Government,
Environmental & Energy
Jun. 1, 2022
Wildlife agency will decide in 2 years whether to protect imperiled fish
“Endangered Species Act safeguards would be a crucial lifeline as Santa Ana and Long Valley speckled dace try to survive climate chaos and other threats. The future will be a tough place for these little fish, and they really need our help,” said Ileene Anderson of the Center for Biological Diversity.
To settle a lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would decide “on or before July 31, 2024” whether to protect two California species of fish under the Endangered Species Act.
“I’m relieved to see these imperiled fish getting a chance at the federal protections they need to avoid vanishing forever from California’s rivers,” said Ileene Anderson, deserts director for the Center for Biological Diversity, which sued the agency o...
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