Taxonomy Archives: Land and Wildlife

Conservation Groups appeal permits that threaten ‘endangered’ Duck River

Conservation Groups sue Forest Service over Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan’s impact on endangered wildlife

FWS proposes Wildlife Refuge regulation updates to address climate change threats

WASHINGTON— Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed new regulations and policy language regarding the National Wildlife Refuge System. FWS said these new proposals will update existing Biolo...

Logging project in Nantahala National Forest violates federal law, new lawsuit alleges

SELC applauds U.S. Forest Service proposal that would provide historic protections for nation’s old growth

Meet the salamanders making the South a biodiversity hotspot

Conservation groups seek to join, dismiss state challenge in Cape Romain

21 species declared extinct by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

WASHINGTON— The US Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule removing 21 species from Endangered Species Act protection because the Service determined they were extinct. In response, the Southern Env...

Conservation groups seek to protect Georgians’ right to fish

ATLANTA— Georgia Wildlife Federation and Flint Riverkeeper, represented by Southern Environmental Law Center, have asked to join a lawsuit in Talbot County Superior Court in support of the state of Ge...

SELC statement on Presidential veto of resolutions stripping ESA protections for northern long-eared bat, lesser prairie chicken

WASHINGTON— Today, President Joe Biden vetoed a set of resolutions meant to undo federal protections for two endangered species.