88 FR 85178
NMFS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list spring-run Chinook salmon on the Washington Coast as endangered or threatened under the ESA, and to designate critical habitat for the species.
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88 FR 84252
FWS proposed to list the northern distinct population segment (DPS) and the southern DPS of the western spadefoot as threatened DPSs under the ESA, with a rule issued under §4(d) of the Act.
88 FR 84162
FWS seeks comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign species that are listed as endangered under the ESA.
Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force v. Montana
A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion to preliminarily enjoin the state of Montana's wolf trapping and snaring season as authorized by recently approved regulations. The groups argued the regulations, which expanded both the length of the season and the geo...
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A district court granted FWS' motion for partial voluntary remand in a challenge to its decision to list the eastern black rail as threatened instead of endangered. Environmental groups argued FWS' decision, and related determination that designation of critical habitat for the rail was "not prudent...
Conserve Southwest Utah v. U.S. Department of the Interior
A district court granted in part and denied in part federal agencies' motion for remand and partial vacatur in a challenge to a decision granting a right-of-way for construction of a new highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah, a critical habitat for the Mojave Desert torto...
Enhanced U.S.-Canadian Collaboration on Marine Migratory Species
U.S.-Canadian management of marine migratory species is a particularly rich place to understand the complex relationship between migratory science, conservation, and law. The two nations share a large border, have a long-lasting historic friendship, and already collaborate extensively. However, the relationship is not without contention. The substantial economic interests in the oceans and differences in governance structure have not infrequently frustrated efforts at cooperative management.
88 FR 83726
FWS determined threatened species status under the ESA for the distinct population segment of the North American wolverine occurring in the contiguous United States, and issued a §4(d) rule that provides the prohibitions, and exceptions to those prohibitions, necessary and advisable for the conservation of the species.