making a decision on permitting Maine’s state-regulated trapping programs for effects to the federally protected Canada lynx.

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Wood Storks Set New Nest Record in Georgia

Recent DNR surveys show a record number of wood stork nests located in the state of Georgia this year.

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USFWS Reopens Public Comment Period For Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Proposal

The USFWS is reopening the public comment period for 15 days for the proposal to list the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo as a Threatened Species under the ESA.

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Prairie Chickens, Like African Lions, Need Local Leadership

With either species, Carter worries that federal intervention through the Endangered Species Act will undermine the best chances to ensure healthy populations for the future...

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Service Reopens Comment Period on Wolf Proposal

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the comment period on its proposal to list the Mexican wolf as an endangered subspecies and remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List...

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Poaching Crisis Prompts Immediate Protection of Southern White Rhino under ESA

By extending ESA protection to the white rhino—the last remaining unprotected species of rhinoceros—the Service closes a loophole that has been exploited by unscrupulous poachers...

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Save the Wolf Advocates Are More Proactive Than Hunters? Can This Be?

So far there have been over 13,000 comments left on the regulations.gov website with the overwhelming majority of them against de-listing...

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