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Conservation in Tennessee

Threatened, Endangered and At-Risk Species

        Press Releases

        1. A small, blue and yellow fish floating above rocky substrate Dec 18, 2018 | 3 minute read

          Tiny freshwater fish does not warrant federal protection
        2. Dec 10, 2018 | 2 minute read

          New regional director to head southeastern conservation efforts Fish and Wildlife Service
        3. Four men watch as a fifth release a few dozen ntrout into the Clinch River. Nov 5, 2018 | 3 minute read

          Making a splash
        4. A small, brown and yellow fish with iridescent scales around its gills Nov 2, 2018 | 3 minute read

          New population of spring pygmy sunfish discovered
        5. A colorful trout in hand with a smiling angler in the background. Oct 30, 2018 | 4 minute read

          TVA, Fish and Wildlife Service to Continue Popular Trout Stocking Program
        6. A small black bird with red eyes walks in the marsh grasses. Oct 5, 2018 | 5 minute read

          Service proposes to list the eastern black rail as threatened under the Endangered Species Act
        7. A small semi-transluscent catfish in an aquarium. Sep 19, 2018 | 3 minute read

          Recovery plan for endangered Chucky madtom available
        8. The sun over a round, blue earth covered in part by an enormous circular cloud formation Sep 14, 2018 | 2 minute read

          Storm weakens, wanders
        9. A small, straw-yellow colored fish with brown markings Apr 2, 2018 | 3 minute read

          Cumberland darter draft recovery plan available for review
        10. Mar 20, 2018 | 4 minute read

          Secretary Zinke announces more that $1.1 billion for sportsmen and conservation
        11. A bright green irrodescent fish in a small blue net. Jan 3, 2018 | 4 minute read

          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes endangered status for Barrens topminnow
        12. A cluster of carnivorious plant heads with bright red/orange mouths. Dec 19, 2017 | 5 minute read

          Bat, snail, and popular plant may need endangered species protection
        13. A small fish with dark stripes on a yellow tinged back and white belly. Dec 5, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Endangered Species Act protections not needed for Southeastern fish and crayfish
        14. A hand plunges into shallow water to place a tiny mussel with id number on the stream's rocky bottom. Oct 16, 2017 | 6 minute read

          Clinch River mussel pulled back from the brink of extinction
        15. A greyish green fish with a long body and blueish grey fins. Oct 3, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Endangered Species Act protection not needed for two Coosa darters
        16. A small fish with bright blue fins and orange coloring on its back. Oct 3, 2017 | 4 minute read

          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes protection for rare darter in Coosa River Basin
        17. Radar or Irma. Sep 11, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Irma continues its assault on Southeast
        18. A swirling cloud mass south of Florida. Sep 10, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Irma reaches Florida, heads north
        19. A massive spinning cloud mass between Cuba and the Bahamas. Sep 9, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Irma aims at Keys, Georgia, Alabama
        20. A biologist looks out at the destruction and fallen vegetation outside the gate of the aviary. Sep 8, 2017 | 1 minute read

          Friday Hurricane Irma roundup
        21. Two men attach a tarp onto a damaged roof. Sep 8, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Tips for rebuilding
        22. A small brown bat on the roof of a cave with a fuzzy white fungus on its nose. Jul 17, 2017 | 3 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service directs money to Southeast to fight bat disease
        23. A young woman in waders fishing in a shallow river. 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.
        24. A spiny flower with thin, bright purple petals. May 19, 2017 | 8 minute read

          2016 National and Regional Recovery Champions
        25. Two veterinarians hold and measure an injured bald eagle. Feb 14, 2017 | 2 minute read

          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers reward for information in Tennessee bald eagle deaths
        26. A yellow and black bumble bee perched on a white flower. Jan 10, 2017 | 4 minute read

          In a race against extinction, rusty patched bumble bee is listed as endangered
        27. A grass-like plant with white flowers emerges from the marsh. Nov 22, 2016 | 5 minute read

          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to expand bog conservation in North Carolina
        28. A sloped, rocky stream in winter. Nov 10, 2016 | 4 minute read

