Conservation in South Carolina
Threatened, Endangered and At-Risk Species
Press Releases
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Dec 18, 2018 | 4 minute read
Conservation partnerships help keep two birds, salamander and skink from requiring endangered species act protections
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Dec 10, 2018 | 2 minute read
New regional director to head southeastern conservation efforts Fish and Wildlife Service
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Oct 10, 2018 | 5 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service proposes threatened status for declining mussel
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Oct 5, 2018 | 5 minute read
Service proposes to list the eastern black rail as threatened under the Endangered Species Act
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Sep 15, 2018 | 2 minute read
Waters rise as storm crawls
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Sep 14, 2018 | 2 minute read
Storm weakens, wanders
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Sep 13, 2018 | 2 minute read
Florence being felt at Coastal Wildlife Refuges
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Sep 12, 2018 | 3 minute read
“Dramatic shift” in hurricane’s path
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Sep 11, 2018 | 2 minute read
Service prepares for Hurricane Florence impact in Carolinas
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Mar 20, 2018 | 4 minute read
Secretary Zinke announces more that $1.1 billion for sportsmen and conservation
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Mar 9, 2018 | 3 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of eight southeastern species
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Dec 19, 2017 | 5 minute read
Bat, snail, and popular plant may need endangered species protection
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Nov 7, 2017 | 4 minute read
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expands hunting and fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges
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Sep 13, 2017 | 2 minute read
Service crews head south
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Sep 12, 2017 | 3 minute read
Service assesses damage, starts cleanup
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Sep 11, 2017 | 2 minute read
Irma continues its assault on Southeast
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Sep 11, 2017 | 4 minute read
Key deer among many Florida Keys species facing Irma
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Sep 10, 2017 | 2 minute read
Irma reaches Florida, heads north
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Sep 9, 2017 | 2 minute read
Irma aims at Keys, Georgia, Alabama
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Sep 8, 2017 | 1 minute read
Friday Hurricane Irma roundup
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Sep 8, 2017 | 2 minute read
Service prepares for Hurricane Irma
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Sep 8, 2017 | 2 minute read
Tips for rebuilding
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Sep 7, 2017 | 4 minute read
Hurricane Irma: How we are responding
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Aug 9, 2017 | 5 minute read
Secretary Zinke expands hunting and fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges
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Jul 20, 2017 | 2 minute read
Federal and state officials request assistance in investigation of bald eagle nest destruction
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Jul 17, 2017 | 3 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service directs money to Southeast to fight bat disease
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Jun 14, 2017 | 2 minute read
Interior Secretary Zinke announces $1.1 billion in funding for state wildlife agencies; more than $243 million to Southeast U.S.
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Apr 12, 2017 | 3 minute read
2017 Georgia junior duck stamp student art competition winners
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Mar 30, 2017 | 4 minute read
Manatee reclassified from endangered to threatened as habitat improves and population expands - existing federal protections remain in place
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Mar 24, 2017 | 2 minute read
Service, Department of Defense adopt credit strategy for Southeast installations benefiting gopher tortoise and other species
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Jan 10, 2017 | 4 minute read
In a race against extinction, rusty patched bumble bee is listed as endangered
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Sep 13, 2016 | 5 minute read
Southeastern orchid placed on federal threatened and endangered species list
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Apr 14, 2016 | 2 minute read
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service eeopens comment period on proposal to list the white-fringeless orchid as threatened
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Nov 6, 2015 | 4 minute read
Service, states, celebrate 20th anniversary of the safe harbor program offering voluntary land management agreements with private landowners
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Sep 17, 2015 | 3 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service seeks more information on five species
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Sep 14, 2015 | 6 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service proposes adding white fringeless orchid to threatened and endangered species list
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Jul 1, 2015 | 3 minute read
Service awards grants to 35 states, District of Columbia for work on deadly bat disease
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Jun 30, 2015 | 3 minute read
Federal wildlife officials respond to a petition to list dozens of species under the Endangered Species Act
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Jun 2, 2015 | 4 minute read
Service provides $5.7 million in grants to help conserve monarch butterflies and other at-risk species in 11 states
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May 13, 2015 | 5 minute read
Service awards more than $16 million to support clean waters and recreational boating through clean vessel act grants
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Nov 14, 2014 | 3 minute read
Migratory bird conservation commission waterfowl, approves $28 million to conserve shorebirds and other species in 16 states
