Center for Biological Diversity: New Mexico Desert Flower Protected as Endangered
December 05, 2024
December 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the swale paintbrush as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This 19-inch-tall, yellow-reddish flower is only known to survive in one spot in southwest New Mexico.
"The disappearance of this ornate, almost luminous flower went unnoticed as cattle trampled our desert grasslands into a struggling remna . . .
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the swale paintbrush as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This 19-inch-tall, yellow-reddish flower is only known to survive in one spot in southwest New Mexico.
"The disappearance of this ornate, almost luminous flower went unnoticed as cattle trampled our desert grasslands into a struggling remna . . .