Same law, diverging practice: Comparative analysis of Endangered Species Act consultations by two federal agencies
Evaluating how wildlife conservation laws are implemented is critical for safeguarding biodiversity. Two agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (FWS and NMFS; Services collectively), are responsible for …
Recovery units under the Endangered Species Act could be used more widely
Recovering species is one of the main goals of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In the face of limited budgets, diverse tools are needed to find efficient solutions. Recovery units may be one such tool -designated portions of a species range that …
Section 7 Explorer
<h3>-OBSOLETE-</h3> A Shiny app to explore section 7 consultation data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the period 2008-2018. All data are from the Service's TAILS database, checked for basic errors, and duplicates removed …
Same law, different results: comparative analysis of Endangered Species Act consultations by two federal agencies
Evaluating how wildlife conservation laws are implemented is critical to determining how best to protect biodiversity. Two agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (FWS and NMFS; Services collectively), are …
Free aerial imagery as a resource to monitor compliance with the Endangered Species Act
Compliance monitoring is an integral part of law and policy implementation. A lack of compliance monitoring for the Endangered Species Act (ESA), driven in part by resource limitations, may be undercutting efforts to recover threatened and endangered …
ESA Section 7 Incidental Take (FWS)
An analysis of incidental take data authorized and recorded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in their TAILS database.