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Fish & Wildlife Service Announces Listing Prioritization Shake-Up

By Stephanie Clark on January 15, 2016 Posted in Fish & Wildlife Service, Listing

In a notice published on January 15, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced a draft methodology for prioritizing species status reviews and 12-month findings on petitions for listing species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 81 Fed. Reg. 2,229 (Jan. 15, 2016). The Service currently has over 500 unresolved species status reviews … Continue Reading