U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service propose policy to improve implementation of Endangered Species Act

A new federal policy proposed today will help clarify which species or populations of species are eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act and will provide for earlier and more effective opportunities to conserve declining species.

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