Endangered Species Recovery Implementation

Endangered Species Recovery Implementation is sponsored by Department of the Interior. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Endangered Species | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service We provide national leadership in the recovery and conservation of our nation's imperiled plant and animal species, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back.

We work with a range of public and private partners to protect important habitat, and increase species' populations and reduce the threats to their survival so that they can be removed from federal protection.

To make recovery efforts for listed and candidate species more efficient and effective, we work with others to find ways to invigorate and modernize the implementation of the ESA, using our current conservation tools and developing new ones at every opportunity.

Among the tools that play a major part in achieving our conservation and recovery goals are: interagency consultations; incentives for landowners and managers to engage in voluntary conservation partnerships; grants to states and territories, private landowners, and conservation groups to fund conservation projects; and permits that authorize scientific research to learn more about listed species, or activities that enhance the propagation or survival of listed species .

Our Projects and Initiatives Our work to conserve and recover endangered and threatened species includes listing species under the ESA and designating critical habitat, developing protective regulations for threatened species, developing and implementing recovery plans for listed species, monitoring and evaluating the status of listed species, and, cooperating with non-federal partners to develop conservation plans.

Throughout its history, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has proven to be incredibly effective in stabilizing populations of species at risk, preventing the extinction of many others, and conserving the habitats upon which they depend.

All Americans can take pride in the fact that, under the protection of the ESA, the California condor, grizzly bear, Okaloosa darter, whooping crane, and black-footed ferret have all been brought back from the brink of extinction.

We can also celebrate that many other species no longer need ESA protection and have been removed from the list of endangered and threatened species, including the bald eagle—the very symbol of our nation's strength.

Latest Stories and Topics Proposed Nationwide Conservation Benefit Agreement for Bumble Bees We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on a proposed nationwide Conservation Benefit Agreement for at-risk bumble bee species and application for an enhancement of survival permit. The 35-year agreement addresses the conservation needs of 11 species of bumble bees in...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red Wolf Recovery Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red Wolf Population area, coyote management...

Planting for rusty patched bumble bees Want to help support an endangered bumble bee? We wanted to recommend some native plants known to be favored by the rusty patched bumble bee to get you started! Be sure to include varieties that bloom from early spring through late fall to support rusty patched bumble bees and other pollinators...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Threatened Status for Borneo Earless Monitor Lizard Under Endangered Species Act FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing the Borneo earless monitor as a threatened species with a 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act. The Borneo earless monitor is a lizard species endemic to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

Midwest mussel experts leading an emergent field The next time you relish the clear, clean water of a rippling stream, you can thank a mussel. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognize the special role our freshwater-filtering friends have in keeping the environment healthy for all variety of species – including us humans. That’s why it’...

Roanoke logperch delisted After reviewing the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined the Roanoke logperch — a large freshwater darter — is no longer at risk of extinction and will be removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. Aquatic restoration efforts and...

Whether you are looking for a specific document pertaining to species listing, sections of the Endangered Species Act, or anything else related to Endangered Species policy, you can find it right here in the ESA document library. The number of endangered and threatened species changes as we add or remove species from the list. Summary of listed species