          Recovery plan available for endangered laurel dace
        29. Biologists crowd around a seine. Oct 31, 2016 | 3 minute read

          Chucky madtom draft recovery plan available for review
        30. A small, brightly colored orange and blue fish in an aquarium. Oct 4, 2016 | 6 minute read

          Service finalizes listing for Kentucky arrow darter
        31. Tall stems extending from the forest floor give way to bright white dangling flowers. Sep 13, 2016 | 5 minute read

          Southeastern orchid placed on federal threatened and endangered species list
        32. A small mouse white white belly and sand-colored back hides behind beach vegetation. Aug 30, 2016 | 5 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service conducting five-year status reviews of 22 Southeastern species
        33. A large raptor with a sharp curved tallons and beak, brown feathers on the majority of its body with white tail feathers and white feathers on its head Jul 6, 2016 | 3 minute read

          Reward increased in Tennessee bald eagle shooting death
        34. A dead, juvenile bald eagle. May 12, 2016 | 1 minute read

          Wanted: information about a bald eagle killed in Hamilton county, Tennessee
        35. Tall stems extending from the forest floor give way to bright white dangling flowers. 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
        36. A NC biologist holding a sicklefin redhorse on a river bank in front of a hydroelectric dam. Feb 23, 2016 | 4 minute read

          Power companies, tribe, agencies take steps to save rare fish
        37. Illustration of an eel transitioning from dark green on it's top to a white belly with a long dorsal fin. Oct 7, 2015 | 5 minute read

          Endangered Species Act protection not needed for 10 species in the Southeast
        38. A black white and orange snake with red eyes coiled on fallen leaves. Sep 17, 2015 | 3 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service seeks more information on five species
        39. Tall stems extending from the forest floor give way to bright white dangling flowers. Sep 14, 2015 | 6 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service proposes adding white fringeless orchid to threatened and endangered species list
        40. Three mussels in hand with identification numbers Aug 13, 2015 | 8 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service announces $37.2 million in grants to boost state endangered species conservation efforts
        41. A dark colored salamander with white spots on its stomach and sides. Jun 30, 2015 | 3 minute read

          Federal wildlife officials respond to a petition to list dozens of species under the Endangered Species Act
        42. A brown eagle with sharp curved beak and talons perched on a tree. Jun 26, 2015 | 3 minute read

          $12,500 reward for information involving bald eagle shooting
        43. Six people wearing life preservers on a boat. May 13, 2015 | 5 minute read

          Service awards more than $16 million to support clean waters and recreational boating through clean vessel act grants
        44. Brown entrance sign to the Erwin National Fish Hatchery. May 11, 2015 | 5 minute read

          TVA, partners to fund trout stocking for Tennessee, Georgia tailwaters
        45. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. Apr 29, 2015 | 5 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service designates Critical Habitat for two freshwater mussels in 12 states
        46. Injured eagle on lab table getting treatment. Jan 27, 2015 | 3 minute read

          $10,000 reward for information involving bald eagle shooting
        47. A sloped, rocky stream in winter. Jan 14, 2015 | 3 minute read

          Draft recovery plan for endangered laurel dace available for review
        48. Two whooping cranes follow a large fan powered glider in front of a gray sky. Dec 11, 2014 | 3 minute read

          Ultralight-led whooping cranes complete fall migration to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida
        49. Long white birds flying in formation behind a fan powered glider. Dec 9, 2014 | 4 minute read

          Seven whooping cranes fly into Georgia following ultralight aircraft
        50. A brown bird with long slender neck and legs takes flight. Nov 14, 2014 | 3 minute read

          Migratory bird conservation commission waterfowl, approves $28 million to conserve shorebirds and other species in 16 states
        51. Seven young white whooping cranes with beige heads and feathers rest in a protective net pen. Nov 14, 2014 | 3 minute read

          Whooping cranes arrive in Tennessee
        52. Snail with a large orange and black shell. Nov 6, 2014 | 4 minute read

          Recovery plan for two endangered snails and an endangered mussel available
        53. A strange looking salamander with horns. Sep 22, 2014 | 5 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 27 Southeastern species
        54. A long stemmed plant with bright yellow flowers. May 28, 2014 | 5 minute read

