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Agreement approved to conserve some freshwater Texas oyster species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday it approved a 20-year agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority to conserve "four freshwater mussel species in the lower Colorado River basin of Texas."

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US declares species once found in Kentucky extinct What does it mean for water quality?

An environmentally beneficial species native to Kentucky was one of 21 species recently delisted.

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US declares species once found in Illinois extinct What does it mean for water quality?

An environmentally beneficial species native to Illinois was one of 21 species recently delisted.

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Federal government declares 21 species extinct

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct Monday, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish. The species, which the agency removed from the list of those protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction, are part of a list of 23 that were proposed for delisting two years ago. At…

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2 animal species once found in Georgia removed from endangered species list due to extinction

Of 21 species delisted from the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to extinction, two were previously found in Georgia.

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