Critical Habitat Designations to Follow in Oregon, Washington
PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. In accordance with an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that speeds protection decisions for 757 species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protectedOregon spotted frogs as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Once abundant from British Columbia to California, spotted frogs have disappeared from 90 percent of their former range, mostly due to the ongoing destruction of their wetland habitats.…
