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The National Park Service plans to crack down on what it calls "sleeping activity" that may take place at two longstanding camps established by "Occupy DC" demonstrators in the nation's capital, according to a letter issued by the federal agency Friday.

CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. - Indiana and federal wildlife officials have put up $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing of a federally endangered whooping crane shot to death in southern Indiana 's Jackson County.

An endangered frog that lives only in Mississippi would have a lot more hopping room under the latest proposal from the federal government.

A rediscovered San Francisco plant once thought to be extinct is being proposed for the federal government's list of endangered species.

The federal government has removed the Lake Erie watersnake from its list of endangered and threatened species, saying the reptile has recovered.

Is it worth it for feds to go after Clemens again?

Feds bungle evidence, so judge tosses Clemens perjury case.

Reclaimed mine land has helped to provide habitat to warblers in the past. If the golden-winged warbler is declared endangered or threatened, it could add to permitting requirements for coal in the southern part of the state.

Interior Department officials said the proposal stems from a court agreement with an environmental group, WildEarth Guardians.

The Obama administration will no longer consider state boundaries when determining endangered species protections, a decision that could mean more protection for endangered species over wider areas, officials said Friday.