Regulation & law · 18/12/2008

US Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 12-Month Finding on Petition to List Four Penguin Species Under Endangered Species Act

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list four penguin species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The proposal would list the southern rockhopper penguin as threatened in the Campbell Plateau portion of its range, while rejecting listing for the other three species.