          Service estimates economic impact of Critical Habitat designations for three southern plants
        55. A grass like plant with a large geometric shaped bulb. May 19, 2014 | 5 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 33 southeastern species
        56. A colorful yellow and red trout covered in small black spots. May 14, 2014 | 4 minute read

          Agencies announce public meeting on federal trout hatchery funding
        57. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. May 13, 2014 | 5 minute read

          Service reopens comment period on proposed designation of Critical Habitat for neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot
        58. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. May 6, 2014 | 3 minute read

          Public comment to be reopened on proposed Critical Habitat for two federally protected mussel species
        59. Banks of the Mississippi River. Apr 25, 2014 | 4 minute read

          Public meetings scheduled for expansion of the acquisition boundaries of Chickasaw and Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuges
        60. Banks of the Mississippi River. Apr 23, 2014 | 1 minute read

          Service tables proposal to expand the acquisition boundaries of Chickasaw and Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuges
        61. Long white birds flying in formation behind a fan powered glider. Jan 7, 2014 | 3 minute read

          Endangered whooping cranes arrive at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL on aircraft-guided flight
        62. Long white birds flying in formation behind a fan powered glider. Dec 31, 2013 | 4 minute read

          Endangered whooping cranes make it to Florida following ultralights
        63. Airborne ultralight with whooping cranes following. Dec 30, 2013 | 3 minute read

          Endangered whooping cranes now in Georgia on aircraft-guided flight to Florida
        64. Airborne ultralight with whooping cranes following. Dec 12, 2013 | 5 minute read

          Endangered whooping cranes now in Alabama on aircraft-guided flight to Florida
        65. A small yellow breasted bird with grey feathers. Nov 14, 2013 | 3 minute read

          Service approves incidental take permit for NiSource multi-state Habitat Conservation Plan
        66. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. May 8, 2013 | 4 minute read

          Service estimates economic impacts and releases draft environmental assessment of Critical Habitat designation for neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot
        67. Biologists check a seine for chucky madtom fishes. Oct 15, 2012 | 3 minute read

          Service identifies habitat essential to five endangered southeastern fishes
        68. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. Oct 15, 2012 | 6 minute read

          Service proposes to protect neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot under the Endangered Species Act
        69. A brown and black striated mussel. Oct 3, 2012 | 5 minute read

          Service proposes to protect the fluted kidneyshell and slabside pearlymussel under the Endangered Species Act
        70. Two large, white, Whooping cranes flying in for a landing on a small pond. Feb 10, 2012 | 3 minute read

          Ultralight-led whooping cranes released at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
        71. Hundreds of brown pelicans cover a vegetated beach. Aug 24, 2011 | 5 minute read

          Salazar announces $53 Million in grants to support habitat acquisition and conservation planning for endangered species
        72. A low growing shrub with bright purple flowers. Aug 9, 2011 | 2 minute read

          Final recovery plan for endangered Pynes ground-plum available
        73. A bumblebee feasting on flower nectar from a purple flower. Aug 4, 2011 | 4 minute read

          Conservation success: Tennessee purple coneflower delisted
        74. A purple/rust colored salamander walking through moist, iron rich red soil. Mar 21, 2011 | 2 minute read

          Berry Cave salamander placed on federal candidate species list
        75. A mussel with brownish outer shell and a glossy white inner shell that resembles a baked potato. Mar 18, 2011 | 4 minute read

          Service announces endangered species recovery champion awards: southeast awardees from NC, TN
        76. Four young whooping cranes look for food on a muddy bank. Feb 18, 2011 | 4 minute read

          Second whooping crane found dead at Weiss Lake, Alabama
        77. A brown and black mussel with striations. Jan 19, 2011 | 2 minute read

          Service proposes Endangered Species Act protection for two freshwater mussels
        78. A bumblebee feasting on flower nectar from a purple flower. Aug 12, 2010 | 5 minute read

          Tennessee purple coneflower proposed for delisting
        79. Banks of the Mississippi River. Jun 1, 2010 | 4 minute read

