U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Proposes Endangered Status for the Ozark Hellbender
September 08, 2010
September 08, 2010
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
Citing threats that could lead to extinction of one of the world's largest salamanders, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Ozark hellbender as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Ozark hellbender, which grows to lengths up to 2 feet, inhabits the White River system in southern Missouri and northe . . .
Citing threats that could lead to extinction of one of the world's largest salamanders, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Ozark hellbender as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Ozark hellbender, which grows to lengths up to 2 feet, inhabits the White River system in southern Missouri and northe . . .