FWS Reopens Comment Period on Proposals to List 3 Macaw Species as Endangered

The Fish and Wildlife Service reopened the comment period on proposals to list three foreign macaw species as endangered. FWA had originally published the two proposed rules on July 6, 2012, announcing it had made a 12-month finding that the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), military macaw (Ara militaris), and great green macaw (Ara ambiguous) should be listed as endangered. The comment period expired in September, but FWS said it received several proposals to extend. Comments are now due by April 22. Comments already submitted don’t need to be resubmitted, FWS said.