Energy & environment · 03/12/2013

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 90-Day Review of 11 Tarantula Species for Endangered or Threatened Status

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the status of 11 tarantula species in the genus Poecilotheria to determine if they should be listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, following a petition that presents substantial scientific and commercial information.