Center for Biological Diversity: Threatened By Climate Change, Mt. Rainier Ptarmigan Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
SEATTLE, Washington, June 15 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 14, 2021:
In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Following a Trump administration regulation, the Service declined to identify and protect critical habitat for the ptar . . .
In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Following a Trump administration regulation, the Service declined to identify and protect critical habitat for the ptar . . .