U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Proposed Rule to Remove Tidewater Goby from Endangered List

Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn a proposed rule to remove the northern populations of the tidewater goby from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife, citing new information from the scientific community and public comments that suggest the species' recolonization ability was premature, and will continue to be listed as endangered throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.