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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a rule earlier this week to list the prostrate milkweed, which lives along the Texas-Mexico border, as an endangered species. The rare plant is threatened in part by border security activities, scientists say.

SILVER CITY, N.M.— In response to nearly two decades of scientific and legal advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 447 stream miles in the Southwest as critical habitat for the narrow-headed garter snake. That amounts to 23,785 protected acres in Arizona and New Mexico.

The U.S. Forest Service has struck a deal with environmentalists by promising to better monitor cattle in fragile riparian areas in Arizona and New Mexico.

Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— A federal judge ruled today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection violated federal law by failing to analyze potential environmental harms from escalating militarization along the U.S.-Mexico border.

If you like what you read here, sign up to get this free weekly e-newsletter and learn the latest on our work.   Back Into the Fray for Eastern Hellbenders The Center for Biological Diversity and allies just filed a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s refusal to protect North America’s largest salamander, the eastern hellbender.   These river dwellers breathe through their skin, can grow to be 2 feet long, and are known by colorful nicknames like “snot otter” and “old lasagna si...

The quest to gain protected status for the salamander that is Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian has been a lengthy journey, beginning in April 2010 when the center first petitioned the service to add the hellbender to the endangered species list.  “It’s, unfortunately, not uncommon for petitions … to not result in the protection of species for a decade,” said Brian Segee, who, as the center’s senior attorney, serves as the hellbender’s legal counsel. “Many species have...

For Immediate Release, April 27, 2021 Contact: Brian Segee, (805) 750-8852, bsegee@biologicaldiversity.org Northern Mexican Garter Snake Gains 20,326 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Arizona, New Mexico TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to nearly two decades of action by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finalized critical habitat protection for the northern Mexican garter snake under the Endangered Species Act. “Critical ...

US sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird AP 22nd April, 2021 12:04:12 U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the final habitat designation for the western yellow-billed cuckoo on Tuesday. It covers about 467 square miles (1,210 square kilo...

For Immediate Release, April 20, 2021 Contact: Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Gains 298,845 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Seven Western States TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 298,845 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas and Utah as critical habitat for the western yellow-billed cuckoo. “We’re thrilled these beautiful birds are finally receiving protections for their streamside homes,” said B...

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing the federal government claiming the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to stop wall construction along