Defenders to Sue Over Failure to Protect Habitat for One of Nation's Rarest Mammals
October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release:
Defenders of Wildlife today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it intends to sue over its failure to designate critical habitat for an endangered population of fewer than 40 known Sierra Nevada red foxes along the Sierra crest. The FWS decision deprives this imperiled population of important habitat protections under the Endangered Species Act. The agency has 60 . . .
Defenders of Wildlife today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it intends to sue over its failure to designate critical habitat for an endangered population of fewer than 40 known Sierra Nevada red foxes along the Sierra crest. The FWS decision deprives this imperiled population of important habitat protections under the Endangered Species Act. The agency has 60 . . .