United States
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US - Eagles - § 83.7 Mandatory criteria for Federal acknowledgment. |
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US - Elephant - African Elephant Conservation Act | A U.S. federal law that reaffirms the endangered status of African elephants and allocates money toward conservation efforts. |
US - Elephant - Asian Elephant Conservation Act | A U.S. federal law that reaffirms the endangered status of Asian elephants and allocates money toward conservation efforts. |
US - Endangered - Emergency Petition to List the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth | The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) formally requests that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) list the pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) on an emergency basis. Alternatively, if the USFWS determines that an emergency listing is not warranted in this case, AWI requests that it process this listing petition pursuant to the standard timetable as required under the ESA. |
US - Endangered - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To Reclassify and Remove the Gray Wolf From the List |
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US - Endangered - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reissuance of Final Rule |
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US - Endangered - Final Rule To List the Tibetan Antelope as Endangered |
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US - Endangered - Petition to List the Northwest Atlantic DPS of the Thorny Skate | The Animal Welfare Institute and Defenders of Wildlife (Petitioners) hereby petition the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to list the Northwest Atlantic population of thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) as an endangered or threatened Distinct Population Segment (DPS), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. § 1531–44). In the alternative, Petitioners request NMFS to list a U.S. DPS of the thorny skate as a threatened or endangered species. In addition, Petitioners seek the designation of critical habitat concurrently with any listing of the thorny skate, as authorized by statute. |
US - Endangered - Policy Regarding the Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segments |
The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Services) have adopted a policy to clarify their interpretation of the phrase "distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate fish or wildlife" for the purposes of listing, delisting, and reclassifying species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (61 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) (Act). |
US - Endangered Species - Chapter 35. Endangered Species. | This is key law at the national level for the listing and protecting of endangered species and their critical habitat. It also implements the US obligations under the treaty CITES. |