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class="fws-banner-title">Species</h1><div class="field field--name-field-banner-slideshow field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--slide paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_xl/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg.webp?h=d9807801&itok=AwAKVUao 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="2560" height="710"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_lg/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg.webp?h=d9807801&itok=Pn9Ii9LA 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="1200" height="365"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_md/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg.webp?h=d9807801&itok=YbqUQtX1 1x" media="all and 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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_md/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg?h=d9807801&itok=YbqUQtX1 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="992" height="365"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_sm/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg?h=d9807801&itok=IdpljLSA 1x" media="all and (min-width: 481px)" type="image/jpeg" width="768" height="475"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_xs/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg?h=d9807801&itok=eA6bX_sq 1x" media="(max-width: 480px)" type="image/jpeg" width="480" height="700"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_xs/public/banner_images/2020-05/mallard.jpg?h=d9807801&itok=eA6bX_sq" width="480" height="700" alt="" class="img-responsive" /> </picture><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/mallardjpg-0">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div role="main" class="main-container container-fluid js-quickedit-main-content" id="main-content"><div class="row m-0"><div class="col-sm-12"><div class="region region-header"></div></div> <section class="col-full-content"><div class="highlighted"><div class="region region-highlighted"><div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div></div></div><div class="region region-content"><div class="container-children layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="one-column-page-description block block-block-content block-block-content03856a59-cd75-457a-b593-d588ba94e7e8 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Fish and Wildlife Service takes the lead in recovering, conserving, regulating, and managing various species that occur in the United States as well as globally. Find out more about the species that interests you.</p></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading bg-lhgrey container-children layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Search for Species</h2> <section class="padding-bottom-25 block block-block-content block-block-content0f15f928-cfed-4659-9919-3baae57447b0 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>To search for specific species, begin your search with scientific names or common names.</p></div></div></section><section class="fws-species-search-form margin-bottom-block block block-fws-species block-fws-species-search-block clearfix" data-drupal-selector="fws-species-search-form"><div class="block-container"><form action="/species" method="post" id="fws-species-search-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div class="form-item js-form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-search-text js-form-item-search-text form-no-label form-group"> <input placeholder="Search by common or scientific name" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" class="form-text form-control" type="text" id="edit-search-text" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="128" /></div><button data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" class="button js-form-submit form-submit btn-primary btn icon-before" type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="Search"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span>Search</button><input data-drupal-selector="form-bcdbzxehfilqs1rp-vuq0a67dqmnomnydyusegdwfl4" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-BCdbZXeHfiLqS1RP_VuQ0a67dQmNOMnydYUseGdwFl4" /><input data-drupal-selector="edit-fws-species-search-form" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="fws_species_search_form" /></form></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading container-children layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Species of Interest</h2> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contentef78524a-719b-4ccb-adc6-7ed623464604 clearfix species-of-interest-block"><div class="block-container"><div ><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Explore species that are experiencing high degrees of interest, exciting conservation projects, and more. These are just a few highlighted species of the thousands under USFWS governance.