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How Much Are We Willing to Pay to Save the Oregon Spotted Frog?

Greenwire (subscription required) reported this week that the Fish & Wildlife Service Recovery Plan for the Oregon spotted frog estimates that the cost to achieve recovery of the frog will be roughly $2.7 billion over 40...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Agency’s Decision Not to Modify a Recovery Plan is Not a Final Agency Action

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling holding that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) decision not to modify a recovery plan for the grizzly bear (ursus...more

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Settlement Agreement Requires Grizzly Bear Status Review

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana has approved a partial settlement between the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) requiring that the Service complete and...more

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Draft Recovery Plan Revisions/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Notice for 43 Species/16 States...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a June 27th Federal Register Notice announcing the availability for public review and comment of 29 draft recovery plan revisions (“Revisions”). See 84 Fed....more

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FWS Moves To Add Quantitative Measures To Recovery Plans

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In its newly-released proposed recovery plan for the Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) has put into action its internal plan to add quantitative criteria to recovery...more

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National Marine Fisheries Service Proposes Revised Guidance for Recovery Plans

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On May 31, 2017, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued proposed revised guidance for the development of recovery plans as required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal is aimed at prioritizing...more

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NMFS Publishes Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Plan

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On January 5, 2017, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published notice of the availability of the final Recovery Plan for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). The Endangered Species Act (ESA)...more

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Bipartisan ESA Bill Proposes Funding for State Programs

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In a year that has already seen its fair share of attempts to reform the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), another proposal has made its way into the House of Representatives. Representatives Don Young (R-Alaska) and Debbie...more

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NMFS Releases Final Recovery Plan for Central Valley Salmonids

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released its final recovery plan for Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, and Central Valley steelhead. Sacramento River...more

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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Issues Revised Recovery Plan For The Pallid Sturgeon

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the availability of a revised recovery plan for the pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), a species that is found in the Missouri and Mississippi River basins, has...more

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