Energy & environment · 21/06/2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Status for Southern Elktoe and Critical Habitat Designation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the southern elktoe, a freshwater mussel species, as an endangered species and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The proposed critical habitat covers approximately 578 river miles in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.