</p></div><div class="species-interest"><div class="field field--name-field-species-of-interest field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/bald-eagle-haliaeetus-leucocephalus" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-09/28149166104_8a5553d298_o.jpg?itok=9D-ypMsp" width="210" height="210" alt="Bald eagle up close with wing raised" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/bald-eagle-haliaeetus-leucocephalus" hreflang="en">Bald Eagle</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/gray-wolf-canis-lupus" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-01/gray%20wolf.jpg?itok=f3FTQTu1" width="210" height="210" alt="A gray wolf lays in the the snow-covered grass" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/gray-wolf-canis-lupus" hreflang="en">Gray Wolf</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/monarch-danaus-plexippus" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-12/20211009_Butterfly-Monarch_CH_5095.jpg?itok=6lmzLQfm" width="210" height="210" alt="A monarch butterfly on a yellow flower" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/monarch-danaus-plexippus" hreflang="en">Monarch</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-banner-slideshow field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"> <a href="/species/indiana-bat-myotis-sodalis" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/banner_images/2021-11/cluster-of-indiana-bats-credit-andrew-king-usfws.jpg?itok=jQVBzirc" width="210" height="210" alt="Cluster of roosting bats." class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/indiana-bat-myotis-sodalis" hreflang="en">Indiana Bat</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/atlantic-salmon-salmo-salar" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-08/juvenile-atlantic-salmon-credit-usfws-roger-tabor.jpg?itok=yJVf2rt0" width="210" height="210" alt=" Juvenile Atlantic salmon in Scatter Creek, Washington" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/atlantic-salmon-salmo-salar" hreflang="en">Atlantic Salmon</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-11/Manatee%20%281.28.2008%20-%20Alex%20Mustard%2C%209%29.jpg?itok=nUaXgj58" width="210" height="210" alt="Group of manatees resting in the warm, clear, blue water of Three Sisters Springs " class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus" hreflang="en">Manatee</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/saltmarsh-sparrow-ammodramus-caudacutus" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-11/Saltmarsh_sparrow_cordgrass_USFWS.jpg?itok=YagBEldf" width="210" height="210" alt="A sparrow--primarily gray and black with russet around the eyes--perches in tall marsh grass. " class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/saltmarsh-sparrow-ammodramus-caudacutus" hreflang="en">Saltmarsh Sparrow</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/bog-turtle-glyptemys-muhlenbergii" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-06/bogturtle_garypeeples_usfws.jpg?itok=GPyRqfLI" width="210" height="210" alt="a tiny turtle walks through the grass" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/bog-turtle-glyptemys-muhlenbergii" hreflang="en">Bog Turtle</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/whooping-crane-grus-americana" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2021-08/Whooping%20cranes-AransasRefuge-TX-DianeNunley.jpg?itok=32YKYlCp" width="210" height="210" alt="Two large white birds with spindly legs and black tips on their wings coming in for a landing in a wetland" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/whooping-crane-grus-americana" hreflang="en">Whooping Crane</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="explore"><article class="species clearfix thumbnail-view-mode"><div class="content"><div class="thumbnail-image layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciesfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square/public/2022-03/grizzly-bear-bute-inlet.jpg?itok=xZVFtKwb" width="210" height="210" alt="Female Grizzly Bear" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodespeciestitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div><div><a href="/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis" hreflang="en">Grizzly Bear</a></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 bg-lhgrey container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Explore the Taxonomic Tree</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content9faac640-52ea-4de1-9822-04bdddf47f89 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2022-01/Kodiak-elderberry-Caroline-Cheung.jpeg?itok=I1RVlK3G" width="600" height="450" alt="Clusters of small red berries on a shrub" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/kodiak-elderberry-caroline-cheungjpeg">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content92409385-c7f9-40ed-bc3e-97805370170f clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p class="glossify-exclude"><span class="glossify-exclude">The species taxonomy defines grouping of biological organisms based on their shared characteristics. These grouping, called taxa (or singular taxon), are arranged based on taxonomic rank in which the deeper down the tree you are, the more granular the grouping characteristics are. This tree structure, with branches further down the line getting more specific, creates an overall hierarchy for categorizing life. Today, these are seven kingdoms located at the top of that hierarchy.