          Secretary Salazar announces $35.7 million for refuge acquisitions and wetlands grants for migratory birds
        80. A bald eagle flying straight at the camera in front of a bright blue sky. May 6, 2010 | 2 minute read

          Reward offered for information about bald eagle shooting in Tennessee
        81. A small bat with white powder around its nose covered in tiny water droplets. Feb 16, 2010 | 3 minute read

          TWRA confirms first cases of white nose syndrome in Tennessee bats
        82. Snail with a large orange and black shell. Feb 10, 2010 | 4 minute read

          Service announces the availability of a draft economic analysis for proposed designation of Critical Habitat for the Georgia pigtoe mussel, interrupted rocksnail, and roughhorn
        83. A bright white lighthouse emerges over calm water and a mix of palm and oak trees. Jan 2, 2010 | 5 minute read

          Ultralight-led whooping cranes arrive at final wintering destination in Florida
        84. Eight whooping cranes follow an ultralight fan powered glider in Kentucky. Dec 8, 2009 | 5 minute read

          Ultralight migration leads 20 endangered whooping cranes over the skies of Tennessee
        85. Long white birds flying in formation behind a fan powered glider. Oct 22, 2009 | 5 minute read

          Ninth group of endangered whooping cranes depart on ultralight-guided flight to Florida
        86. A white bird with angular wings and a dark head. Sep 23, 2009 | 6 minute read

          Service releases climate change strategy for public review and comment
        87. A prehistoric looking brown fish in a hand with a shovel shaped face. Sep 22, 2009 | 4 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service proposes Endangered Species Act protection for the shovelnose sturgeon
        88. Thousands of ducks taking flight out of a marsh nearly cover the sky. Jul 31, 2009 | 6 minute read

          Liberal season proposed for upcoming late waterfowl season
        89. Snail with a large orange and black shell. Jun 29, 2009 | 4 minute read

          Service proposes endangered species status and Critical Habitat designations for the Georgia pigtoe mussel, interrupted rocksnail, and rough hornsnail
        90. Six people wearing life preservers on a boat. Jun 9, 2009 | 7 minute read

          Secretary Salazar announces boating grants to 28 states to help keep waterways clean
        91. A small brown fish caught in a stream sitting in a plastic bin for measurement. Jun 6, 2009 | 5 minute read

          Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 23 Southeastern species
        92. A deal bald eagle on its back in the lab. May 28, 2009 | 2 minute read

          Lab confirms lead poisoning cause of death of bald eagle found at Norris Lake
        93. A bald eagle flying straight at the camera in front of a bright blue sky. Apr 22, 2009 | 2 minute read

          Reward offered for information about the shooting of a bald eagle in Cumberland county
        94. A bald eagle perched with its wings spread. Apr 10, 2009 | 1 minute read

          Reward offered for information about bald eagle death on Lake Norris

        Stories

        1. Dec 13, 2018 | 1 minute read

          West Tennessee refuges host first Wounded Warrior deer hunt
        2. A man with a beard looks closely at an insect with a magnifying glass Sep 18, 2018 | 5 minute read

          Protecting the rare
        3. A man wearing an orange Tennessee NWR shirt releases a brownish grey bird, which takes flight. Sep 4, 2018 | 8 minute read

          Banded together
        4. Children playing a game in a grassy field. Aug 3, 2018 | 1 minute read

          Dale Hollow holds sixth Wilderness Day Camp
        5. A YCC student loads fish into a net for weighing. Aug 3, 2018 | 1 minute read

          Local students work at Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery
        6. Hundreds of visitors line a stream with fishing poles Jul 18, 2018 | 2 minute read

          Wolf Creek hosts 32nd Annual Catch a Rainbow Kids’ Fishing Derby
        7. Several dozen visitors surround a fast moving stream looking for trout. Jun 19, 2018 | 2 minute read

          21st annual Kids’ Fishing Rodeo a success
        8. A woman wearing a warm hat preparing to plant a tiny spruce tree seedling. May 24, 2018 | 8 minute read

