North Atlantic right whales are on the move, making their way south along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. for the winter, and NOAA is cautioning boaters to give them plenty of room. Marine biologists with NOAA Fisheries, the Georgia … 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
Fish larvae that were captured by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists in May 2014 have been confirmed to be pallid sturgeon. These new genetic identifications add to mounting evidence that critically endangered pallid sturgeon spawned successfully in the Lower Missouri … 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