</span></p></div></div></section><section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockexplore-the-taxonomic-tree-taxon-all-kingdoms clearfix"><div class="block-container"><h3 class="block-title">Species Kingdoms</h3><div class="form-group"><div class="species-interest-block view view-explore-the-taxonomic-tree view-id-explore_the_taxonomic_tree view-display-id-taxon_all_kingdoms js-view-dom-id-8afa5a954ccb3365092a4d56852dabd6063653f2aeb8be2b6a7d926958426832"><div class="view-header"><p class="description">To begin browsing species, select a kingdom below, or you can select Browse by Taxonomy to get more information about the taxonomic hierarchy and each of the kingdoms.</p></div><div class="view-content"><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/5007">Animalia</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/423121">Archaea</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/4463">Bacteria</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/4491">Chromista</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/5022">Fungi</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/4599">Plantae</a></span></div></div><div class="explore views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/taxonomic-tree/4751">Protozoa</a></span></div></div></div><div class="more-link form-group"><a href="/explore-taxonomic-tree">Browse by Taxonomy</a></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading container-children layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Stories Related to Species</h2> <section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockstories-topics-stories-related-to-species clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="form-group"><div class="stories view view-stories-topics view-id-stories_topics view-display-id-stories_related_to_species js-view-dom-id-fb8419f895e06df3d1851143b9de44ed02049bc893524ef6608044a66c2cf52d"><div class="view-header"></div><div class="view-content"><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/banner_images/2024-05/big-sandy-crayfish.JPG?h=60498866&itok=7OtfKY_9" width="390" height="295" alt="Bright blue crustacean, a Big Sandy crayfish" class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <path 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class="story__deck-category"><div>Wildlife Management</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/2024-11/home-holidays" hreflang="en">Home for the holidays</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>For the iconic Big Sandy crayfish, home-sweet-home is the sandy, pebbled river bottom of the McClure, the 17.9-mile-long river that flows through the heart of central Appalachia. The Service and it’s partners Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and West Liberty University are working to...</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-11-26T12:00:00Z">Nov 26, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2013-11/29938.jpg?h=9d56092f&itok=rjd_qU5T" width="390" height="295" alt="" class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <path d="M13,13.62A46.23,46.23,0,0,0,2.82,29.7c-2.48,6.64-7.18,19,6.61,81.07C16,140.23,27.94,183.4,47.6,221.22c21,40.64,40.73,67.36,75.53,102.12A476.2,476.2,0,0,0,292.39,431.87c38.12,13.84,89.4,26.48,122.89,10.42L467.08,494c7.89,7.87,21.14,8.17,28.32-.27a18.86,18.86,0,0,0,4.6-12.6,19.09,19.09,0,0,0-5.58-13.46L441.86,415.2c15.47-34.11,2.28-85.91-11.93-124.26C416.66,255.05,384.81,185.34,320.5,121,285.75,86.34,259,66.62,218.6,45.92a360.81,360.81,0,0,0-44.52-18.84l0-.06-.14-.05-25.6,82.39a4.14,4.14,0,0,1-5.3,2.57,4.2,4.2,0,0,1-2.74-3.44l-6.9-93.92c-7.71-2-15.71-3.85-24.31-5.77C47.49-4.46,35.31.49,28.71,3.14A45.22,45.22,0,0,0,13,13.62ZM190.69,329.54c-7.81-6.66-30.63-28.93-38.08-36.45-19.5-19.47-33.35-35.58-45-52.85l91.58-24.33,87.2,87.14Zm18.49,15s91.84-25.52,92.67-26.06L352.39,369,389.7,406.4c-32.81,6.09-102.32-1.7-180.52-61.82ZM406.25,388.1a14.72,14.72,0,0,1-.29,1.6l-88-87.8c.54-.83,24.74-93.95,24.74-93.95C402.2,285.13,410.91,354,406.25,388.1ZM291.06,151.26c7.43,7.51,29.73,30.3,36.41,38l-24.91,97.14-87.22-87.12,17.1-69.58,5.76-23.37c17.21,11.59,33.33,25.45,52.87,44.89Z"></path></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>History and Culture</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/waya-saving-our-red-grandfather" hreflang="en">Waya - Saving Our Red Grandfather</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>The Red Wolf is the most endangered wolf species in the world and it holds significant cultural value to the Cherokee people. Learn about the Tribal connection to this species and how conservationists are working to save the Red Wolf from extinction.</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-11-15T12:00:00Z">Nov 15, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-11/nv_slpt-tule-spring-sunrise-2_hannah-nikonow.jpg?h=790be497&itok=i5CcNIMm" width="390" height="295" alt="A sagebrush landscape at sunrise. A fence runs through the foreground and there are mountains stretching into the distance." class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 500 500" style="enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;" xml:space="preserve"><path d="M378,314.6l-116.6-94.7L238,241.4c-31.7,29-67.8,9.3-79.5-3.4c-21-23-19.4-58.5,3.4-79.5l63.9-58.5h-65.5 c-6.6,0-13,2.7-17.7,7.3L100,149.9H0v174.9h114.3l70.7,64c21.4,17.4,52.9,14.1,70.3-7.3l0.2-0.2l14,12.1 c12.4,10.2,30.8,8.2,40.9-4.2l24.5-30.2l4.2,3.4c10.7,8.7,26.5,7.1,35.2-3.7l7.4-9.1C390.4,339,388.7,323.3,378,314.6L378,314.6z M500,149.9H400l-42.7-42.7c-4.7-4.7-11-7.3-17.7-7.3h-67.1c-6.2,0-12.3,2.3-16.9,6.6l-76.8,70.3c-0.1,0.1-0.2,0.2-0.2,0.3 c-13,12.3-12.7,31.7-1.6,43.8c7.5,8.2,27.3,16.9,43.8,2.1c0.1-0.1,0.2-0.1,0.3-0.2l41.4-37.9l21.1-19.3c5.1-4.6,13-4.3,17.7,0.8 s4.3,13-0.8,17.7l-20.4,18.7l113.8,92.3c9.5,7.7,15.2,18.4,17.3,29.6H500V149.9z"></path></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Our Partners</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/conserving-both-hope-desert-springs-summit-lake-paiute-reservation" hreflang="en">Conserving Both Hope & Desert Springs on the Summit Lake Paiute Reservation</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>Upon cresting the south ridge of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe’s land, the entirety of their 14,000-acre reservation is revealed with a shimmering lake at its heart. Green ribbons of riparian-lush creeks thread down sagebrush slopes to feed the lake, which supports a genetically distinct Summit Lake...