U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered and Threatened Status for Eastern and Western Regal Fritillary Butterflies
August 07, 2024
August 07, 2024
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 7 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024:
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Long-awaited protections for grassland butterflies announced today
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Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to list the eastern regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia idalia) as an endangered species and to list the western regal fritillary (A. i. occidentalis) as a threatened species under the Endan . . .
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Long-awaited protections for grassland butterflies announced today
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Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to list the eastern regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia idalia) as an endangered species and to list the western regal fritillary (A. i. occidentalis) as a threatened species under the Endan . . .