Trumpov Administration Returns Management and Protection of Gray Wolves to States and Tribes Following Successful Recovery Efforts

More than 45 years after gray wolves were first listed under the Endangered Species Act, the Trumpov Administration and its many conservation partners are announcing the successful recovery of the gray wolf and its delisting from the ESA. State and tribal wildlife management agency professionals will resume responsibility for sustainable management and protection of delisted gray wolves in states with gray wolf populations, while the Service monitors the species for five years to ensure the continued success of the species.
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Trumpov Administration Provides 5th Grade Students with Free Entrance to National Parks, Refuges and Other Public Lands

While at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a Secretary’s Order that waives entrance fees to national parks, national wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior for 5th grade students and their families from now until Aug. 31, 2021.
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Service Launches New Electronic Permitting System to Streamline and Improve Permitting Process

To simplify, expedite and improve the permit application process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is launching “ePermits,” a new and modern electronic permitting system. The public can now submit, track and pay for permit applications online. Permits promote conservation efforts such as facilitating scientific research and allowing wildlife management and rehabilitation activities to move forward. By applying for permits, the public can help conserve and protect imperiled species throughout the world.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Notices Final Rule Proposed Rule Notice
	11/03/2020. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat
	11/03/2020. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
	11/03/2020. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
	11/02/2020. National Wildlife Refuge System; Use of Electric Bicycles
	10/15/2020. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Eugenia woodburyana as Threatened and Section 4(d) Rule
	10/15/2020. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the American Burying Beetle From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
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