A federal agency recounts two big wins in Chesapeake wildlife conservation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plays a major role in the protection of the region’s critters

By Kathy Reshetiloff |
Light grey squirrel sits in a tree.
Native to the Chesapeake region, the Delmarva fox squirrel was listed as federally endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and was officially deemed recovered in 2015. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A round, bulky rodent with two front teeth similar to a beaver.
The nutria's destructive feeding habitats cause considerable damage to wetland and marsh habitat, which are crucial for protecting the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo courtesy of Steve Kendrot/USDA APHIS Wildlife Services)
Maryland’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge lost over 5,000 acres of wetlands due to the combined siege of nutria impacts, sea-level rise and land subsidence. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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