FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; INITIATION OF 5-YEAR STATUS REVIEWS FOR 66 SOUTHEASTERN SPECIES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 66 Southeastern Species.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 25 by Michael Oetker, Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act for 66 animal and plant species. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review to ensure the accuracy of the species' classification as endangered or threatened. We are requesting submission of any such information that has be...