Energy & environment · 26/07/2011

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 12-Month Finding on Petition to List Giant Palouse Earthworm

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed a 12-month review of a petition to list the giant Palouse earthworm as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and has determined that listing is not warranted at this time, but invites the public to submit new information on potential threats to the species.