          Women lead the effort on Appalachian mountain-top forests
        9. Three fluffy grey birds appear sleeping in a nest. Apr 30, 2018 | 5 minute read

          A young life saved
        10. A half dozen large silver fish jumping out of the water to a height of six feet. Mar 19, 2018 | 8 minute read

          A war in the water
        11. A building built on steel footings ready for hurricane force winds. Nov 9, 2017 | 5 minute read

          Service facilities built to withstand nature’s worst
        12. An employee in a neon yellow shirt helps guide a heavy machine operator. Oct 24, 2017 | 3 minute read

          Culvert repair partnership in Tennessee a win-win for landowner, endangered fish
        13. Four half mussel shells. The interior of the shells are irodescent pink/purple while the outisde are striated with brown and orange markings. Oct 4, 2017 | 6 minute read

          ‘From the brink’
        14. A Tennessee wildlife services employee in uniform helps a todler with a bow and arrow. Jul 31, 2017 | 1 minute read

          Fifth annual Wilderness Day Camp
        15. Two young children fishing in a kiddie pool. Jul 19, 2017 | 2 minute read

          20th annual Kids’ Fishing Rodeo is a success
        16. Biologists in cold weather gear and waders collect lake sturgeon next to a dam. Jun 7, 2017 | 2 minute read

          Lake sturgeon restoration in the Upper Tennessee River
        17. A group of children runs through shallow water with a net in the foreground. Apr 11, 2017 | 3 minute read

          Conserving the Tennessee River Basin: it takes a village
        18. Heavy machine operator Rick Campbell wearing a hard hat. Aug 22, 2016 | 3 minute read

          Cecil, Campbell, and the Southeast Region’s vision
        19. May 5, 2016 | 1 minute read

          Conserving imperiled aquatic species in the Upper Tennessee River Basin
        20. A black bear in a field locks eyes with the camera as it eats grassy vegetation. Mar 10, 2016 | 2 minute read

          Louisiana black bear’s survival depends on people, says biologist
        21. Aug 23, 2014 | 1 minute read

          Enduring investments

        Species Profiles

        1. A mussel with fringe around its opening partially burried in the sand on the river bottom.

          Appalachian elktoe
        2. A small fish with dark stripes on a yellow tinged back and white belly.

          Blackfin sucker
        3. A leafy green plant with yellow flowers like a dandilion emerge from a rock crevace.

          Blue Ridge goldenrod
        4. A tiny turtle with orange patches on the side of its throat crawls through the grass

          Bog turtle (southern population)
        5. A colorful green/brown and red trout covered in small red spots.

          Brook trout
        6. A biologist holding a small squirrel with yellow gloves

          Carolina northern flying squirrel
        7. A small, straw-yellow colored fish with brown markings

          Cumberland darter
        8. A small black bird with red eyes walks in the marsh grasses.

          Eastern black rail
        9. A small, slimy, green salamander in hand.

          Eastern hellbender
        10. Three brownish yellow mussels the smallest of which has a small white protrusion which the mussel uses to attach to a rock.

          Fanshell
        11. A prehistoric looking fish with spines down its back and sides.

          Lake sturgeon
        12. A brownish yellow mussel shell with white abrasions

          Littlewing pearlymussel
        13. A brown mussel with orangish brown striations

          Orangefoot pimpleback
        14. A colorful trout in hand with a smiling angler in the background.

          Rainbow trout
        15. A photograph of the outside and inside of a ring pink shell next to a ruler for scale. Shell is approximately 3 inches wide.

          Ring pink
        16. A close up photo of a yellow mussel shell

          Rough pigtoe
        17. A leafy green plant emerging from the leaf-littered forest floor.

          Small-whorled pogonia
        18. A small, brown and yellow fish with iridescent scales around its gills

          Spring pygmy sunfish
        19. A man with a head lamp looks for spiders below a rock outcrop.

          Spruce-fir moss spider
        20. A small fish with bright blue fins and orange coloring on its back.

          Trispot Darter
        21. White flowers with many stamen burst from a shrub much like a hydrangea bush

          Virginia spiraea

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