U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Archives - San Antonio Report

The toothless blindcat, top, and widemouth blindcat

Feds extend decision period for adding Edwards Aquifer-dwelling fish to endangered species list

by Lindsey Carnett July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for 30 days, it announced Wednesday morning.

Two women kayak in the Guadalupe River passing by Camp Flaming Arrow.

Several Central Texas freshwater mussels now federally protected

by Lindsey Carnett June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

Attendees at a community meeting hosted by developer Starwood Land hold signs opposing the development of 30 acres of federally protected land on Thursday evening at the Cibolo Canyons Resort Community Amenity.

Business & Development

Cibolo Canyons residents unconvinced by developer’s pitch for land swap

by Lindsey Carnett February 5, 2024February 7, 2024

Federal wildlife agency proposes adding Edwards Aquifer-dwelling fish to endangered species list

by Lindsey Carnett August 23, 2023August 24, 2023

Debris litters the ground on April 22, 2023, after the SpaceX Starship liftedoff on April 20 for a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. - The rocket successfully blasted and the Starship capsule had been scheduled to separate from the first-stage rocket booster three minutes into the flight but separation failed to occur and the rocket blew up.

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX rocket launch

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Rare wildflower found in San Antonio parks proposed for endangered list

by Brendan Gibbons November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

monarch butterfly on purple mistflower

Monarch butterfly migration moves south, but numbers may be smaller this year

by Monika Maeckle September 26, 2020September 25, 2020

Benjamin Tuggle on horseback in the Guadalupe Mountains, which straddle the border of Texas and New Mexico.

Meet the wildlife expert helping UTSA students find their ‘science identity’

by Brendan Gibbons August 2, 2020August 10, 2020

Conservation Agreement Aims to Protect Habitat for Monarch Butterflies

by Monika Maeckle May 2, 2020May 2, 2020

A Kemp's Ridley turtle waddles to the waves at Padre Island National Seashore. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funds to Preserve 6,300 Acres in South Padre Island

by Brendan Gibbons March 7, 2019March 6, 2019