[PCA] NEWS: Agency says 29 species may need federal protection

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Aug 19 07:58:08 CDT 2009


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_endangered_species

Agency says 29 species may need federal protection
By Mike Stark, Associated Press Writer -- Tue Aug 18, 12:20 pm ET

SALT LAKE CITY -- Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states -- from a 
rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddis fly in 
Nebraska -- may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

See the link above for the full article text.  The full list of 
the species is at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_endangered_species_glance




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