Rare Flower in Georgia, Alabama Gains Endangered Species Act Protection With 732 Acres of River Habitat

ATLANTA–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected a flower in Georgia and Alabama as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act today and  designated 732 acres of river bluff as “critical habitat” to protect the plant. The decision to protect Georgia rockcress results from a landmark 2011 settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed protection decisions on 757 imperiled plants and animals across the country.  

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