Energy & environment · 07/08/2012

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Downgrade Straight-Horned Markhor from Endangered to Threatened

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to reclassify the straight-horned markhor from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, citing a review of scientific and commercial data that indicates the species no longer meets the criteria for endangered designation.