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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for California spotted owls it proposed in 2023

The Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice, brings this action under the federal Endangered Species Act to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the statutorily required action of making a final determination on the proposed listing of two distinct population segments of the California spotted owl occurring in California and Nevada as endangered and threatened species.

Agreement leads federal agency to implement some safeguards

Conservation groups file a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its failure to protect the endangered owl

Legal action seeks to reverse Trump administration’s dismantling of environmental protections for Northwest’s disappearing old-growth forests

Critical habitat rule reverses Trump administration’s dismantling of environmental protections for Northwest old-growth forests

Administration denies protections by denying their own scientific assessment

Decision reverses controversial Bush Administration cuts to habitat

The Trump administration is attacking the Endangered Species Act in unprecedented ways since the passage of our nation’s landmark conservation law.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will protect the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. The owls have seen their numbers dwindle because of logging and climate change, among other threats.

Government signals openness to strengthening weak habitat and recovery plans

Citing increasing threats, scientists call for owl habitat protection to thwart extinction

Hopeful Signs for Owl, Pacific NW Forests Due to Protection

Bush/Cheney plans tossed out

Bill would reduce critical protections for imperiled plants and animals

Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal district court for failing to protect the California spotted owl and Pacific fisher (a relative of the mink and otter) under the Endangered Species Act.

All the ways the Trump administration is targeting endangered species and their habitats for corporate profits — and how you can help.

Six Earthjustice attorneys share what motivates them to keep fighting for the planet and its people.