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ESA Implementation

California tiger salamander. Credit: Adam G. Clause

Ensuring an Effective Endangered Species Act

The ESA provides a broad and flexible framework to facilitate conservation with a variety of stakeholders. Learn about the tools in place that help us work with our diverse network of partners to deliver meaningful conservation.

 

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Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly. Credit: USFWS

Service and NOAA Fisheries Solicit Public Input on Conservation Agreements Policy under the Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NOAA Fisheries are actively working to engage conservation partners and the public in the search for improved and innovative ways to conserve and protect imperiled species, even before they are listed under the ESA...
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Featured Species

Florida manatee. Credit: USFWS

Florida Manatee

Florida manatees are gentle and slow moving mammals that occur primarily in Florida and southeastern Georgia, usually in freshwater, brackish, and saltwater habitats...

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Puerto Rican parrot. Credit: Tom MacKenzie/USFWS

Puerto Rican Parrot

The Puerto Rican Parrot, an endemic bird to Puerto Rico, was abundant throughout the island, and also the islands of Culebra, Vieques and Mona. It is estimated that when the Spaniards colonized Puerto Rico, the population of parrots was about a million individuals.

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Kirtland's warbler

Kirtland's Warbler

The Kirtland's warbler, an endangered species, is a songbird that nests in young jack pine stands...

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Photo credit: Joel Trick/USFWS

Get to Know Your Species

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What's in Your Backyard?

Learn about the endangered and threatened species in your area and what is being done to help recover them.

 

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Last updated: November 21, 2017