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Sep 22, 2014 | 5 minute read
Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 27 Southeastern species
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Sep 17, 2014 | 4 minute read
Conservation efforts help keep Georgia aster off Endangered Species List
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May 14, 2014 | 2 minute read
Partners to sign agreement to conserve rare plant
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Apr 4, 2014 | 4 minute read
Service reopens comment period on proposal to protect red knot under Endangered Species Act
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Mar 11, 2013 | 3 minute read
Bat disease white-nose syndrome confirmed in South Carolina
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Jun 20, 2012 | 5 minute read
Black-capped petrel may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act
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Feb 10, 2012 | 3 minute read
Ultralight-led whooping cranes released at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Sep 19, 2011 | 3 minute read
Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery celebrates a century of conservation
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Sep 11, 2009 | 6 minute read
Secretary Salazar announces more than $41 million to purchase wetlands and fund grants for migratory waterfowl habitat more than $7 million in waterfowl habitat grants approved for southeastern states
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Sep 9, 2009 | 4 minute read
Federal finding means gopher tortoise status in the eastern portion of its range merits further review
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Jul 31, 2009 | 6 minute read
Liberal season proposed for upcoming late waterfowl season
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Jun 29, 2009 | 4 minute read
Service will host public meetings on coastal barrier resources system pilot project units
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Apr 20, 2009 | 4 minute read
Interior Secretary Salazar announces award of $9 million in grants to states for imperiled species Conservation
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Aug 23, 2004 | 2 minute read
Alligator takes deer to lunch in south Georgia
Stories
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Nov 30, 2018 | 2 minute read
“Journey of the Whooping Crane” follows efforts to save a rare, endangered bird
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Oct 22, 2018 | 6 minute read
Survivors of the storm
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Oct 14, 2018 | 6 minute read
The Battle for Mercedes Avenue
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Oct 13, 2018 | 5 minute read
Service task forces start assisting in Hurricane Michael recovery
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Sep 28, 2018 | 2 minute read
Private landowners step up to save the Carolina Heelsplitter
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Jul 27, 2018 | 7 minute read
On the front lines
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Mar 28, 2018 | 3 minute read
Hog heaven
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Dec 21, 2017 | 2 minute read
Wood Magic happens at Sewee Visitor Center
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Dec 7, 2017 | 6 minute read
From Massachusetts to South Carolina, recovering seabeach amaranth
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Nov 20, 2017 | 9 minute read
The woodpecker’s journey
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Nov 9, 2017 | 5 minute read
Service facilities built to withstand nature’s worst
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Nov 8, 2017 | 7 minute read
Connecting urban and rural
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Nov 8, 2017 | 7 minute read
Refuges reach out to urban visitors
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Oct 13, 2017 | 2 minute read
Fish passage project benefits Carolina heelsplitter
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Sep 26, 2017 | 3 minute read
South Carolina Coastal Program helps protect 11,000 acres in Berkeley County
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Aug 23, 2017 | 5 minute read
Dark delight
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Aug 23, 2017 | 3 minute read
Director: Refuge ‘a natural treasure’
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Aug 22, 2017 | 8 minute read
Boosting the gopher tortoise
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Jun 27, 2017 | 2 minute read
Recovery progress for the American chaffseed
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Jun 12, 2017 | 7 minute read
Musseling back from near extinction
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May 22, 2017 | 5 minute read
Digging new pools: How an experiment on Georgia granite mountains is increasing endangered and threatened plants
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May 22, 2017 | 2 minute read
Partners for Fish and Wildlife goes “wild”
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Mar 24, 2017 | 6 minute read
Protecting military readiness and the iconic gopher tortoise at the same time
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Oct 31, 2016 | 5 minute read
Programming conservation
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Apr 22, 2011 | 4 minute read
Sea level rise threatens Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Species Profiles
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American chaffseed
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Atlantic pigtoe
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Black-capped petrel
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Bog turtle (southern population)
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Brook trout
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Bunched arrowhead
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Eastern black rail
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Macgillivray’s seaside sparrow
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Mountain sweet pitcher plant
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Red wolf
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Small-whorled pogonia
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Swamp pink
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Venus flytrap
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Venus flytrap
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West Indian manatee
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White irisette