Feds Issue Initial Positive Finding on Petition Following 90 Percent Decline
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2014.n In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said yesterday that Endangered Species Act protection may be warranted for monarch butterflies. The agency will now conduct a one-year status review on monarchs, which have declined by 90 percent in…
