FWS Eyes Permits to Aid Endangered Species Recovery
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service got requests for special permits to help endangered animals and plants survive and grow. They’re asking everyone—local groups, tribes, and the public—to share their thoughts by May 11, 2026, before deciding. This is a chance to support wildlife recovery and make sure the permits do good without causing problems.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Public comment period ends May 11, 2026
You can submit written comments on these recovery permit applications until May 11, 2026. Electronic comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 11, 2026 using docket FWS-R1-ES-2026-0992 at regulations.gov.
Comments become public record (personal info disclosed)
If you send a written comment, it becomes part of the administrative record and your address, phone number, email, or other personal identifying information may be made publicly available. You may request that personal identifying information be withheld, but the agency does not guarantee it can do so; submissions from organizations or anyone identifying as representing an organization will be fully disclosed.
Permits may allow otherwise prohibited 'take' for recovery
The Fish and Wildlife Service may issue section 10(a)(1)(A) recovery permits that would allow applicants to do activities normally prohibited as a 'take' under the Endangered Species Act to enhance propagation or survival. Examples listed include survey, capture, handling, excavation of nests and collection of eggs, captive rearing and release, tagging and attaching biotelemetry or satellite transmitters, outplanting, predator control, salvage, and collecting plant propagules for propagation in locations such as American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Pacific Remote Islands Areas, Washington State, and Hawaii.
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