Defenders of Wildlife thanks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposal to revise regulations concerning 11 species listed under the "similarity of appearance" provision of the Endangered Species Act. A comment letter containing our detailed thoughts and recommendations is attached. Supporting attachments will be uploaded separately.
FWSRulemakingFWS-HQ-ES-2025-0176
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Eleven Species Treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance
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Defenders of Wildlife filed 2 comments on this docket between Nov 18, 2025 and Nov 18, 2025. 10 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 274d ago.
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Nov 18, 2025· Comment from Defenders of Wildlife· FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0176-0067
Nov 18, 2025· Comment from Defenders of Wildlife· FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0176-0068
Defenders of Wildlife thanks you for the opportunity to comment on the proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise regulations concerning 11 species listed under the "similarity of appearance" provisions of the Endangered Species Act. We are submitting attachments related to our previously submitted comment letter, mh9-ljl2-sit7.
Abstract
Please see the supporting and related materials in this docket for a document that summarizes the proposed rule.
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