"It's been 54 years since the Endangered Species Act was introduced, said Oakland Zoo CEO Nik Dehejia. The zoo has long been a major partner of the California Condor Recovery Program, a consortium ...
Fishing for lake sturgeon in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan is not a threat to the ancient species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) concluded in its decision not to list the giant fish ...
After a years-long review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined the lake sturgeon does not require listing under the Endangered Species Act. The Service found although lake sturgeon ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish ...
Prompted by a petition filed in 2018 and a follow-up lawsuit filed in 2020, the federal agency announced its determination that the fish doesn’t qualify for Endangered Species Act protections.
It’s been 50 years since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 to protect plants and animals in the U.S. from extinction. Over 99 percent of the more than 1,600 species listed as ...