Petition Aims to Protect Critically Imperiled North Carolina Mussel
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Petition Aims to Protect Critically Imperiled North Carolina Mussel
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RALEIGH, N.C. -The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the solstice creekmussel under the Endangered Species Act. This extremely rare mussel lives only in a single 4-mile stretch of North Carolina� . . .
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Petition Aims to Protect Critically Imperiled North Carolina Mussel
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RALEIGH, N.C. -The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the solstice creekmussel under the Endangered Species Act. This extremely rare mussel lives only in a single 4-mile stretch of North Carolina� . . .