FWS Lists New Species as Endangered

The Fish and Wildlife Service is adding several species to the Endangered Species List, in two separate final rules. One final rule (here) implements the findings of the National Marine Fisheries Service by listing five species of sturgeon (effective July 2), four populations of scalloped hammerhead shark (effective Sept. 2), and certain Chinook salmon from the Columbia River (effective Aug. 11). Another lists the Florida brickell-bush and Carter’s small-flowered flax, two species of plants from South Florida, as endangered, effective Oct. 6 (here).