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Chief United States District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock struck down on Thursday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s designation of Alabama forestland as critical habitat for the black pine snake, ruling that the agency acted arbitrarily without scientific evidence. The ruling is a victory for a Clarke County family and others who collectively own more than […]
August 23, 2025 Written by Mike Hobson In February 2020, US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) classified 324,679 acres in South Alabama and Mississippi as critical habitat for the endangered black pine snake. The designation made the land restricted to development and subject to rigorous regulation. More than 93,000 acres were private land. In public […]
Brian Nesvik, a former Pinedale game warden turned Wyoming Game and Fish Department director, has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the agency that manages the nation’s wildlife. Nesvik’s nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director, a post most recently occupied by Joe Biden appointee Martha Williams, appeared on Congress.gov on […]
Researchers believe that they have recorded the first-ever sighting of an adult abyssal anglerfish, also known as ‘black demon fish’ or ‘black seadevil fish’, in broad daylight. The creature was spotted off the coast of Tenerife, Spain.Marine photographer David Jara Boguna shared a clip of the creature on Instagram. and called the discovery “surprising”. He […]
A record-breaking Kentucky fisherman is back with another unbelievable catch. Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, is on his way to setting yet another International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record after reeling in a monster-sized muskie in Garrison, Minnesota. His official all-tackle length world record for the species is pending with the IGFA, according to […]
Gainesville, Fla. – Based on the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Black Creek crayfish as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and is also proposing to designate critical habitat for this species. This is a discretionary action based on new data which confirms the imminent threat of […]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to conduct sea lamprey survey in Gogebic County’s Black River WLUC Source link
CARR, Colo. — Two new Black-footed ferret clones were born, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a news release Wednesday. Noreen was born at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. Antonia was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia. […]
CORPUS CHRIST, Texas – The United States Coast Guard stopped three lanchas and seized 2,160 pounds of illegally caught fish off the southern Texas coast. Authorities found 13 fishermen from Mexico illegally fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line, a press release said. The U.S. Coast Guard arrested the fishermen and seized 2,160 pounds of […]
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