Two Endangered Species Act rules took effect. Here is what changes
Two federal rules took effect August 20, changing future protections for threatened species and how the government weighs exclusions from critical habitat.
Wildlife Conservation
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North Pacific Patrol Reports Potential Shark-Fin Violations
A completed multinational patrol reported potential shark-fin, protected-species and catch-reporting violations, with cases sent for flag-state review.
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Endangered Species Act overhaul changes future wildlife protections
Three finalized federal rules change future threatened-species protections, critical-habitat exclusions and how regulators interpret habitat-related harm.
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Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes Endangered Species Act regulatory changes affecting critical habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized revisions to Endangered Species Act regulations, including a provision allowing some areas to be excluded from critical-habitat designations when the exclusion would not cause a species’ extinction.
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Federal agencies finalize Endangered Species Act rule changes, removing regulatory definition of “harm”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries finalized nationwide revisions to regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act, including removal of the regulatory definition of “harm.”
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Interior proposes returning more grizzly-bear management authority to Western states
A proposed Fish and Wildlife Service rule would give Western states and tribes a larger role in grizzly-bear management while keeping the species protected under federal law.
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Proposed grizzly rule could expand Western management authority
A proposed federal rule would keep lower-48 grizzlies threatened while conditionally expanding state, tribal and park management authority.
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South Sudan Wins First UNESCO Listing — and an Emergency Warning
South Sudan’s first UNESCO World Heritage property protects a vast wildlife migration, but its simultaneous danger listing highlights urgent conservation threats.