FWS Removes Orchid, Water Howelia From Endangered Species List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the water howellia (Howellia aquatilis), an aquatic herb from the northwestern U.S., as well as the orchid species Lepanthes eltoroensis (no common name), found in Puerto Rico, from the Endangered Species List,…
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it said in two final rules released June 15. Threats to the species have been eliminated or reduced to the point they no longer meet the definition of an endangered or a threatened species, FWS said. The delistings take effect July 16.