FWS listed the hellbender and its two subspecies under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

FWS determined endangered status under the ESA for the Ozark hellbender in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

The federal agencies issued their semiannual regulatory agendas providing specific information on the status of regulations under development and revision. Rulemaking actions are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, long-term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the fall 2010 agenda. EPA's agenda can be found at 76 FR 40118. 

OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Indiana's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning ownership/control provisions and other miscellaneous adjustments.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the northern leopard frog under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted. 

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl as threatened or endangered, to list a subspecies, and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS removed 189,671 acres from its 1996 critical habitat designation under the ESA for the marbled murrelet in northern California and southern Oregon. 

FWS proposed to remove the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA and to remove its nonessential experimental population designation. 

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list goliath grouper as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

The president proclaimed June 2011 as National Oceans Month.