U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed gray wolves in the lower 48 U.S. states from protections under the Endangered Species Act, and a federal judge ordered those protections reinstated in 2022.

The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) is a federally listed endangered species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are federal agencies that respond to and can take custody of seized wildlife in cases of illegal cross-border wildlife trafficking in the United States.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforces the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and has authority to propose civil penalties for violations of the Act.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is a federal agency that includes bureaus such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's "blanket rule" automatically extended protections to animals and plants when they were classified as threatened, rather than requiring species-specific protective rules.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has used a 'blanket rule' that automatically extends protective regulations to species when they are classified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has applied a 'blanket rule' that automatically extends protective measures to animals and plants when they are classified as 'threatened', rather than requiring species-specific protective regulations in each case.