</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-11-14T12:00:00Z">Nov 14, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-11/purple-bean-closeup-tim-lane-virginia-dwr.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=l4-K-GVv" width="390" height="295" alt="A brown-shelled mussel on a sandy environment." class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 500 500" style="enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;" xml:space="preserve"><style type="text/css"> .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} </style><circle cx="250" cy="250" r="250"></circle><g><g><path class="st0" d="M193.7,355.5H68.5v-211h125.3v45.7h-68.3v33.2h63.2v45.7h-63.2V309h68.3V355.5z"></path></g><g><path class="st0" d="M431.5,355.5h-74.7l-77.1-148.6h-1.3c1.8,23.4,2.7,41.2,2.7,53.5v95.1h-50.5v-211h74.5l76.8,146.6h0.9 c-1.3-21.3-2-38.3-2-51.2v-95.4h50.8V355.5z"></path></g></g></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Endangered Species Act</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/2024-11/magic-mussels" hreflang="en">Magic mussels</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>The purple bean is a freshwater mussel that keeps America's waters clean but is losing ground due to habitat destruction and pollution. Thanks to a new round of IRA funding, this hero in a clam shell can begin a path to recovery.</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-11-08T12:00:00Z">Nov 8, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-11/20241023-frbrd_basin-peeples-polera_at_truck.jpg?h=a9d76bae&itok=IUs4s93y" width="390" height="295" alt="Woman at a microscope set up at at pickup truck" class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 500 500" style="enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;" xml:space="preserve"><style type="text/css"> .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} </style><circle cx="250" cy="250" r="250"></circle><g><g><path class="st0" d="M193.7,355.5H68.5v-211h125.3v45.7h-68.3v33.2h63.2v45.7h-63.2V309h68.3V355.5z"></path></g><g><path class="st0" d="M431.5,355.5h-74.7l-77.1-148.6h-1.3c1.8,23.4,2.7,41.2,2.7,53.5v95.1h-50.5v-211h74.5l76.8,146.6h0.9 c-1.3-21.3-2-38.3-2-51.2v-95.4h50.8V355.5z"></path></g></g></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Endangered Species Act</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/2024-11/snapshot-biologists-begin-assessing-area-streams-post-hurricane-helene" hreflang="en">Snapshot: Biologists Begin Assessing Area Streams Post-Hurricane Helene</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>Post-Hurricane Helene, Fish and Wildlife Service biologists begin the long process of assessing area streams and strategizing wildlife recovery.</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-11-06T12:00:00Z">Nov 6, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-10/dsc_8024.jpg?h=3e43625b&itok=YVxa9mKW" width="390" height="295" alt="Pinkish-purple speckles cover a seed pod growing off the green stem of a Fish Slough milkvetch plant." class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 500 500" style="enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;" xml:space="preserve"><g><path d="M188.9,217.4c30.2-7.9,45.3-48.8,33.8-91.2c-6.4-23.4-19.6-42-35.2-53V0L125,78.1c-14.7,17.3-20,46.7-11.7,76.9 C124.8,197.4,158.7,225.4,188.9,217.4L188.9,217.4z"></path><path d="M311.1,217.4c30.2,7.9,64.1-20,75.6-62.4c8.2-30.2,2.9-59.6-11.7-76.9L312.5,0v73.2c-15.6,11-28.8,29.7-35.2,53 C265.8,168.6,280.9,209.4,311.1,217.4z"></path><path d="M250,250c-77.5,0-187.5,119.9-187.5,195.6c0,34.1,26.2,54.4,70.1,54.4c47.7,0,79.2-24.5,117.4-24.5 c38.6,0,70.2,24.5,117.4,24.5c43.9,0,70.1-20.4,70.1-54.4C437.5,369.9,327.5,250,250,250z"></path><path d="M106.2,237.7c-7-23.5-24.3-40.9-43.7-47.3V125l-44.4,60.9C6.3,202,0,221.4,0,241.3c0,6.8,1.1,13.9,3.2,21 c10.2,33.8,41.4,55.8,69.9,49C101.5,304.5,116.3,271.5,106.2,237.7L106.2,237.7z"></path><path d="M481.9,185.9L437.5,125v65.4c-19.4,6.4-36.6,23.9-43.7,47.3c-10.2,33.8,4.7,66.8,33.1,73.6c28.4,6.8,59.7-15.1,69.9-49 c2.1-7.1,3.2-14.2,3.2-21C500,221.4,493.7,202,481.9,185.9L481.9,185.9z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Wildlife Wonders</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/amazing-native-plants-great-basin" hreflang="en">The Amazing Native Plants of the Great Basin</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>While sagebrush is the dominant plant in the Great Basin, this ecosystem is also home to many other unique native plants that are each deserving of the spotlight. 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