Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owls Proposed for Renewed Endangered Species Act Protection
December 23, 2021
December 23, 2021
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 23 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021:
Following multiple petitions and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect cactus ferruginous pygmy owls once again under the Endangered Species Act -- this time as a threatened species.
Following a 1992 petition from the Center, pygmy owls were protected . . .
Following multiple petitions and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect cactus ferruginous pygmy owls once again under the Endangered Species Act -- this time as a threatened species.
Following a 1992 petition from the Center, pygmy owls were protected . . .