Energy & environment · 07/10/2011

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

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed a 12-month review of a petition to list the black-footed albatross as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and has determined that listing the species nationwide is not warranted at this time, but has identified two distinct population segments in Hawaii and Japan that also do not require listing.