Thirty Year Recovery Effort Has Brought Bird Back from Brink of Extinction
TOWNSEND, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reflecting a highly successful conservation and recovery effort spanning three decades. Jewell made the announcement at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, home to the largest wood stork rookery…
