U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Proposal to List Pyramid Pigtoe Mussel Withdrawn
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
In the wake of new genetic research indicating the pyramid pigtoe freshwater mussel is not a distinct species, rather is the same animal as the more common round pigtoe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws its proposal to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The pyramid pigtoe was pro . . .
In the wake of new genetic research indicating the pyramid pigtoe freshwater mussel is not a distinct species, rather is the same animal as the more common round pigtoe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws its proposal to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The pyramid pigtoe was pro . . .