Center for Biological Diversity: ASHEVILLE, N.C. Conservation groups have sued the U.S. Forest Service, arguing that the agency’s plans to log a sensitive area of the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina violate federal law.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled recently on two rare salamander species that can be found in West Virginia. The federal agency now has one year to determine whether to designate the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The service ruled for a second time that Endangered Species Act protection was not warranted for the eastern hellbender, North America s largest salamander.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled recently on two rare salamander species that can be found in West Virginia. The federal agency now has one year to determine whether to designate the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The service ruled for a second time that Endangered Species Act protection was not warranted for the eastern hellbender, North America s largest salamander.