ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service committed late Monday to making Endangered Species Act findings on whether protections are warranted for the MacGillivray’s seaside sparrow and the Florida Keys mole skink, in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Both species are threatened by sea levels projected to rise by as much as 3 to 6 feet in Florida by the end of the century.
