FWS withdrew the amendment for the Hawaiian hoary bat from a direct final rule revising the taxonomy of 62 wildlife and plant species under the ESA after receiving comments relating to scientific research relevant to the bat's taxonomic classification.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 683,405 acres in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia as critical habitat for the rufa red knot under the ESA.

FWS proposed to remove the Colorado hookless cactus from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants under the ESA due to recovery.

FWS determined threated species status for the bracted twistflower under the ESA, designated approximately 1,596 acres in Texas as critical habitat, and finalized a rule under §4(d) of the Act to provide for conservation of the species.

NMFS completed a comprehensive status review for the Atlantic humpback dolphin, determining it has a high risk of extinction throughout its range, and proposed to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin as an endangered species under the ESA.

NMFS seeks comment on a petition for rulemaking to establish a year-round 10-knot vessel speed limit and other vessel-related mitigation measures in the Rice’s whale core habitat area.

FWS designated approximately 524 river miles in Mississippi as critical habitat for the pearl darter under the ESA.

FWS introduced the Guam kingfisher on Palmyra Atoll as a nonessential experimental population under the ESA.

FWS determined threatened species status for the northern distinct population segment of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw under the ESA.

FWS listed the Egyptian tortoise as a threatened species under the ESA and finalized a rule under §4(d) of the Act to provide for conservation of the species.