Energy & environment · 22/06/2010

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 12-Month Finding on Petition to List Least Chub as Threatened or Endangered

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the least chub, a fish, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The species is currently not eligible for listing due to higher priority actions, but will be added to the list of candidate species with a listing priority number of 7.