FWS Removes Interior Least Tern From Endangered, Threatened Species List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Interior least tern (Sternula antillarum), a bird native to the central U.S., from the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife List, it said in a final rule. Threats to the species have been…
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“eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or threatened species,” FWS said. Interior least terns are primarily fish-eaters. The delisting takes effect Feb. 12.