Center for Biological Diversity: Four Freshwater Mussels, One Crayfish Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023:
In response to a legal petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect four freshwater mussels and a crayfish under the Endangered Species Act. The Center and its allies petitioned for protection of all five species in 2010.
"Freshwater animals are at the forefront of the . . .
In response to a legal petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect four freshwater mussels and a crayfish under the Endangered Species Act. The Center and its allies petitioned for protection of all five species in 2010.
"Freshwater animals are at the forefront of the . . .