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Collaborative efforts are critical to recovery success. We provide a range of services intended to facilitate cooperative conservation and further species recovery. Our services include tools for landowners; grants to states, territories, and private landowners; and permits that allow certain activities that support recovery.

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#### Our Projects and Initiatives

Working with a range of public and private partners, we use a variety of tools to achieve recovery. These tools include restoring and acquiring habitat, removing invasive species **invasive species**** An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.  Learn more about invasive species , conducting surveys, monitoring individual populations, and breeding species in captivity to release them into their historic range. As a result of these efforts, species such as the California condor, black-footed ferret, peregrine falcon, and the bald eagle – the very symbol of our nation's strength – have been lifted from the brink of extinction. 

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Endangered Species ActThe Delisting of the Florida Golden Aster Habitat was acquired, plants were propagated and reintroduced on new sites and planted in strategic areas, bolstering and expanding populations. The introduced plants quickly spread in Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Highlands, and Hardee counties.Mar 4, 2024

Migratory SpeciesDiving into the Mysterious World of Sea Ducks Plunging into the icy waters of North America's coasts, sea ducks navigate a world unseen by most. Despite representing a significant portion of the continent’s duck species, these unique marine birds are among the least understood. Yet, unlike other waterfowl, many sea duck populations have...Nov 20, 2023

Endangered Species ActSnapshot: Haywood County, N.C. Students Learn About River Life First-HandHaywood County, N.C. Students Get Their Feet Wet During the 2023 Kids in the Creek EventSep 26, 2023

Habitat RestorationNumana Dam Fish Passage ProjectOn September 13, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke ground to commence construction on a fish passage project at Numana Dam in northern Nevada. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada Department of Wildlife and other partners joined the Service...Sep 20, 2023

Endangered Species ActSnapshot: 48 hours in search of one of the world’s rarest spidersBiologists search the highlands of Virginia for an endangered spider, part of a six-year effort to provide the best picture yet of its well-being.Sep 18, 2023

Land ManagementAsh Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – unique, worth every ounce of effortWith 12 threatened and endangered species and 26 endemic species that live nowhere else on Earth, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a globally significant biodiversity hot spot.The refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one of four refuges within the Desert...Sep 15, 2023

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