The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will publish its proposal to list the Texas hornshell, a freshwater mussel species from New Mexico and Texas, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The USFWS will accept comments on the proposed listing until Oct. 11. In addition to the potential direct implications for activities within habitat areas of the Texas hornshell, the USFWS determination to propose listing for the Texas hornshell is important because it provides insight into decisions the service may make regarding five additional freshwater mussels with ranges that extend across major rivers in central Texas that have been identified as candidates for listing. Read more at the National Law Review…
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