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On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat. The bat is currently listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. This rule would…

On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to rescind its 2020 final rule amending portions of the regulations implementing Section 4 of the Endangered Species…

Office of Advocacy Natural Resources Roundtable Tuesday November 16, 2021 2-3 p.m. (ET) TO: Interested Persons …

On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to develop regulations that authorize incidental take of migratory birds under certain conditions. The…

On September 14, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public and regulated community input on potential approaches for further expediting and simplifying the permit…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel On April 28, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized a rule designating critical habitat for the Northern Mexican gartersnake. The agency listed…

On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule to list the Arizona Eryngo as an endangered species and designate areas for critical habitat. The agency is proposing to list…

On March 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a notice delaying the effective date and reopening the comment period on a final rule to revise the critical habitat designation for the…

On February 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delayed the effective date of a final rule defining the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) as applied to conduct resulting in the injury…

On August 5, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) along with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), (hereinafter “Services” or “the Services”) published a proposed…