FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REGULATIONS FOR ELEVEN SPECIES TREATED AS LISTED DUE TO SIMILARITY OF APPEARANCE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a proposed rule called: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Eleven Species Treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 26 by Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise regulations issued under section 4(e) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) related to furthering the conservation of the following listed endangered species and threatened species: Pearl River map turtle ( Graptemys pearlensis), bog turtle (northern distinct population segment [DPS]) ( Glyptemys muhlenbergii), Miami blue butterfl...