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A newly fletched juvenile barred owl (Strix varia), also

Nation Jul 03

U.S. officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save another species from extinction

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Politics Jun 21

The threatened Northern Spotted Owl is shown in this undated handout photo provided June 13, 2017. Photo by Courtesy Shane Jeffries/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.

By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press

Nation Feb 03

A grizzly bear roams through the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, May 18, 2014. The nearly 3,500 square mile park straddling the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho was founded in 1872 as America's first national park. Picture taken May 18, 2014. Photo by Jim Urquhart/REUTERS
U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzly bears

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Nation Nov 27

Trump administration moves forward with gutting bird protections

The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation's birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists.

By Associated Press

Science Sep 04

The endangered dusky gopher frog, a darkly colored, moderately sized frog with warts covering its back and dusky spots on its belly, is shown in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters January 22, 2018. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. wildlife agency seeks to carve out areas from protections

Friday's announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would place greater weight on the economic benefits of developments when deciding if land or water should be protected.

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Jan 27

Florida could use drones to fight pythons, invasive species

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Florida is looking to take to the air to fight pythons on the ground.

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Mar 06

U.S. wildlife officials plan to remove protections for gray wolves

By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press

The decision to lift protections is based on the resurgence of the gray wolf population, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokesman said.

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Aug 13

New Trump directive could hurt efforts to save the sage grouse

By Dan Elliott, Associated Press

Greater sage grouse are spiky-tailed, ground-dwelling birds about the size of chickens, and while they once numbered in the millions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now estimates the population at 200,000 to 500,000.

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Nov 17

Trump delays new policy on importing elephants killed by sport hunters

By Donna Cassata, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review "all conservation facts."…

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Dec 21

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How a new U.S. law protects lions in Africa

By PBS News Hour

African lions are getting new protections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Five months after an American hunter killed an animal named Cecil in Zimbabwe, a new classification will help prohibit imports of lion trophies from Central and West…

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