Western Watersheds Project: Rare Springsnail Threatened by Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Takes Step Toward ESA Listing
February 08, 2024
February 08, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that a petition from conservation organization Western Watersheds Project to list the Kings River pyrg (Pyrgulopsis imperialis) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) presented information showing that listing may be warranted. The rare springsnail lives only in 13 shallow, isolated springs near the site of the Thacker Pass lithiu . . .
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that a petition from conservation organization Western Watersheds Project to list the Kings River pyrg (Pyrgulopsis imperialis) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) presented information showing that listing may be warranted. The rare springsnail lives only in 13 shallow, isolated springs near the site of the Thacker Pass lithiu . . .