Zasoby i środowisko · 04/10/2011

US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered and Threatened Status for Alabama Pearlshell and Other Mussel Species

The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list five mussel species as endangered and three as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, citing habitat deterioration and poor water quality as major contributors to their decline, and designates critical habitat for these species, affecting approximately 2,406 kilometers of stream and river channels in Alabama and Florida.